Two gatherings planned on Monday

(Bernama) - A gathering called "Himpun Keadilan Untuk Saiful" is being planned at the courts complex here on Monday, the same day supporters of Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim are planning…

The Villain In Disguise

MASTERWORDSMITH UNPLUGGEDFew can be at the top forever, nor hold on to fame. Nothing lasts. Not even charisma, clout or character. One thing is certain - once you lose your credibility, the foundation…

Umno set to wrest four seats in KL

Rumblings in Bandar Tun Razak Umno division are lending credence to speculation that a candidate with 'powerful' influence may be fielded there. Political observers here have identified the seats as…

Third Force to be kingmakers in GE

Maverick Jeffrey Kitingan, true to form, has received his big brother deputy Chief Minister Pairin's blessing for the formation of the Third Force. If the scenario materializes as envisaged, Kitingan…

Remember what I wrote before?

Anwar said he had been friends with Raja Petra for ten years, and acknowledged the fact that the Selangor prince had “actively” supported him while he was in prison back in 1999. “He ran to London…

Did We Over-Enjoy RPK?

Here's my take on why we liked RPK. It's quite simple: He made us enjoy cursing the government. Before RPK, people had things to say but they didn't have the 'secret data' to drive Barisan fellas…

T’is the season for jumping ship!

Lim Boo Chang - Photograph: Malaysiakini Without fail it happens! Just before elections, hordes of renegades suddenly emerge from nowhere, bad-mouthing the party that they had been associated…

Ten years is a long time to U-turn

I have been saying what I said recently for more than ten years. I have even been saying it on the Free Anwar Campaign website, the PAS party organ, Harakah, as well as the PKR party organ, Berita…

Will 100,000 people show up for 901?

I won't go the Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) way and say that Anwar is headed for irrelevance. I think he is still the hope for many Malaysians who want to see a change in government. Of course, there…

The trial verdict on Jan 9

Many people are not supporting Anwar, just as Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee said, they are not anti-government, but just pro-justice and the rule of law. If the BN pushes more people towards the…

109: The day we must move on

And while there is no doubt that Anwar has been pivotal in catalysing change in our country, there should also not be any doubt that change will happen, with or without him. And so, whether the…

Deconstructing the Perfect Man

KTEMOC KONSIDERSDr Azly Rahman, an academician who holds all sorts of mind-boggling degrees and sometimes writes for Malaysiakini, once propounded that the wayang kulit display of the Ramayana epic or…

RPK dakwa rasuah tapi tiada bukti

"Kita mahu kurangkan fitnah sebab orang cakap ada rasuah tapi tidak dapat buktikan," kata MB Selangor.(Free Malaysia Today) - Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim berkata dakwaan…

Hisham agrees to Jan 9 rally if…

In the spirit of the newly-passed Peaceful Assembly Act 2011, organisers must guarantee order, says the Home Minister.(Free Malaysia Today) - Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Pakatan Rakyat…