MACC report against Palani’s aide

Several businessmen claim corrupt practices in the handing out of cooking oil packing contracts to Indian contractors. B Nantha Kumar, FTM Several businessmen have lodged a report with the Malaysian…

The day of the dictator – Oct 27, 1987

uppercaise Twenty-five years ago today, the first Umno Malay Civil War caused the arrests of at least 106 civilians in the infamous Operation Lallang (Operasi Lalang, in Malay) when the beleaguered…

Playing the religion game

The failure of Najib to control Chua's illogical rantings is obvious to many of the urban Malays and this gives the lie to Umno's claims as the defender of Islam. Readers can be sure that Najib…

Stupid & Stupider

TAKDENAMA NEWS REPORT, MMXIIBloody Slow Breaking News, Selangor.An undisclosed whistle blower had come forward to inform this news agency that Ampang MP and PKR Wanita Chief, Zuraida Kamaruddin aka…

Youth and Political Awareness

I polled the audience and most of them had no idea who Khairy Jamaludin is, let alone PR’s Nik Nazmi. From this, I had a hunch that the youth, despite the ‘noise’ they seem to be making about…

Do you know what sacrifice means?

So, yes, today, animals all over the world are going to be sacrificed for the sake of God. But it is the animals that are going to be sacrificed. Those sacrificing those animals do not sacrifice…

10 Qualities of a Great Nation

Towards A New MalaysiaWith an upcoming General Election that is expected to be the most hotly contested one ever since independence and the formation of our relatively young nation, Malaysia is at…

The battle for Nibong Tebal

The next general election is expected to be the closest fight to form the new government. And several seats across the nation are likely to see heated battles with the victor winning by the…

Is apple-polishing Zambry psychic?

How does Najib Tun Razak fingering '1' this and '1' that answer the fact that 12% of the Malays live below the poverty level? What Najib really is, is a master of subterfuge with an expiring…

Only 300 turn up for Bt Caves protest

Saying that a stop work order is not enough, they want the Selangor government to scrap the project permanently. Leven Woon, FMT BATU CAVES: Falling way below the organiser’s 100,000 target, only…

The credibility of AES

The PAS-backed Kempen Anti-Saman Ekor uncovered that many of the 831 locations where AES cameras would be set up were incredulous, with some of them located in the middle of the sea and jungle.Lim…

Launched: Book on polls irregularities

From far right: co-editors Soon Li Tsin, Wong Chin Huat and Pak Samad flanked by the panel speakers. (fz.com) - "We have so many inspirational stories when we look at the Malaysian electoral role.…

Perception and relativism

Now, before we embark upon this part of our discussion, let us first be clear about the difference between needs and wants. The NEP is supposed to satisfy our needs. It is not about pandering to our…

Negative sentiment takes down Petronas

(Jakarta Post) - Malaysia-based oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has suspended most of its gasoline stations in Indonesia amid depressed sales, a move seen by many as partly…