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The US Dollar: The Long Farewell?

Gwynne DyerThe Salt Lake TribuneIt's just straws in the wind so far. India's Ministry of Culture announces that foreign tourists can no longer pay in dollars when visiting the Taj Mahal and…

Britain now a Catholic country

Figures show more in UK attending Mass rather than Anglican servicesLONDON - Roman Catholics have overtaken Anglicans as the country's dominant religious group. More people attend Mass…

Myanmar refugees wretched in Malaysia

(AP) - Living in miserable camps not far from the glittering Petronas Twin Towers, Myanmar refugees in Malaysia are some of the most wretched of the hundreds of thousands who have fled their homeland.…

Need For Religious Literacy

As a layperson who was born and raised in one of the most diverse countries in the world with one dominant religion, and who eventually came to reside in a secular multiculturalistic country, I have…

Things Friends Say

Sin ChewEverytime friends of UMNO “attack” PAS, guess who gets hurt? UMNO itself.By friends I mean MCA, Gerakan and other non- Malay based components of the Barisan Nasional.

All that is haram

People of the other Abrahamic religions also call their God Allah, which is the same God for the Muslims. There is only one God for all. There are no three Gods. There are no separate Gods for Jews,…

Minister Caught Lying

By The TruthI read the article published in the Sun, “Non Bumis not keen to be diplomats” (p.10, 18th Dec) in which the deputy Foreign Minister Joseph Salang, said “the lack of…

Wakil rakyat MIC lesu

22-12-2007 07:24:28 PM KUALA LUMPUR: MIC akan memperkenalkan beberapa muka baru untuk bertanding dalam pilihan raya umum ke-12, kata Presiden MIC Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.Beliau berkata…

FACE TO FACE: Tricia Yeoh

The CPPS does not see itself affiliated to any one particular group. It does, however, have strong stands on particular issues and it happens to be that some of these stances do not necessarily…

Fasa Umno paling lemah

Oleh mindamerdeka"Saat ini kedudukan Umno begitu lemah sekali. Ahli-ahli Umno sudah kehilangan tokoh yang boleh dihormati seperti zaman sebelumnya.

Dr. Mahathir kembali meledak

KAMAL AMIR MENULISTUN Dr. Mahathir kembali meledak setelah menyepi diri hampir lima bulan. Permulaannya mantan Perdana Menteri menyatakan demonstrasi jalanan adalah wajar apabila setiap saluran…

Please, sir, may I have more?

By : Tunku Abdul AzizNew Straits TimesAS 2007 makes way for what we pray will be a better year all round for Malaysia, we should reflect and take a dispassionate look at the events of the last few…