Screening of “The New Village” suspended

 Utusan Malaysia had published an opinion piece questioning why this film could be approved for screening when the film ‘Tanda Putera’ on the struggle for Malaysia’s independence had been postponed…

An interesting question

Hence the identity of Jasbir Singh Chahl was not clear and no one could confirm whether the restaurateur Jasbir Singh Chahl is the same Jasbir Singh Chahl who was involved in the submarine matter or…

Uncomfortable but practical idea

The idea behind jailing convicts is to deprive them of privileges and pleasures such as voting that law-abiding citizens take for granted.But what can politicians promise prisoners?Azmi Anshar, NST 

Security boost for Sabah

(The Star) - Voicing his gratitude to Sabahans for giving the Barisan 22 of the 25 parliament seats, Najib said the people had displayed their political maturity.

When this happened 35 years ago

Nevertheless, being less than a decade after ‘May 13’, the report about a Chinese youth stabbing a Malay youth to death made people very nervous. They rushed out to buy rice to stock up on the…

New Singapore story

First came the Chinese wave, now it is the Indian diaspora. Statistics showed that by 2010 Singapore had given PR to about 110,600 Indian visitors, a prerequisite to becoming citizens. This…

Umno election Oct 5

(Bernama) - Umno will hold its Supreme Council elections on Oct 5, simultaneously with the divisional delegates meetings nationwide, party president Najib Tun Razak announced yesterday.

Social media impact can be merciless

Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan meeting parents and teachers at Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Pristana in Sungai Buloh on Wednesday. THE wild world of social media is not discriminating and its…

MCA gears up for another battle

DATUK Seri Liow Tiong Lai could not contain his emotions when asked about his party's fate following its dismal performance in the May national polls.Zubaidah Abu Bakar, NST The…

Spike in electricity tariff justified?

 Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM AdviserIn my recent title “Damned Dams & Noxious Nukes: Questioning Malaysia’s Energy Policy” (SUARAM 2013, p.2), I had warned that the government would surely raise…

PERKASA Gabung NGO Bukan Tekanan

IBRAHIM Ali (tengah) bersama Andy Choy Chee Wau (dua dari kanan) dan U. Thamotaran (tiga dari kiri) pada pelancaran Majlis NGO Antara Kaum Malaysia (Mirac) di Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur,…

Chinese better off after Merdeka

The Constitution does not preclude the Chinese from being prime minister but it must be with the support of the majority of the people. DAP, by undermining MCA is what causes the Chinese…