Malaysia in need of a miracle

The opposition parties have an un-holy partnering. The fact is you cannot have political parties with divergent ideologies and past history making a pact to offer a convincing alternative…

Angkasa taken to court

By Frankie D'Cruz and Nadirah H. Rodzi, The Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR: Crisis-ridden apex cooperative movement Angkatan Koperasi Malaysia (Angkasa) — with a membership of close to eight million — has…

‘MIC Youth practises caste politics’

By B Nantha Kumar, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Just a few days after branding MIC Youth chief T Mohan as a dictator, former MIC Youth public complaints unit head R Ramanan today claimed that…

Rais calls Malott remarks outdated

(Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim today described as outdated the criticism hurled at Malaysia by former United States…

No love in KL and Selangor

By Adib Zalkapli, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Both the city Islamic Department (Jawi) and Selangor Islamic Department (Jais) have banned Muslims from celebrating Valentine’s Day,…

The agenda has been served

Muhammad Shafee may have won his court case. And I did not doubt that he would. But I won the battle of not allowing the matter to die. So we both won, Muhammad Shafee as well as I.THE CORRIDORS OF…

Ops…he did it again!

Art HarunActually, after Tun DrM - my hero, I'd wanted to write something about Valentine's Day. But since the mullahs have declared that Valentine's Day is a "sinful Christian vice", I think I'd…

Not a curtain-raiser for bigger battle

Political observers warn against relying on the Merlimau by-election as a indicator of the next general election. Merlimau’s satisfaction with the previous late assemblyman BN’s Mohamad Hidhir Abu…

‘PKR will pull down opposition’

The yet-to-be consolidated Borneo Alliance is confident of wresting 56 parliamentary seats in Sabah and Sarawak in the 13th general election.(Free Malaysia Today) - KOTA KINABALU: Controversial…

First internet revolution?

Dr Dzulkefly AhmadThis is what PM Najib should fear when he chose not to take heed of the over 220,000 social media protestors in Facebook on the 100-story Warisan Merdeka Tower. In typical Umno’s …

Ludicrousness Personified!

MasterwordsmithLet me set the record straight. I have been a Christian since 1973 but have never encountered any thing which has been referred to as a Christian vice. What in the blazes am I talking…

Dr M slams iron-fist ‘Dirty’ Harry

By Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: In the latest episode of the antiquated drama “battle of the octogenarians”, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused Lee Kuan Yew of being an iron-clad ruler.

Trending Towards Communism

By batsman The recent assertion by our PM that the Malaysian government is not bound by any ban on politicians appointed to head GLCs more or less confirms the trend that Malaysia is trending towards…

1Malaysia in name but not in deed

Despite the government's new catchphrase, racial and religious tensions are higher today than when Mr Najib took office in 2009. Indeed, they are worse than at any time since 1969, when at least…

John Mallot’s WSJ Article: A Response

By Umar Mukhtar This is my response to John R. Malott's opinion piece titled "The Price of Malaysia's Racism" which was published in the Wall Street Journal on February 8, 2011. John Mallot has waded…

The hidden costs of going nuclear

Effective and independent regulation, a management committed to safety and a skilled workforce – factors necessary for the safe operation of a Nuclear Power plant – are not Malaysia’s strong suits.…