An open letter seeking help from JAKIM
Tapai, as we all know, is a traditional Malay kuih that is prepared by fermenting pulut or ubi kayu. But, as we all also know, when you ferment food stuff, it turns into alcohol. Yes! I said alcohol!…
S’gor MB acknowledges race-based policies
(Sun Daily) - Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim explained that there will few changes to race-based policies even if Pakatan Rakyat (PR) wins Putrajaya due to the reality of the…
‘I won’t attack PM – thanks to Dr M’
(The Star) - Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that his predecessor’s attacks on him had strengthened his resolve to allow Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to carry out his policies…
Dr Mahathir amused by Kuan Yew jibe, says will respond to Pak Lah’s remarks
(The Star) - Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he will respond to scathing remarks by his successor Tun Abdullah Badawi in the book, Awakening: The Abdullah Badawi Years in…
Why MCA must rejoin the Government
Zaid Ibrahim, TMI The call made by the Chinese business community and NGOs for MCA to rejoin the Cabinet is not surprising.
The enemy will come from within, Pak Lah tells Najib
Melissa Chi, MM Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s biggest roadblock to reforming the country will come from his own Umno, according to Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in a new book due out next week.…
Racial policies enforced Malaysia’s brain drain, admit BN leaders
Ida Lim and Boo Su-Lyn, MM Senior Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders admitted today that race-based policies had contributed to Malaysia’s brain drain problem, which the country needs to plug if it is to…
Lee Kuan Yew, telling it like it is
(TMI) - Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister and the father of the island republic's current prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, launched his latest book "One Man's View Of The World"…
Mahathir on Lee Kuan Yew’s tough talk on Malaysia: He’s just old
Elizabeth Zachariah, TMI Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said his Singapore counterpart during his time in office, Lee Kuan Yew, should be excused for his remarks about Malaysia…
Di antara Islam dan ke-Islam-an
Stevie Chan, TMIPerasaan saya begini: selagi saya masih seorang rakyat Malaysia yang berkongsi nasib dan masa depan bersama semua rakyat jelata, saya rasa rencana ini wajib saya tulis.
Lee Kuan Yew’s view of Malaysia: An overly-pessimistic assessment
Douglas Teoh, TMI A news article published on August 7 titled “It’s Malay rule, so no difference if BN or Pakatan in power, argues Lee Kuan Yew” caught my attention.
Fiddling away while Rome burns
Nero Women were killed through violent falls caused by ferocious bag snatchers. Robbers, burglars, murderers, assassins, gangsters, thugs, rapists and molesters plagued our daily lives.KTemoc
‘Jangan mudah lupa’
We the rakyat are burdened today by the follies committed by Umno with their corruption and cronyism.The other reason we cannot ignore Mahathir and his family is their insane wealth. They have money…
Pope Francis’ Ramadan Greetings For Id Al-Fitr Sets Interfaith Example
Pope Francis salutes as he arrives at the Chiesa Del Gesu' in Rome on July 31, 2013. The Pontiff celebrates a mass for St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesuits. His sincere and…
Interfaith efforts wrecked by misunderstanding, says Pak Lah
(The Malay Mail) - Plans for an Interfaith Commission of Malaysia (ICM) were derailed by resistance from those who conflated it with support for pluralism, former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad…
Formula One Joins Legoland in Plan to Remake Malaysia’s South
Some high-profile projects, including the Legoland Malaysia amusement park and Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios -- a franchise of the U.K.-based company where James Bond films were made -- are done…
In Shah Alam market, locals moan of Bangladeshi takeover
This Bangladeshi trader (right) enjoys good sales at the Plaza Sri Muda wet market in Shah Alam. — Picture by Firdaus Latif(The Malay Mail) - Businessman J. Singgam, a regular customer at the market,…
Special Report: Debt-laden Malaysian fund stirs controversy
Leslie Lopez, The EdgeSOMETIME in September 2009, currency traders at Bank Negara Malaysia were jolted by huge purchases of US dollars in the domestic currency market and quickly decided to halt the…
Spoilt Malaysians and economic realities
Malaysian consumers think that it's their birth right to be able to buy chicken and everything else at low prices all the time. If consumers use their own money without subsidies (taxpayers’ money)…
Selamat Hari Raya – Somethings are Amiss
Instead, we have the big taxpayer funded open houses by politicians and corporate bigwigs. I do not attend such functions simply because there is no fellowship. As long as a guest has had something…
Finally they are talking
Then I related the story about how soon after Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took over as Prime Minister the pro-government and pro-opposition Bloggers joined forces to bring him down. I also related the…
Pak Lah: Pro-Mahathir bloggers were out to get me
(MM) - Reports that Malay bloggers in support of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had conspired to topple his successor, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, were never denied, Abdullah has said…
Seri Pristana whistleblower, citing abuse, transfers daughter to vernacular school
(TMI) - "One of her teachers harassed her by accusing her of bringing shame to the school. She also told my daughter she was not fit to be a pupil of the school," Guneswari told The Malaysian Insider…
Between an opinion and the law
In a democracy, laws are made by an elected legislature and an opinion of humans should not have any legal weight.But looking at the laws, in particular the Syariah Criminal Offences laws, it would…
Citizenship a constitutional right, legal experts tell Perkasa
(The Star) - Malay rights non-governmental organistion Perkasa's demand that rapper Namewee be stripped of his citizenship for allegedly issuing racial comments and insulting the national anthem is…
Explain why DAP needs fresh election, Guan Eng dares ROS
(Malaysian Times) - DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng dares the Registrar of Societies’ (ROS) Director Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman to meet him after Hari Raya holidays to explain why the publication…
Zaid: If only Pak Lah was more Dr M-like, but in a good way
If Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had taken a leaf out of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s book on being a “fighter”, his short-lived administration could have turned out more successful, former Cabinet…
Kuan Yew on Najib, 1Malaysia and Pakatan
Lee Kuan Yew also opined that when it comes to the crunch, Pakatan Rakyat would not be able to do away with Malay supremacy. (Bernama) - Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew says Malaysia’s…
Umno jangan guna isu Syiah
Arab Saudi yang diketahui mempunyai hubungan diplomatik yang buruk dengan Iran juga tidak pernah bertindak sedemikian terhadap lebih tiga juta pengikut Syiah di negara mereka.Fazil Murad, The…
Teresa: ‘Ada orang fitnah saya di bulan Ramadan’
(Sinar Harian) - Pengerusi DAP Selangor, Teresa Kok menafikan telah mengeluarkan kenyataan wang zakat yang dikutip di negeri itu perlu diagihkan kepada kaum Cina.