English, the universal currency

(The Star) - English schools are neutral grounds. We used to have such schools in Malaysia until it was changed. Was there any problem then? Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar is…

The dignity of the office

Salleh Said Keruak There is such a thing called the dignity of the office. For example, in the military you salute the uniform and not the person. That means the rank of that person is given…

Arul, sue or shut the fook up

So, Arul, sue, or else people will think you really are a liar and are speaking Tamil like you are being accused of doing and if they happen to see you standing beside a snake they might whack you…

History of the 1MDB

SeaDemon Says 1MDB’s origins can be traced to the 2008 general election, which saw the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN, National Front Federal Government) losing its two-thirds majority. The BN…

Dialog PM Bersama NGO-NGO

Najib Razak Pada 19 Mei 2015, saya telah menerima jemputan untuk hadir ke satu majlis dialog tertutup bersama NGO NGO yang ditentukan oleh pihak penganjur iaitu Sukaguam dan JASA. Saya hargai…

When it becomes libel and slander

Salleh Said Keruak Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called Arul Kanda Kandasamy a liar. That is a very serious allegation and tantamount to libel and slander and is not something you accuse someone…

Mahathir the fading dinosaur

Umar Mukhtar Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad did not say that Najib Razak has to resign from being the Prime Minister because he could not prove that money was not lost from 1MDB, the company Najib…

The PAS-UMNO Marriage

Art Harun That PAS has long desired to bed UMNO is no secret. It is no more a surreptitious act. The dates between the two are no more arranged in dark secret places. If they are a couple in…

Azmin’s dillema in choosing a wife

Umar Mukhtar Choosing one wife over the other is not a difficult choice - if the husband is more powerful than the wives. Not in the present Selangor coalition government where the wives have …

Oops, you’ve been duped!

For about a year now, former PM Tun Dr Mahathir ‘s relentless campaign for the resignation of Prime Minister DS Najib has yet to succeed. Unlike past endeavors where it was only him and his…

The Mahathir way showed the way?

Mahathir chose to hijack a function he was not invited to, takeover the stage, pour scorn to claim the higher ground, and then act the victim UMAR MUKHTAR Picture a scene where a local…

The silence is deafening

The ball is now at Dr Mahathir’s feet. Many are waiting to hear his latest response to this new development. Is this new development going to satisfy him that 1MDB is not in the deep shit he says…

1MDB repaid RM3.6 billion today

On 29 May 2015, the Ministry of Finance announced 1MDB’s plan to repay a USD975 million (RM3.6 billion) loan to a syndicate of international banks. Today, we are pleased to confirm that the loan…