Looking at things realistically

Hence with 10 seats in the FT, 10 in Johor, 25 in East Malaysia, 11 in Kedah, 12 in Kelantan, 11 in Penang, 18 in Perak, 17 in Selangor, 1 in Terengganu, 1 in Melaka, 3 in Negeri Sembilan, 5 in…

How siege mentality works

When will Muslims get out of this siege mentality and stop looking at every act by non-Muslims as an act to undermine Islam? I suppose as long as Judaism and Christianity are seen as competitors to…

Death Railway: Ships or billions?

The Japanese embassy claims that compensation was paid in the form of two ocean-going cargo ships, but Nizar Jamaluddin says the ships were for Japanese atrocities during World War II, not the…

Anwar has changed

Zaid IbrahimTun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s lengthy article entitled “Change” has once again set political tongues wagging. Not that Dr M has written anything new – it’s just the same, old tirade against…

Stupid and indecent proposal

The Jakarta PostThe plan to regulate how women sit as pillion riders on motorcycles in the city of Lhokseumawe in Aceh is not only stupid, it is also grossly indecent. The mayor of this gas town,…

Show proof, MIC tells PKR

A MIC leader tells Chua Jui Meng not to spin tales over the compensation for the Death Railway workers. B Nantha Kumar, FMT A MIC leader has challenged PKR vice-president Chua Jui Meng to expose the…

Leaders of change

 (Al Jazeera) - Meet three inspirational leaders committed to tackling their countries' most stubborn problems.Watch the video at: …

CAT rips off DAP’s outlook

The party has lost much of the clean, accountable and transparent image it has been trying to build over the last 40 years.Baradan Kuppusamy, The Star 

The Witch of Anw-dor?

KTEMOC KONSIDERS Alexander vs Porus, King of India There have been headlines that the Indians are once(?) again the king-makers in Malaysian politics, much to the joy of Uthayakumar, his HRP, even…

Anwar and Taib playing ball?

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is rumoured to have dropped at least nine PBB incumbent MPs who are very loyal to Taib, replacing them with pro-federal candidates. Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: It’s no…

Opposition capers in Sabah

The chances for PR to win and deny BN’s two-thirds majority in Sabah are high if it allows state-based opposition parties to contest one-to-one against the ruling party in all the 60 state…

300,000 for Himpunan rally?

Pakatan Selangor, aiming to mobilise a mammoth crowd on Jan 12 for its people's uprising rally, hits out at Stadium Merdeka management for delaying approval of the venue. G Vinod, FMT Pakatan Rakyat…

God’s voice on earth

Hence the Church and the Crown had to work in tandem. The Crown drew its legitimacy from the Church (which recognised the king as God’s representative) while the Church got its powers at the pleasure…