Respect and engage

Azmi Sharom, The Star IN Parliament on Monday, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Wan Jaafar had reportedly brushed aside Kuching MP Chong Chien Jien’s queries about secessionist…

It’s about money, not about race

If you want to end this problem then stop employing cheap illegal workers. Employ Malaysians. But then you would need to double or triple the salaries and that would make Malaysia uncompetitive.…

“Malays Unite”

Zaid Ibrahim This slogan is a tad too old and uninspiring, and it rings hollow as a rallying cry for this year’s UMNO General Assembly. Malays are not easily fooled by the false alarm,…

Mahathir turns up the heat

News that the elder statesman may not be able to attend this year caused a flutter, especially among the top leadership. The implication was too obvious to miss. Joceline Tan, The Star MANY…

Umno’s Game of Thrones

We may see, in the next few days, the beginnings of Najib's fall, if not his last stand. Watch out for moves by Zahid and Muhyiddin. Scott Ng, FMT The Umno general assembly, which begins…

Perkasa’s New Direction?

Joshua Wu Perkasa seems to be getting more and more dissatisfied with UMNO’s performance in defending malay rights. A coalition of Malay rights groups (including Perkasa) plans to submit a …

Ahmad Shabery Cheek a coward and racist?

Why does the Minister hide behind innuendos and make insinuating comments to rouse the passions of the Malays, wonders P Ramakrishnan.  When Umno politicians speak, they resort to the same farce…

Was there abuse of power in MBI?

From the papers below, it appears that the RM2.5-2.6 million compensation for severance pay and early termination of contract were properly approved by the Board of Directors of MBI after all.…

Spitting to the sky

By continuing to attack Khalid Ibrahim, Pakatan is admitting that abuse of power occurs under its watch Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali has revealed…

Balancing act for Najib

Will Umno go the right-wing direction or can Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak continue to steer his party towards the centrist route at the Umno general assembly next week? Joceline Tan TAN Sri…

Umno must act to prevent a suicide run

Bluster and rhetoric will not make Malaysia's problems go away. Scott Ng & Amin Khairuddin, FMT As the Umno AGM looms, Malaysia’s non-Malay communities prepare for another round of…

UMNO: Tepuk dada tanyalah selera

Justeru apa yang dikatakan oleh Muhyidin itu betul dan benar. Kali ini mungkin barisan kepimpinan hari ini akan jatuh dan membawa kejatuhan UMNO bersama mereka. Mereka masih tidak rela untuk turun…

PAS does not really hate Umno

The Malays in Umno, PAS and PKR all want the same thing. The only thing is PAS wants a bit extra -- the banning of liquor, gambling, sexy shows and all forms of vices, plus the implementation of…

Silent No More, Please

Towards a New Malaysia Since PM Najib attributed UMNO-BN poor performance at GE13 to a Chinese tsunami and Utusan followed up with “Apa lagi Cina mau?,” all hell was let loosed and the racists…

How Dubai caused the Arab awakening

When you see someone like you succeeding next door while your society is not, it becomes political. Thomas Friedman, Today Online Ever since the Arab awakening in late 2010, America has…

Selangor Umno in deep water

In the prelude to the 2008 general election, when the writing was on the wall that the BN was losing support, the then Mentri Besar Dr Mohamed Khir Toyo, even talked about "zero opposition" in the…

We both oppose and support the issue

On the other matter regarding Tony Pua, in the past the opposition screamed that those who criticise the government should not be arrested for sedition, criminal defamation, or whatever. Instead,…

Malaysians are too stupid to notice

If so, then PAS should not also have a personal view regarding MAS serving alcohol unless that is also the view of Pakatan Rakyat. And if this is not the view of Pakatan Rakyat that would mean DAP…