Najib is playing a dangerous game in using ‘Tanda Putera’ to try to swing support for Umno. The similarities between 1969 and 2013 are uncanny. Mariam Mokhtar, FMT As we approach the 13th general…

Jahabar Sadiq, The Malaysian Insider Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is confident of snaring nearly 140 parliamentary seats in Election 2013, with wins in Sabah, Sarawak and Johor giving the pact a simple…

Bala to arrive in KL 6.00pm on Sunday Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider P. Balasubramaniam’s decision to return to Malaysia for good this weekend is spurred by the ex-investigator’s determination to…

The Chua-Boo spat in Johor (The Star) - A PKR branch leader has told DAP national chairman Karpal Singh to “stop being a busybody” and apologise for questioning the credibility of Johor PKR chief…

Sources from Perak PSM and DAP confirmed the rift between them following both parties' interests in contesting the Jelapang state seat.  G Vinod, FMT There seems to be no love lost between Parti…

The navy says this is to prevent more followers of the Sultan of Sulu entering Sabah.  (Agencies) - MANILA: The Philippine Navy has sealed off the so-called southern backdoor to prevent the…

In a scathing letter to G Palanivel, MIC leader S Vell Paari tells his president to push for action to be taken against Ridhuan Tee Abdullah and Ibrahim Ali, failing which, he will ask the Indians…

President Benigno Aquino says if you use guns, the other side will have only one possible response. (FMT) - MANILA: The drastic action being pursued by the sultanate of Sulu to press its claim to…

Sarawak's future brighter under Taib as he has yet to exploit its resources to take the state forward, says prime minister. Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday made it…

 The term Bumiputera was coined by Tunku Abdul Rahman to include the Malay-speaking communities -- Bugis, Javanese, Minang, Acehnese, Arab Muslims, Indian Muslims etc -- in Malaya who are not…

 Even before the landing of 200 men in Lahad Datu last week, the Sultanate had already sent armed men in small groups to Sabah to escape notice from authorities. The armed groups are being coddled by…

 If there really was an incursion, how come I do not see our Foreign Minister flying off to the Philippines or their Foreign Secretary here in Sabah to negotiate the retreat?The British government,…

 (WikiSabah) - If the authorities allow the armed intruders in Lahad Datu to leave peacefully, it only shows that the government is involved in this drama.

 (Selangor Times) - Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof yesterday decided that the speed cameras were erected on areas that have been declared as federal roads by the minister. The state…

 It is irresponsible of the Federal Government to use water to hold the people to ransom by manufacturing a water shortage in Selangor.Stan CH Lee, Free Malaysia Today

 With 5 Tamil dailies in the market, it seems to us that in the race to sustain sales and readership, the Tamil newspapers have compromised on the true ethics and value of journalism. Simply look at…

 (Free Malaysia Today) - It is said that the politician is upset over an article which claims that the ruling coalition has failed the Indians.

 (The Malaysian Insider) - PAS leaders have questioned Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s candidacy as prime minister should Pakatan Rakyat (PR) win federal power in Election 2013, with one confirming they…

 (Bernama) - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is part of the respected London-based magazine, “The Economist”, predicts that the Barisan Nasional (BN) will win the 13th General Election…

Has the Opposition Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, in very clear terms, made a statement asking the government to shoot them dead if they refuse to leave Malaysia in the next 24 hours? Is Anwar Ibrahim…

“North Borneo,” writes the historian Onofre D. Corpuz, “was crucial to the new Malaysia; without it, the latter would have an overriding Chinese majority in its population, because Singapore was to…

(The Star) - Johor PKR chairman Datuk Chua Jui Meng says he is disappointed with DAP chairman Karpal Singh and has claimed that the latter destroyed the relationship within the Pakatan Rakyat…

(TMI) - Rural Sabah and Sarawak will play a vital role in determining the victor of Election 2013, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in a Bloomberg report today.

The Penang Malay Congress suggests that the eight Malay DAP leaders, who contested in the last central executive committee election, should be given state or parliament seats. Hawkeye, FMT DAP…

Bishop Paul Tan criticises Ridhuan Tee Abdullah over his article which belittles Hindus and calls on the Muslim scholar to apologise.  RK Anand, FMT After more than five decades of independence, this…

But the PKR president also reiterates a gag order on the quarrel in Johor.  G Vinod, FMT PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today threw her support behind party vice president Chua Jui Meng in…

 THAT A hundred (or is it 300?) fully uniformed soldiers, said to be armed to the teeth, could just walk into Sabah is unbelievable to say the least. It is as if Malaysia does not have any national…

 Listen, listen, listen …..Stopthelies has information that Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has a hand in the invasion of Lahad Datu by heavily armed Sulu terrorists recently.

 Pak Sako, CPI Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad claimed last week that Malaysia's current debt level is “healthy” compared with Greece's. But the debt-to-GDP percentage Mahathir relied on tells…

 Chua's problem boils down to credibility and baggage. The DAP side does not respect him because of his history. Joceline Tan, The Star