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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…
Umar Mukhtar
Technically, by the 15th of January, Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali has to make up his mind whether his Selangor state government is a Pakatan Rakyat coalition government or…
Now that is what a rationalisation and debt-reduction program or a turn-around exercise is all about. So what is it that 1MDB did that is not normally done by all turn-around managers? I did the…
A liberal would respect and indeed defend the choices made by those who want to live life in what they deem as “Islamic”. Islamophobia is not at all liberal.
Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star…
Attempting to take a little of that shared space to tailor to our beliefs, would actually deny another’s their own way of life, religious or otherwise.
Emmanuel Joseph, The Malaysian Insider…
Even in a situation where automatism appears to be a part of the facts of the case, generally, the defendant will still be charged with an offence, plead not guilty, proceed to trial, and then…
To me, Penang is as beautiful and unique as it is now. With the PTMP and its LRT, more highways and wide roads, it is KL all over again.
Noor Aiman Muhammad Rizal
Studying in KL for almost…
Umar Mukhtar
Early in this new year, I was told that two plus two equals five and just as usual I am reminded of how lucky I am to be living in a civilised environment and that I should be…
Dr Wong Chin Huat is supposed to be the head of political and social analysis at the Penang Institute. But he cannot seem to understand one very crucial and fundamental issue, which is that Malay…
(Malay Mail Online) - The year 2015 will be remembered for the biggest re-alignment of Malaysian politics since 2008’s watershed election.
Seven years on, the opposition coalition Pakatan…
It is too early for me to take any bets. But one thing I do know is that Zahid has to go for the post of Deputy President, and he must win it if he does not want to be Deputy Prime Minister for…
Zunar
I'm a cartoonist in a country where cartooning can be a crime.
Under my pen name, Zunar, I expose corruption and abuses of power by the Malaysian government. As it happens, I have a…
A scandal does not necessarily mean it has been proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Rasyhid Hamzan
As it has been throughout 2015, Prime Minister Najib's strongest critics are citing a report…
Glenn Pedley
Dear RPK,
Firstly, thank you for all your articles, all of which I regard as truly well thought out. I have learned quite a bit from them.
I would like to offer some…
On New Year's day, I read a statement by one of my fellow members of the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and was stunned with disbelief and shock.
Instead of upholding the…