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The no-colour revolution

Voters in Malaysia are at last no longer afraid to support the opposition For 50 years since independence, Malaysia has been ruled by a coalition dominated by the United Malays National Organisation,…

I oppose an Islamic State

Islam forbids oppression and favouritism. Therefore the New Economic Policy would have to be abolished and a meritocracy system would have to be introduced to replace it. The Federal Constitution of…

Rakyat telah memilih ABU

Mereka tidak mahu diri mereka dilihat - ini Melayu, ini Cina, ini India atau ini Bumiputera. Mereka mahu dilihat dan ditakrif bahawa mereka adalah warga Malaysia yang setaraf.DARI JELEBUHishamuddin…

Bloggers On Opposition Benches

Analysis by Kalinga SeneviratneSINGAPORE, Mar 13 (IPS) - The presence of five bloggers on opposition benches in Malaysia’s newly elected parliament must be galling for the ruling National Front…

Suprise Malaysia vote

Malaysia has just elected a new federal parliament and state assemblies in which the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) or National Front coalition has lost many seats, which were taken by several…

DAP lodges police report against Khir

PETALING JAYA: The DAP has lodged a police report against Datuk Seri Dr Mohamed Khir Toyo for allegedly signing a contract on behalf of the Selangor Government with Puncak Niaga Holdings a day before…

The perils of modernity

The government's cyber-enthusiasm comes back to haunt itAccording to the government's multimedia regulator, 3.9m of the country's 28m people have dial-up internet subscriptions and 1.2m…

Abdullah Hj Ahmad masih keliru

Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini memberi amaran kepada Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng supaya tidak membuat kenyataan yang boleh mecetuskan ketegangan kaum.

Reform or become irrelevant, BN told

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says BN needs an honest assessmentBarisan Nasional will have to undergo major reforms if it intends to remain relevant, Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein…

Nazri: We may see end of NEP

By SHAHANAAZ HABIB, The StarThe election results signal the beginning of the possible demise of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and special rights for the Malays, said Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

Anwar overturns the apple cart

A new political game—and the players struggle to work out the rulesMinorities' faith in UMNO was dented when party leaders waved the kris, a traditional Malay sword, at conferences in 2005…

Malaysia’s King Lear

Mahathir Mohamad finds fault with another heirOf course, there is a small problem with this analysis. Why is Mr Badawi prime minister in the first place? Because Dr Mahathir anointed him. Graciously,…