Uniformity is not unity

But over here, some people’s idea of unity is for half the country to come together and the other half to dumbly sit back and wait for scraps. Marina Mahathir, The Star In this journey of…

To the next level: liberty

Of course, Article 153 in the Federal Constitution would also need to be removed, as would the NEP, the quota system, preferential treatment for the Malays and Bumiputeras of East Malaysia, and so…

The ‘dirt’ on Zaid Ibrahim

There are many other Chinese towkays who are behind Anwar and PKR, not just Robert Kuok Hock Nien -- plus what’s his name, that Phileo chap? These people have given Anwar and PKR millions. Robert…

In response to Daim

Salleh Said Keruak Deputy Umno Chief Sabah Tun Daim Zainuddin’s interview as reported by Malaysiakini and The Malaysian Insider makes interesting reading (SEE LINKS BELOW). I would like to…

When DAP is not bersih

Salleh Said Keruak Deputy Umno Chief Sabah The brouhaha regarding the so-called fraud in the May 2013 general election still rings in our ears. Barisan Nasional is not the legitimate…

Better Late Than Never

My solution to counter this disparity is quite simple in theory but will surely require the support of the entire community. It does not matter who is in power now or who aspires to be…

How the religious suffer

They lie, they cheat, they dominate, they discriminate, they persecute, they are intolerant, they are superstitious, they are self-centred, they are self-righteous, they look down on those not of…

ABU hanya jerat untuk rakyat

Empire Strikes Back Asalkan Bukan Umno, gerakan rakyat untuk membebaskan Malaysia daripada cengkaman Umno. Bunyinya seperti satu perjuangan yang sangat murni, tetapi persoalannya, adakah…

Mohsin Abdulllah: Enter Noh Omar – Again

(fz.com) - That gives the impression the MCA is agreeable to an Umno man leading the way. Perhaps in the name of BN unity. Still to detractors that is yet another sign of the MCA “kow towing“ to…

So WHO Is The MACC Going To Arrest?

Inexplicably, these dutiful diggers at the MACC have come to the conclusion that, because Taib took care not to put his own signature on the documents and set up a system whereby his juniors could…

Enron-ising Malaysia

Azly Rahman Malaysia’s monopoly corporate crony capitalism, framed and flourishing ethnocentrically and laced with economic fascism continue to take root, fashioned after the ethos and…

Did we back the wrong horse?

Cronyism and nepotism are rife in DAP and PKR to the point that even Umno must take a back seat when it comes to family dynasties. CT Ali, FMT My sleeps are deeply troubled by my thoughts on…

Split over splitting of seats

The Election Commission is three-quarters through its delineation exercise and says it is proposing about 15% to 20% increase in parliament and state seats. Shahanaz Habib, The Star  The…

Quandary over who will be MB

Selangorians are getting mixed signals. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is acting like he is the next Mentri Besar of Selangor while MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is behaving like he is here to stay.  …

Of Ibrahims and satay in Kajang

Lately, whether by design, fate or plain coincidence, we have been seeing, reading or hearing about people or issues that involve the name Ibrahim. Wong Chun Wai, The Star THERE is something…

Free water is populism gone mad!

Kua Kia Soong, The Malaysian Insider The intention by the Selangor State government to provide free water to the residents of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in addition to its free water policy in…

View the Allah controversy in context

Abdullah Ismail, The Malaysian Insider I refer to Nehali’s article “Brahma instead of Allah?” . It was in response to my reply in The Star, February 8, 2014, to Dr Patricia A. Martin Martinez’s…

Liberty

Happiness. That is what it is all about. And that is why we tolerate governments although governments are a nuisance and normally tend to interfere in our lives and tell us what we can and cannot…