Malaysia PM: Obama’s cancelled Asia trip a “missed opportunity”
(CNN) - He told Amanpour that he is trying to achieve his long-term goals and vision for the country, and in reaching stability, “you must make sure that the majority of the people are not…
A racist Budget 2014
This, to me, is blatant racism and discriminatory. Maybe the Prime Minister doesn't see it that way. He is after all the expert who coined 1Malaysia. Zan Azlee, TMI
Najib: Stability the reason behind curb on Allah use
(MM) - Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak defended a court ruling banning a Christian newspaper from using the word “Allah” to refer to God, saying yesterday it would help ensure…
How Can MyKads Issued by NRD be Fakes?
The goldsmith shop in KL festival City Mall in Setapak which was robbed at gunpoint by its own security guard. Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman, STAR Sabah“The federal government should admit that…
In Spain, even toddlers learn Chinese for job hopes
(The Sun Daily) - Numerous schools and language centres here have started holding such lessons as Spaniards look to China's fast-growing economy for opportunities after five years of on-off recession…
Malaysia’s bumiputera debate asks the wrong questions
Hwok-Aun Lee, East Asia ForumMalaysian prime minister Najib Razak rolled out his Bumiputera Economic Empowerment Programme (BEEP) on 14 September 2013.
When truth and myth collide
Hence one religion of two sects (Essene Jews and Nazarene Jews) eventually broke into two separate religions 400 years after Jesus and about 200 years before Islam. And then Islam, which also started…
Sekarang Anwar kata Pakatan akan laksana GST bila perintah, namun bersyarat
(TMI) - Pakatan Rakyat (PR) akan turut melaksanakan Cukai Barangan dan Perkhidmatan (GST) apabila mereka memerintah kelak kerana ia sistem percukaian yang efisien, kata Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri…
Pelaksanaan GST: Anwar pernah sebut pada 1993
Jelas beliau, pada 1993, beliau memang menyokong ketika Tun Daim Zainuddin mengumumkan untuk melaksanakan sistem GST. Anis Nazri, Harakah Daily Pakatan Rakyat hanya akan melaksanakan GST setelah dua…
‘Bak Kut Teh’ means ‘meat bone tea’ and not offensive to Muslims, Court hears
(The Star) - The word "Bak Kut Teh" means "meat bone tea" and the usage of the terminology does not cause humiliation to Islam, counsel Chong Joo Tian submitted to the High Court Thursday.
Pas will never agree to GST – Mahfuz
(NST) - Pas vice president Datuk Mahfuz Omar today took a contradictory stand over opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's positive view on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) due for…
Tycoon Halim Saad fails RM2b court bid against government
(MM) - The High Court threw out today tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad’s RM2 billion case against Putrajaya and state investment arm Khazanah Nasional over a deal on the Renong-UEM shares.
Ex-supreme councillor: Yes, there is money politics in Umno
(MM) - Amid a storm of claims and denials of money politics in Umno, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah has confirmed its practice in the party’s last election campaign as a tool to shore up support, but said…
Anwar: Pakatan would roll out GST, but only if fiscal position solid
(MM) - Pakatan Rakyat (PR) would consider rolling the controversial goods and services tax (GST) should it be elected to power, but only if the country’s fiscal position is solid while Malaysians…
Stop being meek, Anwar tells goverment after spy scandal exposé
(MM) - Putrajaya’s delay in protesting against the US and Australia for eavesdropping on its Malaysian ally does not bode well for the country’s sovereignty, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim suggested today.…
‘DAP, the undisputed champion of Penang’
Gerakan concedes that DAP has become the new undisputed champion of Penang but will continue to work on strategies to make a comeback as well as focus on new frontiers. Hawkeye, FMT A lingering…
Malaysia Building Major Business District In Kuala Lumpur Amid Fiscal Struggles, Raises Doubts
(International Business Times) - Malaysia is building an enormous business district in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, but its shaky finances raise doubts on whether the Southeast Asian nation is…
Sacrificial ritual begs respect
Does a dominant race have the exclusivity to do as they please, wherever and whenever, even if there is no authorisation to do so?Jeswan Kaur, FMT
A vague but useful term
But it is too easy to get carried away with this idea of national security and use it to the extent that it becomes a tool not only for the suppression of legitimate rights, but worse still the…
Khalid-Azmin tussle for real
(MM) - The tussle between two Parti Keadilan Rakyat strongmen — Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and deputy party president Azmin Ali — is for real despite attempts to play it down and…
New Act allows Government to tap our phones
(fz.com) - Alarmingly, section 6(6) treads directly on Article 5 of the Federal Constitution no less - which deals with the fundamental liberty of a person – by asserting that it is to have effect…
Should we tell our local ghosts to migrate?
Local ghosts may interpret Halloween celebrations in Malaysia as a statement that they are not good enough, falling so short of expectations that people turn to foreign ghosts as replacements. Their…
Police Refuse to Take Action
There are two different cameras known as CAM08 and CAM09. CAM08 is the location in lift area and CAM09 is a motorbike parking lot. Both are separated between small passages around 10 feet length.…
That Effing Show #95: Allah, Apa Lagi?
{youtube}vT0O80tuPAA{/youtube}What's in a name? The big debate surrounding who can and cannot use the word "Allah" is back in the forefront of our public and private discourse. It is complex. it is…
‘The Heat’ Hits Home
It’s a news weekly that deals with Malaysian issues pertaining to politics, economics, culture, community, etc, the way a news organ should, by providing information and – as important – analysis. Kee…
Denounce Perkasa, remember the German Nazis, Zaid tells PM
(MMO) - Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has called on Datuk Seri Najib Razak to openly denounce Perkasa, reminding the prime minister of Europe’s “mistake” in the German Nazi era which had taken a world war to…
Masih adakah kesetiaan pada Umno jika tidak berkuasa?
Sebenarnya, isyarat yang diberikan kepada perwakilan Umno kepada barisan kepimpinan tertinggi adalah ‘kami memilih kamu, disebabkan kamu masih berkuasa, jika tidak berkuasa, jangan harap kami akan…
Former IGP Musa Hassan apologized for his lies–WHY
So, now that the dominoes are falling for Musa Hassan and his cohorts, I suggest that Dato Ramli and Rosli Dahlan should now sue Musa Hassan and AG Gani Patail for what they did in 2007 to Dato Ramli…
Toleran atau Takut?
Negara kita tidak mempunyai sejarah menentang kezaliman yang epik. Kemerdekaan negara kita pun diperolehi melalui rundingan dan kompromi (tanpa pengorbanan yang banyak). Ada pun penentangan,…