The word "Malay" or "Melayu" in the modern and post-modern times has carried its connotation of "malaise", "withering", "wilting" "backwardness", "paranoia", disempowerment", and even “laziness”.A…

 Having read a recent piece by AB Sulaiman entitled “Nurul Izzah’s statement in the Kaum Muda-Kaum Tua context” (26th November 2012, The Malaysian Insider), it exemplified in our opinion, a typical…

The controversial carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan has made a startling prediction about the outcome of the 13th general election. Teoh El Sen, FMT Controversial carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan today…

I really did not care too much whether Anwar was going to spend the rest of his days in jail. I felt he deserved jail anyway, if not for sodomy at least for helping Dr Mahathir screw up the country…

Zurairi AR, The Malaysian Insider Umno today wrapped up its final assembly before the polls with delegates calling for action against advocates of anti-Islam elements such as homosexuality and…

Puad said BN has its fingers on the pulse of today’s voters. Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Umno is confident of wresting back all four Pakatan Rakyat-led (PR) states and even recapturing its…

Nana Kassim Out of the more than seven billion people in this world, God recently chose to speak to two people. And both on the same day! And both these people are from Penang! Can you beat…

People in Penang want to see the party in constructive engagement with its opponents, says Gerakan. Hawkeye, FMT GEORGE TOWN: The DAP’s tendency to indulge in partisan politics will backfire in the…

Freedom Come Freedom Go From reports and blogs, some excerpts of personalities involved in the PI Bala SD I and II affair.

Ibak had been watching this mafia for quite some time and had decided that enough is enough. He opened up the meter business to the non-cartel members and we managed to squeeze in. Within three years…

Actually, I blame the banks for all this. Back in the 1980s, around ten years after starting my business, bank managers were coming to see me to invite me to lunch. They would practically beg me to…

“RM40 million is a very small dot only,” he told The Malaysian Insider.  By Mohd Farhan Darwis and Leannza Chia, The Malaysian InsiderSeveral Umno members appeared today to dismiss the…

 (Liputan.com) - Menjelang pertandingan Indonesia dengan Malaysia di Piala AFF, ada video berisi hinaan terhadap Indonesia dari suporter Malaysia beredar di YouTube. Dalam video berdurasi 1 menit 48…

KTEMOC KONSIDERS Free Malaysia Today reported in its news article No plans yet to bring Musa Hasan into PKR the BIGGEST hint yet by PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution that it is likely to…

It is disgraceful that a politician seemingly on the way out has to ressurect the fear factor to shore up her flagging fortunes in Umno.P. Ramakrishnan, Former President, Aliran 

(fz.com) - Umno will always strongly reject a pluralistic or liberal understanding of Islam, party president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

Migrant workers from countries like Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia often take up dangerous jobs which locals do not want to do  (Al Jazeera) - The deaths of thousands of migrant workers in recent…

Where in the holy scripture is written that UMNO is chosen by god I would ask? I believe Malays are now scrambling to read all existing scriptures of the Abrahamic tradition -- the Talmud, the Torah,…

(The Star) - DATUK Seri Najib Tun Razak told voters that they face a choice in the next general election between a proven Barisan Nasional and an inconsistent Opposition that has a track record of…

 Swetham M  PAS is trying to set the clock back when the nation is moving ahead. True. PAS should go back to the Dark Ages when there was no need for barbers, and it didn't matter whether hair matted…

Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin has told her Umno counterpart Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to stop fooling Malays with racial sentiments.

 Steve RoadsThe silence until now of the Selangor government over the destruction last week of a Hindu shrine inside the house of Gopikumar in Sepang had many people questioning the sincerity of…

(The Star) - An assemblyman may end up having RM5,000 docked from his allowance for allegedly making sexist remarks at the state assembly.

(From left) National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students Association (PKPIM) president Muhammad Faisal Aziz, Abim secretary-general Mohd Raimi, PKPIM vice-president (international relations) Abu…

The Internet is abuzz with claims that foreigners were involved in the recent murder of a teenager in Sabah. Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: The unexplained death of a local teenage girl that ignited…

The number of people at an event does not determine the strength or weakness of a political party. By Shen Yee Aun, FMT The numbers at any political event is not the right and accurate benchmark to…

The Umno president's speech lacked substance and had no clear policy direction for the people and country, says Chua Jui Meng.  By Chua Jui Meng, FMT Najib Tun Razak delivered his presidential…

Opposition STAR's recent meeting with the Chinese business community in Sabah is indicative of the state's political direction.  (FMT) - Is the “ground shifting” in Sabah? The general consensus…

The crossover of two senior BN men to opposition STAR means Sabah leaders are beginning to accept the reality of the unfair treatment, says Jeffrey Kitingan.  Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU:…

It a known fact among Malaysians in the UK that senior Umno leaders own an extensive array of properties in London. Luke Rintod, FMT LONDON: There is no doubt that Umno leaders are filthy rich. In…