Do we care?

The RM142 million RazakSAT malfunctioned barely a year after being commissioned, and was woefully inaccurate. Why was it commissioned? Who approved it? Who made a bundle from this project? We will…

WikiLeaks too broke for now

(AFP) - LONDON: WikiLeaks has been forced to suspend publishing classified files after a funding blockade and could have no option but to shut down by the end of the year, founder Julian Assange…

Third-class mentality at work

The case of Aziz Bari illustrates how ready Umno is to punish anyone who speaks the truth. It has become normal for Umno to come down hard against those on the side of the truth. But how long does it…

Millions paid to dead pensioners

The AG’s report states that the JPA had overpaid pensioners, both alive and dead, more than RM 4.5 million.(Free Malaysia Today) - A retired civil servant who was supposed to receive a monthly…

Wakil rakyat PKR bakal digugur

Parti mahu meletakkan ramai calon baru untuk pilihan raya ke 13 nanti(Free Malaysia Today) - Beberapa wakil rakyat PKR Selangor dijangka digugurkan dalam pilihan raya umum ke 13 akan datang, kata…

Harun: Lulus Akta Murtad di Parlimen

PAS sudah tiga kali bawa undang-undang mengawal murtad di Parlimen tetapi ditolak.(Free Malaysia Today) - Ketua Dewan Ulamak PAS Pusat, Datuk Harun Taib menegaskan bahawa untuk memastikan murtad…

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #86

By M Bakri Musa Chapter 10: Freedom, Justice, and the LawPersonal Liberty in Malaysia – The Abomination That is the ISATo me the ISA is an abomination. If indeed the Act is for the protection of…

No seats for M Ravi and Chegu Bard?

By Zehfry Dahalan, FMT SEREMBAN: Popular PKR figures M Ravi and Badrul Hisham Shaharin are in danger of being left out of the election candidates’ list as punishment for their outspokenness.

BERSIH 2.0 sweeps Australia

William de Cruz, Guest Contributor, NEW MANDALAThe face of Bersih 2.0, Ambiga Sreenevasan, begins touring Australia’s east coast today, hoping to fuel a new and profound Malaysian hope for that…

Driving a wedge

The focus should have been as clear as daylight by now. We need change and the focus should be on how to see this change. However, once our thinking become clouded by non-issues…

A fool’s paradise?

But how quickly times change. Within a week, even The Star was forced to concede that a number of economists thought the growth forecast of 5 per cent to 5.5 per cent for 2012 was somewhat…

When barking dogs turn rabid

They need to remember that the moment a person enters politics, regardless of whether the person wears a military uniform, religious paraphernalia, a doctor’s white coat or even a suit and tie, that…

Southeast Asia Mints More Millionaires

By Eric Bellman, Wall Street Journal If you’ve been placed on another long waiting list to buy a Breitling or a BMW, it may be because Southeast Asia is spawning a growing number of the world’s…