The battle for Malaysia starts with Selangor

By Shannon Teoh, Clara Chooi and Sheridan Mahavera, TMIKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — An inscription on a monument in Malacca describes how important the port city was to Europe in the 16th century: “Whoever…

Najib faces second rally threat

By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak is now facing the threat of a second major street protest if electoral reforms are not implemented before the polls,…

Why Umno Malays are NOT Muslims

This great annual convention of faith demonstrates the concept of equality of mankind, the most profound message of Islam, which allows no superiority on the basis of race, gender or social status.…

Pro-BM group wants PPSMI scrapped immediately

By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — PPSMI (the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in English) remains abolished but a Bahasa Malaysia lobby group here is demanding…

MCA: Make English a compulsory pass for SPM

By Melissa Chi, TMIKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — MCA moved today to back Putrajaya in scrapping PPSMI (teaching and learning of mathematics and science in English) but suggested that English be turned into a…

PPSMI and the Malaysian education malaise

By de minimis One of the part that worries me about the PPSMI saga is the claim by the Minister of Education that the matter of reversing the PPSMI policy has been given deep thought by all and sundry…

Derail unnecessary railway projects

It is important that taxpayers' money be spent wisely on projects that are feasible and which generate economic returns for the country. At a time when there is a need to enhance public transport…