AKADEMI RAKYAT — NOTES #1

Philosophy was cultivated as a foundation of learning and teachers modeled their teaching after the style of Socrates; a technique we now know as "Socratic questioning". The Renaissance painter…

When two forces collide

  But you should not underestimate Faekah either. This girl may be small in size but she is big in resolve -- sort of like cili padi. And she is fighting back. Her ‘team’ is talking about the…

BN feigning unity in Sabah

Sabah Umno, which already has a giant share of the state and parliamentary seats, is greedy and wants more. Joseph Bingkasan, FMT KOTA KINABALU: As the countdown to the 13th general election edges…

The problem with Umno

  The trouble with Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah is that he thinks he is serving the rakyat or voters. He forgot that it was his party that selected him to contest the…

Hindraf to back Pakatan, provided…

A blueprint for the resolution of the Indian dilemma will be tabled at upcoming Anwar-Waytha talks. Athi Shankar, FMT BATU KAWAN: Hindraf will support Pakatan Rakyat if the bloc agrees to implement…

Freedom or Fanaticism?

Vinoth Ramachandra, The Micah MandateStupidity breeds stupidity. That’s the only lesson one can draw from yet another exhibition of scurrilous anti-Islamic propaganda (in the US and later in…

Hala tuju PAS semakin bercelaru

Persoalannya bagaimana pula dengan kenyataan Mursyidul Am PAS Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat yang menegaskan, PAS akan terus bekerjasama dengan DAP untuk mencapai kemenangan dalam pilihan raya umum…

Tiger case acquittal

Shenaaz Khan  The acquittal of four orang asli in the shooting and killing of a Malayan tiger is yet another reflection of how our judiciary lacks the resolve in tackling wildlife crime. It is hard…

Umno fears Nurul, not Azmin

Umno knows that Azmin will self-destruct and take Anwar Ibrahim and PKR down with him. It is Nurul that Umno is now battling against. Too many times in the past PKR has faltered at a time when it…