A Malaysian student, who was at a dinner held for Najib Abdul Razak in Perth, has denied praising the premier's speech, as reported by national news agency Bernama.

If I hear a Chinese say that he is a Chinese first and a Malaysian second then I will tell him to go back to where he and his ancestors had come from (even if he was from Batu Pahat!).  By…

 By Mariam Mokhtar Can Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak gauge the subtle distinctions (or should I say, ‘the glaring differences’?) between extremists and the excrescence of society?

By Sarawak Report The climb down over the Baram Dam is very significant and everyone who has stood up in protest should accept credit.  Others should take note that legitimate protest works!

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Umno’s attacks on PAS for allegedly backing communists are fuelled by fear their version of history will need to be rewritten…

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL Our posting, "GO or no GO, Zarinah and SC under scrutiny" attracted Raja Petra's attention and he gave us a link.

Gerakan is offering Mat Sabu a scholarship so that he can go and learn history. Actually, they need not do that. Even I can teach history, real history. To start off, let’s read the…

Written by Abdul Rahman Ismail, CPI  This paper is a preliminary report of an ongoing research on the reactions of the Malays in Malaya to the coming of the Cold War to the region, with…

What’s all this brouhaha about? It’s about the fact that Chin Peng is Chinese and not Malay. If he is Malay like Datuk Maharajalela, Mat Kilau, Datuk Bahaman, Tok Janggut, etc., then he would be a…

(Bernama) - Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal set two conditions for Barisan Nasional (BN) if it to capture states lost to the opposition in the 2008 general election.

I agree with Lajim. What we Sabahans should be thinking about now is not more seats, but a fairer share of the parliamentary seats among the Peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak regions, as was…

We can only surmise that Gani Patail has enough to sink Umno dulu, kini dan selamanya. Just like probably VK Lingam knew too much that he could not be charged with subverting justice by trying to…

MASTERWORDSMITH-UNPLUGGEDWhen former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad established the Multimedia Super Corridor in 1996, he had given the undertaking that the government would not censor the…

MALAYSIA-FINANCE Sime Darby, Malaysia’s financially bruised plantation-based conglomerate is presenting the country’s securities watchdog agency with an awkward policy dilemma with its acquisition…

 (The Malaysian Insider) - Both the judiciary and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak have weighed in on the tea party with judges last Wednesday that some have said is improper in the context of…

 (The Malaysian Insider) - PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu will file a suit on Monday against Utusan Malaysia over its report of his ceramah last month that touched on the Bukit Kepong tragedy.

Oleh Zefry Dahalan, FMT SEREMBAN: Kecewa dengan pemberitaan akhbar Utusan Malaysia yang didakwa menipu orang Melayu, Pengerusi Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM), Badrul Hisham Shaharin …

(Harakah Daily) - In eight points, PAS information chief Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has summarised the stand taken by the party on the controversy surrounding the historical distortion of the Bukit Kepong…

 By Sarawak Report Taib’s PR people have pictured a foreign animal in their attempts to show how fond the Chief Minister is of saving Sarawak’s wildlife!

(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Calling it difficult to accept, the Prime Minister has joined in the chorus of people against the move by telcos to impose 6% service tax on prepaid mobile phone users.

Aspan AliasDalam isu siapa pejuang kemerdekaan negara sekarang sedang hebat diperdebatkan. Tetapi tidak apalah, kerana pilihanraya sudah hampir tiba. Umno memang sebuah parti yang memperjuangkan…

DARI JELEBUHishamuddin Rais  British telah berjaya dihambat keluar dari Tanah Melayu kerana anak semua bangsa telah bangun mengangkat senjata melawan mereka. Perjuangan angkat senjata ini adalah…

Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian, Palace, Political Party and Power: A Story of the Socio-Political Development of Malay Kingship.  by Greg Lopez, New Mandala On 6 February 2009, approximately 3,000 Malays…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The seedy and allegedly corrupt side of Malaysia’s defence procurement has been laid bare in a US embassy cable, with startling revelations on how Umno politicians,…

With their sights locked on Putrajaya, the opposition parties are hustling to contest more seats in the next general election, writes ZUBAIDAH ABU BAKAR Azmin has come out in defence of his…

Written by Leon Comber, CPIThe origins of the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) have been debated over the years in both the academic world and in the intelligence community.

Since the house in Seremban is not registered in the AG’s name, this means the house does not belong to him and what Malaysia Today reported is therefore false. And this would also mean that the…

4,700 people, Malaysians as well as foreigners, died in 43 years of The Malayan Emergency. What the government calls the CTs (Communist Terrorists) who started the war would of course be considered…

By Lim Chee Wee, President, Malaysian Bar The storm in the teacup over the Prime Minister having tea with judges of the Malaysian Judiciary at their recently-concluded Judges Conference risks…

Bukit Kepong is fast becoming a hot political potato for PAS and the party is feeling a backlash of anger over the controversial remark of its deputy president. (Bernama) - The heat is starting to…