Scrap support slowly, say economists
KUALA LUMPUR: Economists, non-governmental organisations and consumer associations came out in support of the government's move to reduce or even scrap subsidies - but most cautioned that this…
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WASHINGTON, June 4 — Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first…
High stakes for PM in instant removal of price control on petrol
"Asking Malaysians to pay the market price is not going to go down well...There is almost a zero chance of the PM even thinking about snap elections now. The Opposition will go to town and show…
BN govt left RM700 million in Perak coffers
Humayun Kabir , The Sun IPOH (June 3, 2008) : The former Perak government has shot down the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration's claim of shortage of funds, saying that it left RM700 million in…
Hindraf effect: What now for Malaysia’s political landscape?
Barisan reels from worst-ever election performance [the ruling coalition loses 2/3 majority. Malaysia is in shock. The Barisan Nasional is reeling from its worst-ever election performance.
Minyak naik, siapa yang terbakar?
Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri & Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad membayangkan harga minyak (petrol dan diesel) akan naik pada bulan Ogos 2008 ini. Bagaimanapun, beliau menegaskan ia…
Jangan persiakan nasib negara dan rakyat
Ada seorang kawan menulis dalam majalah Aliran tentang faktor orang 'meluat' dengan kerajaan. Bukan sahaja meluat sebab janji-janji mereka, meluat kepada ekonomi yang dikatakan lebih baik…
Royal Commissions
1. The Royal Commission is not a court of law and is not supposed to judge and sentence people. But the fact that such commissions are often manned by judges or ex-judges seems to indicate that…
Amnesty Intl: Government Must Make Fresh Commitments to Human Rights and Reform
By Faisal MustaffaAmnesty International Malaysia in conjunction with the launch of the Annual International Report 2008 reiterates the fact that the Malaysian government has failed to live up to the…
Umno To Decide On Reentry Of Former PKR Members In Three Weeks’ Time
(Bernama) -- The decision to accept former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) members into Umno may be known within the next three weeks, said Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib.
Govt to unveil new fuel subsidy scheme tomorrow
by Pauline Puah & Sharon Tan, The EdgeThe government will announce a restructured fuel subsidy scheme tomorrow, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday.
Monolok seorang nyah – I sedih bila you merajuk
Anak you sendiri pun tak ikut keluar. Mana ada kelas anak macam ni. Ini anak siapa? Ini anak dari Siti yang mana? Hei hei hei ...you jangan ingat I tak tahu. I tahu... you ada dua Siti dulu.DARI…
“Goodies†a lip service to pacify people: CASH
The Consumers Association of Sabah and Labuan (CASH) has described the ‘goodies’ announcement by the Prime Minister’s last Saturday as yet another lip service to pacify the people in…
Finas travel agency? – wrong reasons to have HARI SENIMAN
by Mansor PutehI wish to comment on the remarks made by Joraimi Abdullah on Hari Seniman which was held on 29 May. A special function was held at PWTC.
Seni dan Sains Pemerintahan – Politik baru untuk Malaysia
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The Extinction of Gerakan
GERAKAN CAN KISS THE PARTY GOODBYE should be the title to this little article - much to the chagrin of late MCA President Tun Tan Siew Sin who Gerakan Advisor Dr. Lim Keng Yaik knows only too well.
Malaysian Indian Medical students ‘victimised’
by thamilanRacist UMNO deliberately victimising thousands of Malaysian Indian Medical students from practicing in Malaysia with the deliberate intention of reducing the number of Malaysian Indian…
Malaysia’s two systems of justice
Last month, Umno Johor said that the greatest mistake they made was in giving the non-Malay immigrants citizenship in August 1957. Now that they have been given citizenship they show their ingratitude…
Politicians interfering in government servants appointments
I refer to an article that appears in The Star on 2nd May 2008 under the heading “An honour for Sabahans, says V-C” today. It is quite obvious that the appointment of Prof Dato…
Of Racists and Bigots
Having seen the Mahathir regime exploit the once compromised status of Malays in order to create a Malaysian style racial apartheid, we find ourselves now unable to articulate and formulate an…
45 PSD scholarship for non-bumis – a red herring?
It is getting clearer by the day that this 45% scholarship proposal for non-bumis (read immigrants) is a carefully planned stage-play.
Pak Lah’s Reform? Hogwash, that’s what it is
We are hoping for a bunch of govt, appointed individuals to act as checks and balance against the government? Call me a fool but that to me sounds very logic defying. Abdul Rahman Abdul Talib
Malaysia’s era of political stability ends
Mr Anwar has suggested that he would allow Mr Razaleigh, 71, to serve as a transition prime minister if he defects to the opposition and brings along other ethnic Malay MPs to redress the…
Malaysian leader asks civil servants for ideas on cutting subsidies
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Monday urged government employees to contribute ideas on how the government can cut food and fuel subsidies as global oil prices soar.
Walk for Media Freedom’s organizers urge government to set up select committee on media freedom
In response to the de Facto Law Minister, Zaid Ibrahim call for the media fraternity to "get your act together" and propose a mechanism to self-regulate, CIJ, WAMI, All-Blogs and Benar for…
Dr Mahathir Terus Bersuara
Formula untuk MP Barisan Nasional singkirkan Abdullah dijelaskan. Khabar angin mengatakan puak Abdullah akan keluar BN jika dia disingkir dalam undi tidak percaya.
Najib rebuffs Muhyiddin’s overtures
The grapevine in Umno says that Muhyiddin or his intermediaries has reached out to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, creating the impression among Najib’s supporters that he…
Mahathir cuba sekat Abdullah dan Anwar?
(Harakah) - Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Triang, Leong Ngah Ngah berpendapat Tun Mahathir mempunyai beberapa sebab untuk meninggalkam Umno yang dipimpinnya selama 22 tahun.
Keluarga dakwa SB seksa tahanan ISA sehingga lumpuh
(Hrkh) - Sekali lagi ISA mencatatkan episod penderitaan terhadap tahanan dan keluarga apabila seorang lagi tahanan, Sanjeev Kumar Krishnan, didakwa lumpuh akibat penderaan mental dan fizikal sepanjang…
Ezam ‘budak baik’ yang tersesat lagi?
Ada pun saudara Ezam, perjalanannya tampak belum berhenti, dari sirah dan umur perjuangannya sekitar 10 tahun ini, beliau telah memilih untuk balik asal. Kini beliau kembali kepada Umno.Nik Abduh Nik…
Ezam pernah kata ‘tunjukkan saya orang yang masuk Umno itu ikhlas’
(Harakah) - Sekitar era reformasi pada tahun 1998-2000, Ezam Mohd Noor ketika itu seorang penceramah yang amat dikenali dengan kelantangannya menghentam kepimpinan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan Umno.
Kemasukan Ezam tambah kusutkan Umno
(Harakah) - Ahli Majlis Tertinggi (AMT) Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILan), Dato' Zahrin Hashim yakin kemasukan bekas Ketua Angkatan Muda KeAdiLan (AMK), Ezam Mohd Noor ke dalam Umno boleh…
Rakyat Perak mahu tahu ke mana RM8 juta itu – Nizar
(Harakah) - Kerajaan Negeri Perak tidak berhasrat mencari kesalahan apabila membangkitkan isu peruntukan RM8 juta yang dibelanjakan oleh Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) dan bekas exco Barisan…
Bayu perubahan Pak Lah berpuput lembut?
(Harakah) - Sementara scenario politik Malaysia mengalami angin perubahan pasca PRU-12, nampaknya Perdana Menteri Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi juga sedang menghembuskan bayu perubahan dalam…
PKR still confident that defections will happen
Malaysian government lawmakers who were planning to defect to the opposition might change their minds now that the Prime Minister has announced policy changes to win over their allegiance.
Anwar umum strategi memperkemas Pakatan Rakyat
(Harakah) - Pengerusi Pakatan Rakyat, Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata, selain dari kerjasama antara kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat yang disetujui sebelum ini, terdapat beberapa langkah tambahan…
And then there were two
BY KARIM RASLAN, THE STARWith Mohamad Ezam’s departure, the remaining Reformasi ‘war horses’ – Azmin Ali and Saifuddin Nasution – have assumed greater importance.
Hardline Muslims wage war on sect
CLASHES IN INDONESIA The hardliners, in turn, face crackdown by President YudhoyonoBy Salim Osman, The Straits Times
Umno’s top leaders to thrash out recovery plan
By Carolyn Hong, The Straits TimesUMNO'S top leaders will huddle behind closed doors this week to hammer out a 'recovery plan' for the party, which continues to be…
Teens’ tales of casual sex come as a shocker
FOR only RM5, a teenager gets to experience sex with his schoolmates. This was the shocking revelation recorded by counsellors who organised a youth camp for problematic secondary school students in…
