While I acknowledge and admit that the respective State Legislative Assembly (“SLA”) has the power to legislate on matters pertaining to Islam, I am somewhat doubtful that the SLA may pass any kind…

Lim Guan Eng has apologised to H.H. the Sultan of Johor for what he was alleged to have said, which apparently upset (murka) His Highness. Kompas too has apologised to Prime…

THE PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENTYes, Radio Free Sarawak is back on the Sarawak airwaves, after a short break, and on a new radio frequency. To catch up with Papa Orang Hutan and his team, go HERE.

A businesswoman claims that several police officers threatened to detain her brother under the Emergency Ordinance if she fails to pay them. (Free Malaysia Today) - A businesswoman has lodged a…

If the election is called before reforms are implemented, Bersih 2.0's Wong Chin Huat says Malaysians will be irked and a 'greater tsunami' may happen. (Free Malaysia Today) - Bersih 2.0 has warned…

A NGO leader says the time has come for the opposition bloc to form a power-sharing alliance with these groups.(Free Malaysia Today) - Pakatan Rakyat has been urged to consider allocating seats for…

Customs Department has confirmed to the MACC that no such ring was purchased. (Free Malaysia Today) - Rosmah Mansor is not being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over…

MCA is keen to know how DAP will stop PAS from its stated desire to implement the law.(Free Malaysia Today) - MCA vice president Gan Ping Sieu has challenged DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to…

The government spends more than RM1 million every month on a rented aircraft for ferrying VVIPs. (Free Malaysia Today) - In the first eight months of the year, the government has spent more than…

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The family of the late Teoh Beng Hock today failed to challenge the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s (RCI) conclusion that the…

By Edwin Yapp, ZDnet In a report I filed a couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian government, through ICT industry regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), blocked the…

By Jahabar Sadiq, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Putrajaya has decided to forgo a cheap US$800 million (RM2.6 billion) loan from China to build the Second Penang Bridge, and has…

DAP national chairman Karpal Singh should be commended for reiterating that his party is not in favour of PAS’s proposition to implement the hudud, and for calling a spade a spade. The same, however,…

On the eve of his appeal hearing, Freedom House condemns the unjust imprisonment of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad and calls for his immediate release.

After the Asian financial crisis in 1998, the Central Bank directed the mergers of many local banks, resulting in only ten domestic banks by 2000 down from 54 banks just two years earlier. In 2006…

M. Bakri MusaChapter 10: Freedom, Justice, and the Law Society and Individuals Society and individual may be the two sides of the same coin; nonetheless our attitude or more importantly the attitude…

What exactly in present day is the definition of freedom and why is it of paramount importance that the Malaysian youths of today recognise, realize, advocate and preserve its intrinsic value?  By…

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By Suara Felda There's a big raya open house currently happening at Felda Settlements all over Malaysia. The invitation for the open house is only for Pakatan Rakyat leaders all over Malaysia.…

The doubters (or atheists) are also trying to be smarty-pants. They argue using logic. Hey, religion is about faith, not about logic. That is why we call it faith. Faith is the word…

It has to be said that Article 4(1) is a problematic provision. While the aim is clear — that is to guarantee order in the constitutional structure — it has been badly drafted. That is why some…

LOYARBUROKI am an atheist. I don’t believe in god. But don’t fret because I’m not the devil and I’m not about to pollute your mind with heresies. You don’t have to pity me as well because I am…

(The Malay mail) - MCA leaders have asked the electorate not to dwell on the past but look forward as the party seeks to rebuild itself after its defeat in the 12th general election.

ZAID UNTUK RAKYATThe Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) recently organised a roundtable dialogue on building bridges among religions. Fr Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Rector of the…

SAKMONGKOL AK47Ada seorang pembaca blog saya menegaskan janganlah menganggap apabila orang Melayu menyokong UMNO dan BN, mereka itu bodoh. Izinkan saya memberitahu terlebih dahulu, saya tidak…

(NST) - Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Perkasa should not "jump the gun" on the meeting between three Malaysian personalities with Singapore's top politicians two months ago.

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The government said today that the Internal Security Act (ISA) can only be repealed in March as it needs to consult and engage with…

If Chua and the MCA are truly and sincerely in favour and supportive of the real and pragmatic practice of press freedom, advocating the unrestrictive, unregulated, and unreserved media culture in…

By Liz Gooch, New York Times KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s private higher-education institutions are coming under greater scrutiny, with the government imposing a record number of fines on errant…

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife are not relevant witnesses to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s ongoing sodomy trial, their lawyers…