Hindraf is at the mercy of Umno

By Joginder Ranni, FMT On April 18, 2013, Najib Tun Razak apologised to the Indian community and a historic MOU was signed in front of 1,000 Hindraf supporters in KL while millions of Malaysian…

With our head up our anus

Let me try to understand what Aziz Bari said. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has no power or authority to decide whether Christians can or cannot use Allah as the name for God in the Malay Bible.…

Little sign of the new politics

The promise of new politics after the 2008 polls has not materialised. It is now more toxic with shades of race and religion made worse by politicians who play to the gallery. Joceline Tan, The…

Is this about the Selangor MB?

I was told that negotiations are ongoing even as you read this. Is this what Anwar is going to announce in his “Perutusan Khas Untuk Rakyat Malaysia” at 3.00pm tomorrow? THE CORRIDORS OF POWER…

Rumble in S’gor PKR

The power struggle among top two PKR leaders in Selangor is not about to die down with state assemblymen taking sides to show their loyalty Leven Woon, FMT Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid…

The doctrine of Jesus

“He is Light from Light, true God from true God, and begotten not made, of the same substance as the Father.” Jesus is literally the Son of God (as Paul said) and not allegorically the Son of God…

Pro-Umno bloggers rebel against PM

Anisah Shukry, FMT Calls for Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to step down are gaining momentum in the pro-Umno blogosphere, signaling a concerted effort within the own party’s fold to remove the…

Too much politicking…

Selena Tay, FMT The recent religious issues concerning the Catholic Herald weekly newspaper, the Bible and terminology is worked up by certain quarters to create rifts and difficulties between…

Taking liberties with the fundamentals

Malik Imtiaz Shawar CONSIDERING what is happening around us, it is hardly surprising that many are asking whether there is anyone in control of the country anymore. The controversies are…

PKR: In shreds and lost in direction

Shah A.D. The Malaysian Times Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) appears to be in tatters. With internal elections due in March, party president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail appears to be in the…

What the youth want and expect

Excerpts of a luncheon address at the 16th Malaysia Strategic Outlook Conference 2014 in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 23, 2014  Khairy Jamaluddin It doesn't take much to set up a blog and become a…

The legitimacy of governments

Hence we must be very clear on these concepts and terminologies and not allow the politicians to twist and misinterpret things to suit their very narrow agenda of attaining or retaining political…

Wayang kulit, pigs and Islam

Zan Azlee, The Malaysian Insider I remember many years ago, I directed a documentary film about Dollah Baju Merah, the last classically trained wayang kulit dalang in Malaysia from Kelantan.…

When Najib does a Pak Lah

But the Council is no longer happy with Najib. According to what Dr Mahathir said (which was reported by the media), Najib is giving in too much to the Chinese (and yet the Chinese still do not…

Consensus Pakatan-style

FMT LETTER: From Shaun Yap, via e-mail Anwar Ibrahim always boasts about how things are done based on consensus in Pakatan Rakyat, unlike in Barisan Nasional where things are done according to…

Is time running out for M’sia?

A likely scenario will see Malaysia take a sharper turn towards an Islamic conservative future with the right wingers and other powerful stake players seizing power. By Lim Teck Ghee, FMT In…

The Najib-Anwar Weakly Show (Part 2)

Zaid Ibrahim Did I make a grave error in my last posting when I said that the Pakatan Rakyat’s team, led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, have been in negotiations with Prime Minister Dato’ Sri…

An article for lame brains

And this was the man who tried to get me stuffed into jail. And this is whom you call the darling of the opposition. And you lame brains still cannot understand why I whack the opposition? You…