Umno will never regain Selangor

(Free Malaysia Today) - If the voter swing remains at 7% in the coming general election, then Barisan Nasional will likely be left with less than 90 seats.

Najib’s theatre of dreams

Noble thoughts and noble aims litter the prime minister’s press awards speeches: they are meant to inspire but ring hollow when delivered to a shallow audience that lives by instructions to sell…

Appointment of Prime Minister

When the House has no one commanding a majority, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s discretion can change the course of the nation’s history.Shad Saleem Faruqi, The Star

Who’s your Daddy? Part 2

Everyone knows how much ministers make. So you tell me how do the wives afford all the jewellery and bags? Where do they get the money from?Dina Zaman, The Malaysian Insider

Registration of Overseas Voter

I had contacted the Malaysian Embassy in Singapore and had been informed by Ms Shima from the consular, that only civil servants, full time students and their spouse are allowed to vote abroad.…

Mayra Nazarbayev released

According to several credible sources, her surprising and miraculous release was due to the direct and personal involvement by the Malaysian Prime Minister: during his Hadj to Mecca over this…

Dr M: BN won’t get supermajority

The influential former prime minister says Najib's government is weak. Syed Jaymal Zahiid, FMT Influential former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today described the Najib government as weak and…

Freeze Taib’s accounts, govts told

A Swiss NGO has lumped Taib Mahmud together with 'money launderers' Indonesian president Suharto and Philippines' Marcos.  (FMT) - Swiss NGO, Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), has reiterated its call for…

Zakir Naik’s host defends invite

Saba Islamic Media invites non-Muslims to the controversial orator’s talks.  G Vinod, FMT Saba Islamic Media today defended its invitation of controversial Islamic orator Dr Zakir Naik to give talks…

The basis of it all

Looking beyond the recently-signed Kuching Declaration, the most important thing is not about what’s being said before the elections, but what comes after it. Yet, the document is quite vague…

Who’s your Daddy?

Malaysia is also facing an economic downturn, no matter what the bastions of power say. It’s getting harder to get jobs, be promoted and be awarded projects, the right way. Brilliant graduates and…

Talk is cheap

And what I mean is that while we talk about struggle and sacrifice in the interest of seeing change, very few are prepared to compromise and sacrifice for the sake of this change. Hence all this…