How to survive a BN defeat at the Polls
By Little Bird With Talons As Raja Petra says, the next General Election may be held in March 2008. Or it may be held towards the end of 2008. It cannot be held off much longer than that. Whatever the…
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Kenyataan Presiden Persatuan Kecantikan dan Spa Bumiputera, Mohaizi Mohamad berhubung penggajian pekerja bertudung dalam industri Kecantikan dan Spa begitu meloyakan tekak sesiapa sahaja yang…
Cops seek rally SMS mastermind
Police are still investigating to uncover the mastermind behind the SMS about an alleged illegal assembly which was to be held in Kampung Baru last week.
PKR to field more new faces in Penang
The StarParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in Penang is expected to field new faces in 60% of the seats it will be contesting in the next general election.
Hisham wants Gerakan to explain Youth veep’s remark
The StarUmno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein hopes Gerakan will explain the racially sensitive remarks allegedly made by its Youth vice-chief S. Paranjothy.
MIC to counter false claims
The StarWe will fight back! That’s the stern message given by MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to quarters who make baseless allegations against the party.
Fatigued reps will have to go, says Samy
The StarSome of the MIC-elected representatives who are suffering from “fatigue” and will be dropped in the coming general election, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said on TV2 last…
Queen’s Christmas message to air on YouTube
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II will use YouTube to send out her 50th televised annual Christmas message, a British Sunday newspaper reported.
CIA withheld Al-Qaeda tapes from 9/11 panel
THE Sept 11 commission asked the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2003 and 2004 for information on the interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects, only to be told the agency provided all that was…
A New Approach to Censorship
Language LogBy Bill PoserThe government of Malaysia has announced what to my knowledge is a hitherto unknown form of censorship: they have prohibited the use of certain words with non-Muslim…
Marginalization of minorities
The Minister Mentor of Singapore,on his last visit to Malaysia, accused our government of systematically marginalising her citizens of Chinese origin. This was vehemently denied by the Malaysian…
Pretending to be sincere
A peaceful street demonstration is not a threat to national security. Malaysia would not be celebrating 50 years of independence were it not for street demonstrations. Peaceful street demonstrations…
Herald permit: PM must make his stand in the national interest
Aliran is flabbergasted that the usage of a single word ‘Allah’ could be the basis for the denial of a fundamental right guaranteed under the Federal Constitution. The Catholic Herald…
GASAK Perlu Menggasak Habis-Habisan Media BN
Penubuhan Gerakan Anti Salah Maklumat atau singkatannya GASAK pada awal bulan amatlah dialu-alukan.
PKR wants Musa to clarify on Fatwa
Daily ExpressParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah called on the Chief Minister to confirm reports about a Fatwa (Islamic decree) purportedly issued by the State Fatwa Council in July this year declaring…
Tun Dr Mahathir quizzed by ACA over video clip
The StarPUTRAJAYA: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has interviewed Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the video clip purportedly showing a senior lawyer brokering the appointment of…
Candlelight vigil postponed
The StarKUALA LUMPUR: The candlelight vigil organised by Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA, planned tonight, will not take place.
Human capital a draining issue
The StarCOMMENTBy FINTAN NGThis year a number of reports have highlighted the talent outflow from the country, especially in the professional and skilled labour segments of the jobs market. Sectors of…
COMMENT: A vote rule to rein in the free riders
NSTAS an Australian citizen, I voted in the recent federal election there. So did about 95 per cent of registered Australian voters. That figure contrasts markedly with elections in the United States,…
What in God’s name …
Virtually everyone knows that UMNO and PAS are perpetually locked in holier-than-thou battles, a combative struggle for the hearts, minds, souls and most important of all, the votes of the faithful.
Elections in March?
The SunThe 12th general election is expected to be held in March next year, Sin Chew Daily reported on Wednesday (Dec 19).
Cancel illegal gathering, say city police
The StarThose taking part in today's illegal gathering to protest the Internal Security Act (ISA) should follow the example of the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) and call it off, say…
Ready for polls
The StarPUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) is all set for the general election – some 50,000 transparent ballot boxes have been distributed across the country and 250,000 workers are ready…
Perdana Menteri tidak amalkan ‘musyawarah’ dalam buat keputusan penting – Salahuddin
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PM belum jawap permohonan jumpa pembangkang, NGO
(Harakah) - Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILan) Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata, Perdana Menteri, Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi belum memberi sebarang jawapan terhadap permohonan…
Bantah ISA, GMI adakan himpunan di Dataran Merdeka malam ini
(Harakah) - Bagi menyatakan bantahan terhadap tindakan kerajaan yang semakin rakus menggunakan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) terhadap rakyat yang dianggap mencabar kepimpinan Perdana Menteri,…
Roads to Dataran Merdeka to be closed today to stop assembly
(Bernama) -- Police will close the roads leading to Dataran Merdeka here Saturday morning to stop an anti-ISA assembly planned for the night.
Struggle must go on: Hindraf
The HinduHindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P. Uthayakumar, now in detention without trial under Malaysia’s tough Internal Security Act (ISA), has told his followers that “the…
MIER: 2008 will be highly challenging for Malaysia
(Bernama) -- Come 2008, Malaysia is expected to experience a challenging year sustaining its economic growth whilst ensuring competitiveness in the international market following global imbalances.
Pakistan: Musharaf asked to resign at gun point
Written by Kazi Mahmood World FuturesPakistan’s President Parvez Musharaf was asked to resign at gun point but resisted thanks to a lack of support for a coup against him by his opponents in the…
What about the Chinese?
Street protests may just swing their support to ruling coalitionLeslie LauTODAYonlineTHE recent spate of street protests may have affected Malaysia's international image to a certain…
Carnage on holy day in Pakistan mosque
Bomber slipped past security and detonated device, killing at least 50 worshippersCHARSADDA (PAKISTAN) - IT WAS supposed to be a day of joy and celebration as the faithful crowded into their local…
Catholic paper told to change word for God
The word Allah in the weekly's Malay section is applicable only to Muslims, says officialThe Straits TimesA CATHOLIC weekly newspaper in Malaysia has been told to drop the use of the word Allah…
Revealed: The seven great ‘medical myths’
READING in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster.
Adakah BK Tan raja di Malaysia?
Pendedahan Raja Petra Kamarudin dalam tulisannya yang bertajuk "The unholy trinity" amat menggerunkan. Tidak mudah untuk membakulsampahkan tulisan Raja Petra. Beliau malah pernah…
Opposition Taking Advantage Of Situation – MIC Youth
KLANG, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The Indian community must realise that the activities of the group behind the illegal assemblies in the federal capital last month has allowed the opposition to take…
Remove our ‘national security’ straightjacket!
"Work with me… not for me." - Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. A REPUBLIC OF VIRTUEDr Azly [email protected]://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/
Malaysian protest crackdown may delay poll plan
By Clarence FernandezKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's recent dramatic crackdown on public protest could force the prime minister to delay plans for an early election next year, after the…
Malaysia: One Country, Two Systems
Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim commentsImran Imtiaz Shah Yacob
Singapore Spent S$5 Billion On R&D Last Year
SINGAPORE, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Singapore, which is nurturing its next generation of scientific talent, has hit the S$5 billion mark on its spending on research and development (R&D) last year.
