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Mahathir vs the Malay Rulers

WIDE ANGLEBy HUZIR SULAIMAN, THE STARIn the concluding instalment of the three-part series, Ruling the Rulers, our columnist looks at the outcome of Dr Mahathir’s 1983 standoff with the Sultans.…

Deputy IGP takes up issue

(The Malay Mail) - “I am not happy about it and I will bring it up.” Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Ismail Omar, said this after Weekend Mail told him about a

Deputy IGP orders gay probe

(The Malay Mail) - Top cops in charge of police districts and stations in the Klang Valley have been ordered to check old records after a gay Malaysian man seeking refugee status in Canada claimed…

Polis tunggu arahan Peguam Negara

(Malaysiakini) - Polis menunggu arahan pejabat Peguam Negara untuk mengambil tindakan selanjutnya berhubung kes jenayah seksual yang didakwa melibatkan seorang bekas menteri kabinet di sebuah hotel…

Time to review press laws

The Government may not agree with the views and even accuracy of some of these bloggers but, at least, they put their names and faces on their blogs.On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI, THE STAR

Era of a new breed of royalty

By SUHAINI AZNAM, THE STARNot content to be silent figureheads, today’s royals in Malaysia, as in other countries, have assumed new roles and placed themselves above partisan politics.

HALLIBURTON: are ethics relevant?

I was shocked by the rather cavalier attitude shown by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Iskandar Regional Authority, Datuk Ikmal Hijaz Hashim, when asked whether ethical issues were involved…

Bloggers want MPs to buck up

(NST) - While most Malaysians will have to wait and see if MPs will behave themselves during Monday's live telecast of question hour, the "blogosphere" is still echoing with individual…

Don’t Let Us Down Again!

We understand that it is sometimes difficult to avoid disputes between the ruling and the opposition party. But all debates must be rational which are related to the country's and the…

Not time yet for minimum wage, says PM

By JANE RITIKOS, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The Government cannot at the moment introduce minimum wage as demanded by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress due to its effects including on inflation, said…

Desperate Housewives

They think they can remain the wives of government leaders forever. As long as the BN is safe, they can continue to do so. It is the day of contingency and a political tsunami had disrupted their…