MAS turnaround bid hit by RM375m loss

The losses came about despite despite a 12.4% improvement in revenue to RM3.91 billion from the RM3.47 billion it made in the corresponding quarter last year. by Prem Kumar Panjamorthy, FMT Despite…

Is it time to ‘retire’ the hangman?

Liew wants the Malaysian government to emulate Singapore and amend our laws to allow discretionary sentencing in cases of mandatory death sentences with a long term view to abolish the death…

PAS at a Crossroads

 Zaid Ibrahim This weekend’s elections for the top posts in PAS will reveal many things about the Islamist party. Are they a serious alternative for Malays and Malaysians or are they just a group of…

After the Good Start, Let’s Do it Right

 Kee Thuan Chye Two months ago, I wrote in this column about the issue of English and asked whether our government would give the language the importance it deserves and get our students to learn it…

Rosmah centre of jet query

 Tarani Palani, Fz.com Minister in the Prime Minister (PM)'s department, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim today was grilled over Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's use of VVIP jets reserved…

Beware Umno’s offer to debate hudud

It's a ruse to destabilise Pakatan Rakyat, says DAP's Anthony Loke.K Pragalath and Leven Woon, FMT DAP rejected proposals to debate hudud implementation in parliament, citing it as a trap by Umno to…

NEP to stay because…

Senator Abdul Wahid Omar claims that top management positions in Malaysia are still Chinese dominated and the government will not compromise NEP objectives.K Pragalath, FMT Minister in Prime…

Anwar Ibrahim dan episod drama Bernas

Untuk mendapatkan sokongan daripada orang-orang penting ini, Anwar telah ‘memohon’ bantuan Shahidan Kassim , Pengerusi Parlimen Back Benchers Club (BBC) ketika itu bagi mengetuai rancangannya untuk…

An Islamic State of Mind

 Why are UMNO and its mouthpieces interested in seeing that ulamaks win all the PAS leadership positions? Are we to believe that they are motivated with the purest of intentions? Sakmongkol AK47

11 ways to be unremarkably average

Everyone wants to achieve great things and imprint their life in the history. However, only the minority of them devote sufficient effort to achieve their dreams. Gavin Aung Than, freelance…

Testing time for the ulama

A lot is resting on the contest for the PAS deputy president post because the outcome will reflect whether the ulama class still have clout and influence in the party.The ulama normally do not like…