They alleged misappropriation of funds but are alleged to do it themselves. They accuse their opponent of favouritism and nepotism but they live by the same principle. They cry foul on deceits but…
The prime minister was horribly advised, and whoever that did it did so against the analysis of the IMF, the Economist Intelligence Unit and even the multitude of analysts both internationally and…
LSS Report
I really wanted to tell you "This is govt land and not your father's land" - exactly what Lim Guan Eng recently scolded the Chew Jetty residents in Penang, but I shall refrain since…
There are some who say that Dr Mahathir is main wayang and is pretending he is not pleased that Ananda Krishnan gave 1MDB a RM2 billion loan. And this is because Ananda Krishnan would never do…
Najib may have been a Pak Lah loyalist who accidentally became the Prime Minister. But by the time Mahathir realised his ‘folly’ in 2009, it was too late to do anything other than to put on a fake…
The Jade Emperor’s birthday on the ninth day of the Chinese New Year is always marked in grand style by the unique Chew Jetty community in Penang but the celebration this year is in danger of…
Just Read
Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu today rubbished allegations that DAP is an anti-Islam and anti-Malay party, claiming that the Penang state government took better…
We need a new paradigm: the existing coalition system is no different from BN
T K Chua, Free Malaysia Today
Notwithstanding Pakatan Harapan’s seven principles to avoid infighting and to set…
K. Suthakar, The Star
SOME Penangites are an enterprising lot and are quick to cash in on any frenzy.
When Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic started painting murals in the inner…
Ahmad Nazri, a former director of Realmild, told an earlier hearing that he owned an 80 percent stake in Realmild, with 70 percent of it held in trust. “I was holding (the stake) in trust for Dr…
Salleh Said Keruak
Malaysia’s second Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, who was born 94 years ago, died 40 years ago on 14th January 1976 at the age of 54. While the first Prime Minister,…
Zaid Ibrahim
Malays are a demanding lot — that we know. They have enjoyed special privileges far beyond what was intended under the Federal Constitution and have survived on a rentier business…
Malaysian Muslims are a weak and stupid bunch. We have established that for a very long time now because we constantly need supervision so that we don’t fall prey to manipulation.
Zan Azlee,…
Umno has every right to help the Malays. After all, DAP does the same for the Chinese.
Rasyhid Hamzan
After the Low Yat fiasco, the government embarked on a journey to aid the formation of…
SeaDemon Says
Protons are supposed to be positive charged. Somehow, that is not part of the traits of our beloved Proton. Don’t get me wrong. Proton has mostly churned out good cars. My first…
And they want to talk about 1MDB? Come on! Let’s talk about those other more dubious deals first. And Tony Pua and DAP will not make a sound regarding these deals because they are receiving large…
Just Read
Please check, double check and triple check your facts; it’s a mantra that was drilled into a rookie reporter even from day one! A journalist principal obligation is to report on…
It is as though MACC timed the statement to divert the attention away from the good news.
Another Brick in the Wall
In the movie, Presumed Innocent, Deputy Prosecutor, "Rusty" Sabich (played…
Tajuddin Rosli
After a year long of failed attempts to oust Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has now repositioned his bearings to Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi.
Zahid was…
PAS has isolated itself on the opposition side, and Umno’s partners in BN are protesting against the idea of a PAS-Umno cooperation.
Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today
The flirtation between Umno…
The strong power-distance relationships that develop between the leader and subordinates in Malaysia is powerful enough to destroy many of the management checks and balances that exist to prevent…
Kenaikan tol dan penutupan kaunter tunai ini sangat jelas merupakan suatu peraturan yang berbentuk paksaan.
Oleh Ronasina, Free Malaysia Today
Melangkah sahaja tahun baharu 2016 bererti…
Stop the Lies
Whether the total land value price of Bandar Malaysia is RM12.35b or RM10b, 1MDB’s debts are majority resolved leaving an estimated asset value of RM13b – net of debt.
But of…
(NST) - As Kuantan continues to be ravaged by bauxite miners, both legal and illegal, the state government, among the main benefactors from the export of the resource, finds itself being severely…
Press statement by Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser
In the absence of local government elections, the periodic appointment of new councillors has become a jostle for places by component parties of…
They allege that 1MDB obtained its assets cheap from the government and sold it for a huge profit. Well, Vincent Tan also paid only RM25 million for something worth RM760 million and which would…
Zubaidah Abu Bakar, The Rakyat Post
OPPOSITION supporters wondering what Pakatan Harapan is and how different this new political pact is from the defunct Pakatan Rakyat, worry no more.
There…
ISIS may have gained less traction in Malaysia than in the Arab world or Western Europe, but Malaysia still has over six times the rate of Muslim citizens leaving for battle in the Middle East as…
The Negeri MB is right in saying that vaping and the sale of vape products are two separate matters.
Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today
With the Kedah and Malacca governments declaring that…
If we want gritty realism from Malaysian writers and directors, a review of the laws which impact on them would help.
Azmi Sharom, The Star
AH, the mental acrobatics of our great leaders. In…