What we want Jakim to be

As far as I can see, the measures that Jakim have taken are punitive in nature. It has a well-established record of issuing threats, declarations or fatwas that make Muslims fear many things…

Malaysia’s Chinese Dilemma

Will spurning the ruling coalition freeze them out of power forever? John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel In the last days of August, Bersih, or Clean, the coalition for free and fair elections,…

What price loyalty?

Dennis Ignatius Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, hounded by scandal and facing open rebellion within his ranks, made an impassioned plea at his party’s general assembly last week for unity and…

Why Was The 1MDB Issue Blown So Big?

The opposition spent the whole year harping on an issue, and they failed to do anything positive from their end. In summary of their achievements in 2015, they can only say they exposed this and…

Populism is king

If the treasury is well loaded, distributing money to the people will not have invited this much grumble, but given the government’s 19th consecutive year of fiscal deficits, such unchecked…

That feeling of being left out

The speech focused a lot on party loyalty and disputes and the appeal for support for leadership. But the rakyat are concerned with insidious inflation. Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam UMNO…

Umno’s dance is really a funeral march

If those delegates are so blinded by the bright lights that they cannot see the disappointment and helplessness of the Malays out on the street as they grapple with the rising cost of living, then…

The end to ‘Cash is King’?

Now that the cat is out of the bag on the enormous sum available for UMNO's president to disburse, he can expect a lot more hands holding out for even larger sums of monies for services rendered…

Constitutionally, Mamak are not Malays

Another Brick in the Wall Malay is so embracing that any Muslim that adopts the Malay and Islamic culture and way of life or the minimum of adopting an Arab name is considered Malay. UMNO…

Lebih baik kahwin campur

Johari Yap, Sinar Harian PERKHAWINAN merupakan sunnah Rasulullah SAW dan digalakkan di dalam Islam untuk memperoleh anak atau keturunan serta menjaga diri daripada melakukan perkara haram…

The Tong, Ho and Clare link to Justo

Justo says that the pen drive and hard drive were handed to the Defendants based on the agreement that they would pay him US$2 million. The Defendants, however, failed to pay him the US2 million…

Is Malaysia an Islamic nation?

Tajuddin Rosli Our beloved country Malaysia is plagued with so many problems in recent times. The problems range from alleged corruption involving enormous amount of money to the dress code at…

Sarawak Report has fighting spirit!

LSS Report Perhaps disappointed that the UMNO Assembly did not proceed as per their plans and that PM Najib came out the clear winner, it looks like Clare Brown has gotten really desperate and…

Najib stronger than ever

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s control over Umno was never in doubt. He has emerged even stronger after the Umno general assembly and has offered an olive branch to his estranged deputy. Joceline…

Cars are more expensive than houses?

Originally, the National Car Project was a form of protectionism for the national car industry. After more than 30 years since its inception, it has now become a burden to the rakyat, by eating…