‘Recognise Sabah, Sarawak as equals’

A potential political war may come to boil if federal government keeps ignoring calls to recognise the Borneo states as equal on all platforms (FMT) - Tension in Sabah and Sarawak will come to a head…

Najib’s legal reforms legacy

Forgive me if I’m stating the obvious. Legal reforms notwithstanding, it’s not been very “open and democratic” around here recently. A quick review of all the new amendments and laws since Najib’s…

A question of security or insecurity

While it is true that security is a constant issue, I wonder if the real reason behind it is that feeling of uncertainty or a lack of confidence and anxiety about ourselves.Musings by Marina…

Terror Beyond Westgate

The culprit here, beyond poverty and lack of education and all the rest of it, is political Islam and its aberrant variations, which together have taken a religious faith and turned it into a tool of…

Former Kedah MB Azizan dies

(The Sun Daily) - Former Kedah Menteri Besar Tan Sri Azizan Abdul Razak (pix), 69, passed away at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here at 11.15am today.

Justice? Sorry, JAWI is not interested

 This case illustrates quite clearly why there is a need for a stringent check and balance on the way Syariah laws are implemented in Malaysia. It also underlines the very real possibility of these…

Something to ponder and ponder some more

 The ''official account'' blamed the Communist Party of Malaya for the killing. And as the two men were said to be CPM "hit men", the "logical" allegation was that the "hit" order came from Chin Peng.…

Spit on a flag? That’s 15 years’ jail

Joseph Sipadan, The Malay Mail Anyone who “dishonours” the Jalur Gemilang, or any national flag for that matter, could face up to 15 years behind bars if amendments to the Penal Code are passed by…

The UMNO elections

 Before we get carried away, let’s be clear about one thing: there is no right or left wing in UMNO. There is only the business wing. There is hardly any division within the party that is based on…