Raja Petra rejects lunch date with Najib

By Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR:  Blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin has turned down an invitation to lunch at the Australian Parliament House in honour of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.

Expect better candidates

By Oon Yeoh, The SunTHE Malaysian political system received a huge jolt in 2008 when we suddenly became a two-party (or two-coalition) country.

Film Tribute To Ross Boyert

By Sarawak Report Protesters will gather outside the FBI’s US North West Headquarters at the Abraham Lincoln Building in Seattle this Thursday, March 3rd, as part of a series of international…

Time to stop being race-obsessed

By Pauline Wong, The Sun PETALING JAYA (March 2, 2011): Ethnicity is important, but it is not all that matters, and it is time we stopped being a race-obsessed nation, said the 1Malaysia Foundation…

What DNA Really Says

By John DoeIn my last post, I wrote briefly about DNA, and that Neanderthal DNA is found in every non-African. The fair-skin which most non-Africans desire is actually coming from their original…

An impossible dream for the MCA?

The 2009 double-ten EGM of the MCA resulted in a non-confidence vote being passed by a simple majority against Tee Keat, the reinstatement of Soi Lek as a party member but an endorsement on his…

PKR moves to win back Jeffrey

In what seems to be a desperate act, PKR seems to have finally realised that it cannot do without Jeffrey Kitingan in Sabah. (Free Malaysia Today) - KOTA KINABALU: PKR may be attempting to bring back…

Awards

Art HarunMalaysia is a trending society. By that I mean our people love trending and following trends. Not so long ago, the trend was to get a Datukship, Tan Sriship and Tunship.

Taib cuba beri tekanan kepada Najib?

Oleh Nazli Ibrahim, FMT KUCHING: Kerana bimbang dan terdesak, Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud hari ini dikatakan cuba memberikan tekanan secara halus terhadap Perdana Menteri,…

Sodomy II: Trial-within-a-trial tomorrow

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — In a surprising decision today, trial judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah has allowed the defence’s application for a…

Bully victim: Cops ignoring report

By K. Pragalath, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Five bullies held down one of their classmates and threatened to circumcise him, but police have refused to act on a report of the incident,…

Sabah New Hope is SAPP

By Hj Amde Sidik - Deputy President of SAPP SAPP has always been prepared to sit down with other opposition political leaders in the State, no question about it so long as the agenda is to topple the…

Give parents the PPSMI option – PAGE

We refer to “Studying in English doesn't make one less patriotic, says Dr M” (27 Feb 2011). We would like to thank Tun Dr Mahathir for continually speaking up for what he believes is right and good…

Malaysia’s merry ‘buy-elections’

By Kim QuekMalaysia is perhaps the only country where the death of an elected representative brings jubilation to the local residents.Is it because elected representatives are generally hated by the…

Talk rife Sarawak polls is near

By Calvin Yeo, The Star KUCHING: The Sarawak assembly could be dissolved by the middle of this month to pave the way for the 10th state election – this is the latest speculation making its rounds…

Possible ramifications of Sarawak election

(Reuters) - KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Polls in Sarawak, likely by the end of April, are a test for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as he gears up for the country’s 13th general elections to seek…

Anwar linked to Male Y

By Lisa Goh, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: A white toothbrush, a towel and a mineral water bottle had been taken from the cell at the police headquarters here where Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was held in…