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  Thursday            Dec 31, 2009                        10:17pm
Makeover of the decade: PAS and the non-Muslims

If somebody had predicted back in 1999 that Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) would one day enjoy the support of non-Muslims in the country, he or she would have been laughed out of the room. read more...  


  Thursday            Dec 31, 2009                        10:17pm
Umno man says ‘Allah' judgment will stir racial tension

One of Umno's known hawks, Pasir Salak MP Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, lambasted the High Court judgment on the ‘Allah' case today, saying that it would not solve anything but only ignite racial and religious tension.  read more...  


  Thursday            Dec 31, 2009                        10:17pm
Court says ‘yes' to Allah for Christians

It will be a glorious new year for some 850,000 Catholics in Malaysia. read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
In hard times, extravagant signs in Ipoh

Despite running a deficit budget, the Ipoh City Council this year built two giant signs spelling the city's name at entry points on the PLUS expressway for RM800,000. read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
Election is BN's to lose, says Najib

Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling party of the government, must observe two main principles — forward thinking and giving priority to the needs of the people through an efficient delivery system — so that BN can remain relevant said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.  read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
Perak to allow NGOs to take part in local council meetings

In an effort to win over the people, Barisan Nasional-ruled Perak is to open local council meetings in the state to members of local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who can have their opinions heard. read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
Wang RM26 juta dilabur lebur

Harapan untuk mendapatkan semula wang berjumlah RM26 juta yang dilaburkan setahun lalu, musnah apabila sekumpulan pelabur dari Ipoh, ditipu orang tengah yang didakwa telah memalsukan dokumen sehingga mereka terpedaya. read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
Teoh Beng Hock murdered

Teoh Beng Hock  was murdered. Top Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand (picture) has sufficient evidence to prove that he was killed.  read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
PR common policy framework

The PR Policy Statement should include the abolishment of GST and the Credit Card tax as these are a burden to the middle class and the lower income group, they will be grateful to YB at the next GE.  read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 30, 2009                        09:55pm
Raja Petra could be sentenced to death under sec. 121

The following link is referred;  Raja Petra urged people to abolish Sultan and form republic country.

To those who had read the above article yesterday have particularly known to Raja Petra's call to abolish the Raja-Raja Melayu in order to form a new republican country which has no King and Queen.  read more...  

  Tuesday              Dec 29, 2009                        09:54am
Why America is great and Malaysia is shit

In Malaysia, the focus of the education system is on the glory of the past, Malays as the Lords of the Land, Malay Supremacy and Apartheid. In America it is about the future. Compare the quality of America's education system to Malaysia's in the video below.
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  Tuesday              Dec 29, 2009                        09:54am
Kelantan prepared to amend constitution to allow for non-Malay Muslim MB

The Kelantan PAS government is prepared to amend the state constitution to enable a non-Malay Muslim to become mentri besar.
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  Tuesday              Dec 29, 2009                        09:54am
Gerakan sekretariat BN bukan petanda pilihan raya: Zambry

Gerakan mesra rakyat anjuran Sekretariat Pilihan Raya Barisan Nasional (BN) Perak yang dilancarkan hari ini bukan petanda pilihan raya negeri akan diadakan dalam tempoh terdekat.
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  Tuesday              Dec 29, 2009                        09:54am
2.85 juta Bumiputera tidak daftar pengundi

Kira-kira 65 peratus atau 2.85 juta daripada 4.38 juta rakyat negara ini yang berusia 21 tahun ke atas yang tidak mendaftar sebagai pengundi adalah Bumiputera, kata Timbalan Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR), Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar. read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 29, 2009                        09:54am
Mkini: Shared dilemma for BN and Pakatan

This country is at a crossroads. This is a crossroads which we cannot afford to pause for too long to decide which path to take. In the recent weeks, we have seen both coalitions, Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat, making their political agenda public.
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  Tuesday              Dec 29, 2009                        09:54am
A response to Ridhuan Tee: All Malaysians have special rights

Sometime ago I wrote this piece below which I think is relevant to as a response to Dr. Ridhuan Tee Abdullah's insistence that the "Malay-Muslim" group has a natural dominance over others.
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  Monday               Dec 28, 2009                        09:31am
An open reply to Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah – Art Harun

Dear Doctor, I refer to your article “Accused as criminals better than being evil.”

Before I join issue with you on several matters in your article, allow me to state some disclaimers. This is to prevent me from being labelled anti this and that or pro this and that.  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 28, 2009                        09:31am
Top 10 windfalls 2009

Yesterday they led their lives as businessmen, actors, scholars or common people, but today their purses have fattened so much it makes our jaws drop. The following ten stories, as selected by China Daily web editors, are about the lucky fellows who became rich, or much richer, overnight. As you may find, besides good fortune, good judgment and talent are also crucial elements. read more...  


  Monday               Dec 28, 2009                        09:31am
Sebuah lagi rekod dunia tercipta sebelum 2009 berakhir

Belum sempat tirai 2009 berlabuh, kita dikejutkan dengan berita besar yang sukar untuk dipercayai apatah lagi Malaysia seringkali berbangga dengan kehandalan pasukan keselamatan negara. read more...  


  Monday               Dec 28, 2009                        09:31am
When did Malaysia's police chiefs develop “egg-shell skull” paranoia

I had tweeted in Osaka yesterday:

“Police 2interrogate another DAP rep – Sel State Exco EanYongHianWah after Penang CM/DAP SG LimGuanEng. Sel CPO – what r u up to?”

In response, I got this snide remark from the Umno MP for Kota Belud, Rahman Dahlan in his retweet:  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 28, 2009                        09:31am
Thanks, Tee, for drawing votes for Pakatan

I wish to thank Utusan Malaysia columnist Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah for being so clever to suggest that Malay-Muslims have more rights because they form the majority in Malaysia.  read more...  


  Sunday               Dec 27, 2009                        09:29am
The madness of 2009

THE year 2009 has been a breathless one of political upheaval. But as we sift through the year's events, we ask, which were the ones that really mattered? Which events indicate if democracy and political maturity are improving? Which tell us things are becoming worse?   read more...  


  Sunday               Dec 27, 2009                        09:29am
Police: Driver of crashed bus admits he fell asleep

The driver of an express bus that crashed at Km272.8 of the North-South Expressway early today and left 10 passengers killed and two injured has admitted to falling asleep at the wheel.  read more...  


  Sunday               Dec 27, 2009                        09:29am
Welcoming Dr Mahathir's Challenge

Actually, Mahathir was throwing a challenge to the Umno-Bn government led now by Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Najib should not dilly dally or give excuses but instead quickly set up the Commission.   read more...  


  Sunday               Dec 27, 2009                        09:29am
Compulsory voting for Malaysia

COMPULSORY VOTING IS BETTER WAY TO ENSURE HIGH TURN OUT OF VOTERS, AND ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS ARE ENFRANCHISED   read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 25, 2009                        10:17am
Reflections in the mirror

The MM may not be able to help Henry Wilson with annealed glass or mirrors with polished edges, but if Mr Wilson was serious about conducting business in Malaysia, he may wish to source the MM for a reflection of various facets of Malaysian life. And happily, the MM does not charge for truth and freedom.  read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 25, 2009                        10:17am
Singapore is more like Zimbabwe than Malaysia ever is under the PAP

Malaysian constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari sparked a furore lately for likening the state of “lawlessness” in Malaysia to that in Zimbabwe which was echoed by former Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim.   read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 25, 2009                        10:17am
Interesting Quotes By Najib In 2009

The year 2009 has opened a new chapter for Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who took over the country's leadership in April.  read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 25, 2009                        10:17am
Stop the Daylight Robberies in Malaysian Households

Firstly, this so-called service has never been provided to households till today. I have been the owner of my house in Petaling Jaya for the last ten years and never have I ever seen any such service provided to my household.  read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 25, 2009                        10:17am
Profound Perspectives From A Promising Politician

One of the least heralded consequences to the 2008 political ‘tsunami' was the elections of many new faces.  They are mostly young, highly educated, and driven by the old idealism of public service.  They also have something else in common; they are all Pakatan candidates.  That says something of the coalition, its leadership and mission.  read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 25, 2009                        10:17am
Call to expose Raja Petra's sponsors

Those who sponsored fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin's stay in London should be exposed, said Batu Pahat MP Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi.  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
A happy and blessed Christmas to all

BE cheerful, be good and think green! This is the PM's Christmas message to all Malaysians.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
Najib announces RPGT reversal

Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced tonight a reversal of his government's decision to reintroduce real property gains tax (RPGT) on January 1 for all transactions, amid concerns that it would hit long-standing homeowners and foreign investors.  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
Najib announces RPGT reversal

Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced tonight a reversal of his government's decision to reintroduce real property gains tax (RPGT) on January 1 for all transactions, amid concerns that it would hit long-standing homeowners and foreign investors.  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
Stolen jet engines: 'A case of leadership by example'

No cover-up? The crime was discovered in May 2008 and the report was lodged on Aug 4, 2008 - after three months. Now the public gets to know after a year plus, yet there is no prosecution so far. What are you trying to fool the public for? What took them so long?  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
PAS crisis worsens, Nik Aziz's daughter slams ‘traitors'

The crisis within Kelantan PAS appears to be spiraling out of control, with Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat's daughter, Nik Amalina,  slamming her husband's critics today.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
Not all judges are slime-balls and scumbags

THE MALAYSIAN JUDICIARY IS in a state of crisis. In the recent past, several court decisions have provoked allegations of interference. Government leaders felt obliged to try to quell the unease; Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad himself cautioned judges about associating with businessmen. On July 1, in an unprecedented move, a High Court justice, Syed Ahmad Idid, resigned after publishing a 33-page pamphlet accusing colleagues on the country's highest benches of corruption, abuse of power and personal misconduct.  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
Fear of superior BN machinery caused third vote rejection

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) officials had raised concerns that even Kota Baru in the PAS stronghold state of Kelantan could fall into the hands of Barisan Nasional (BN) if local council elections were restored.  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 24, 2009                        10:09am
PR's spin on local elections

SPARE us the spin. The Pakatan Rakyat (PR)'s promise to merely "strengthen local government democracy" in its common policy framework (CPF) is not a wider plan to go beyond local elections.   read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 23, 2009                        06:36pm
Inquiry on Dr M - 'Najib wouldn't dare'

'Do we honestly think that Najib would dare to convene a royal commission of inquiry to investigate his own mentor? Umno is Mahathir and Mahathir is Umno.'  read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 23, 2009                        06:36pm
Penduduk rayu MB turun padang

Penduduk Kampung Chan Tai Lee, Silibin merayu Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir supaya dapat melihat sendiri kedaifan hidup masyarakat di sini sejak 90 tahun lalu.
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  Wednesday         Dec 23, 2009                        06:36pm
Mahathir: Saya sedia disiasat, tak perlu lindungan kerajaan

Bekas perdana menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menyambut baik syor diadakan suruhanjaya diraja untuk menyiasat sama ada beliau telah menyebabkan kerugian lebih RM100 bilion menerusi projek-projek raksasa dan rasuah sepanjang 22 tahun kepimpinannya.  read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 22, 2009                        06:31pm
DAP leads Umno, PAS in race for new voters

DAP has taken the lead among more than two dozen political parties in the country in the race to register new voters, especially among younger Malaysians, since Election 2008, according to the Election Commission.  read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 22, 2009                        06:31pm
Dr M agrees to probe on whether he ‘burned' RM100b

A combative Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he welcomed Lim Kit Siang's call for the government to set up a royal commission to probe whether he “burned” RM100 billion on grandiose projects and corruption.   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Writing is on the wall for MCA

IN the March 2008 general election, the MCA suffered severe losses, winning only 15 out of 40 parliamentary seats contested and capturing just 31 out of 91 seats it vied for. Although these losses dented the party's viability, some top MCA leaders are now fighting for the right to pilot this Titanic.  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Knowing the nation's charter

Due to its complexities, the Federal Constitution has not been of concern to most people. However, an ongoing campaign to detail its contents in simple language may spark an interest in the document.  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Datuk Liew Vui Keong's speech at the launch of MyConstitution campaign

First and foremost, I would like to thank the Bar Council for inviting me to say a few words and officially launch the MyConstitution campaign. It is an honour that I am able to stand before a distinguished and articulate audience and partake in what I consider, a historic event such as this.   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Pakatan Rakyat all set to do battle for Putrajaya

The Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the still informal political coalition comprising the DAP, PKR and PAS, has taken the first big step to formalise its status to be a viable, vibrant and vigilant alternative to the current ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Pakatan, BN start dash to power

The race for control of Putrajaya in the next general election appears to have begun with the recent unveiling of Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) common policy framework (CPF) and Datuk Seri Najib Razak's National Key Results Areas (NKRAs).   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
What! Utar turns down RM30m

Plans by renowned philanthropist Koon Yew Yin, who has offered scholarships to Utar students to further alleviate their problems have hit a caveat.    read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
'M'sia is Zimbabwe by another name'

Without mincing his words, political analyst Abdul Aziz Bari likened those who hold the reins of power in Malaysia to a bunch of 'thugs'.    read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Need for National Liberation

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Before today, our three parties took several steps -- some steady, some faltering – towards the goal of our collective journey.     read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
The Brahmin Bumiputera vs the Pariah Bumiputera

Let me begin with a story. I invite you to spot the difference between a Brahmin Bumiputera and a Pariah Bumiputera.  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Pakatan march to Putrajaya is on

Crossing the political milestone  with a new Malaysian agenda for reform in hand,  Pakatan Rakyat leaders feel the march to Putrajaya has begun.   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Hadi: Time not right to register Pakatan

PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang suggested today that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was in no hurry to be formally registered, in remarks that appear to indicate ideological differences with its political partners remained an obstacle.  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 21, 2009                        09:35pm
Pakatan affirms sweeping reforms

One thousand five hundred delegates from PAS, DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat converged at the MBSA auditorium here this morning to adopt the Common Policy Framework, which the alliance regards as the vehicle that will take it to Putrajaya.   read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 18, 2009                        12:47pm
Who is minding the Store?

We haven't heard of the 1 Malaysia Development Fund nowadays. Yes, I am referring to the RM5 billion that is managed by the 1 Malaysia Development Board 1MDB. Yes, it's that Fund formerly known as Terengganu Sovereign Wealth Fund. Just who came up with the idea is uncertain. Rumors have it, that it was a young man called Mr. Low from Penang. Mr Joe Low.  read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 18, 2009                        12:47pm
PAS endorses Pakatan's common platform

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) edged closer to a formal coalition after PAS, whose Islamic credentials have often been at odds with its partners PKR and DAP, gave the green light to the alliance's common platform which will be tabled at this Saturday's special convention.  read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 17, 2009                        01:36pm
MP Pakatan Rakyat Yang Gagal Hadir Semasa Pengundian Parlimen (UPDATED with their ALASAN)

  Thursday             Dec 17, 2009                        01:36pm
Understanding the Karpal Singh sedition trial

Karpal Singh is on trial for allegedly making a seditious statement against the Sultan of Perak during a press conference at his office on 6 February this year. The trial adjourned today and will resume in March next year.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 17, 2009                        01:36pm
Come on Pakatan Rakyat; wake up please

There are about 500,000 qualified voters in Perak who have yet to register themselves with the Election Commission.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 17, 2009                        01:36pm
Nazri tells Utusan to stop racist agenda

Umno maverick Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has continued to condemn Utusan Malaysia for its “outdated” racist propaganda, saying the Umno-owned newspaper must accept that Malaysia is a multi-racial country.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 17, 2009                        01:36pm
Parliament drama on Monday is testament why Perak Sultan acted unconstitutionally

We all read with amazement the drama in Parliament on Monday when Barisan Nasional government's Budget 2010 was saved by wafer-thin majority . Many BN MPs didn't bother to turn up to vote for their government, almost creating an embarrassing opportunity for the Opposition to defeat its bill.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 17, 2009                        01:36pm
Conversion still a problem

Despite cabinet announcements about conversions to Islam and proposed legal amendments to allow a Muslim convert to divorce in the civil court, other scenarios arising from conversions are not being addressed.   read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
Where the fuck were the Pakatan Rakyat leaders?

It was fright night for the BN as the national Budget was passed by a wafer-thin 66-63 majority in Parliament last night.  read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
Najib's budget passed by a narrow 66-63 vote

Datuk Seri Najib Razak's debut Budget 2010 was nearly scuttled by the Pakatan Rakyat late last night when it barely got through by a 66-63 vote margin at the third reading in the Dewan Rakyat.  read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
Police quiz Nizar's counsel over Hee's resignation letter

Police today asked a counsel for former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin to give a statement on the allegedly forged resignation letter submitted by Jelapang assemblyman Hee Yit Foong earlier this year.  read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
Nizar says Ketuanan Melayu is unIslamic

The recent spate of racial politicking allegedly instigated by non-Malay politicians in the Opposition, seems to have triggered an internal war among the Malay community, creating a widening rift between two factions — the pro-Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Malays and the pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) Malays.   read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
"English should not render proceedings void"

Although court documents should be filed in Bahasa Malaysia, any proceedings should not be rendered void just because the documents were filed in the English language, said Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee chairman Edmund Bon Tai Soon.  read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
Rampasan kuasa ‘ibu segala maksiat' di Perak — Khalid Idlam Lim

Rakyat Perak yang telah menyerahkan kuasanya pada suatu masa dulu kepada Pakatan Rakyat untuk memerintah Perak sentiasa mengharapkan krisis di negeri itu dapat diselesaikan dengan segera.   read more...  


  Tuesday              Dec 15, 2009                        12:50pm
Blogger's Ethics

The PM has spoken about it. Minister Hishamuddin has now weighed in.

Yes. I fully agree with the PM and MInister Hishamuddin. All writers must follow ethics. They must be responsible.   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 14, 2009                        04:25pm
Zambry must face reality, says Nizar

Ousted Perak mentri besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin said today that Barisan Nasional's (BN) toppling of the Perak Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government was unlawful and the matter could not be swept under the carpet.  read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
Sultan Selangor bimbang situasi semasa

Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah melahirkan rasa bimbang terhadap situasi semasa di negeri ini yang didapatinya meletakkan agenda politik mengatasi agenda pembangunan negeri.  read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
An ‘overdoes of politics', worries Selangor Sultan

The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has expressed worries over the situation in the state as the political agenda had gained the upper hand rather than the development agenda.  read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
Malaysian Bar EGM (12 Dec 2009): Substantive justice must not be sacrificed for speed or expediency

At its EGM this morning, convened to discuss how courts deal with the scheduling and adjournment of cases, the Malaysian Bar unanimously resolved that “any judicial initiative and reform must have, at its core and as its principal criterion, the overall objective of achieving qualitative justice in every instance without ever compromising the independence of the Judiciary . . . in the performance of [its] duties”.  read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
Perak warns rail squatters against selling out

Perak has warned squatter families along the Ipoh-Padang Besar railway line that they will be blacklisted for life if they sell off their rights to land offered to them as compensation for their relocation.  read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
Pakatan Rakyat Convention : Return the 3rd vote to the rakyat

On 6th February, last year, on behalf of all Malaysians, I had sent copies of two documents to all BN component parties and to DAP, PAS, PKR and PSM with the the expressed hope that these parties would adopt the aspirations declared by the rakyat in these documents as the way forward for our nation.   read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
Ku Li speaks of Malaysia as cursed by oil

Petronas founder and former Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today that Malaysia had squandered its oil wealth and had become an “oil cursed” country dependent on it like a narcotic for quick fixes.   read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
A blessing becomes a curse

I would like to revisit the argument of that speech to develop it further.

We are stagnating. The signs of a low growth economy are all around us. Wages are stagnant and the cost of living is rising.   read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
All Chinese are Rich???

The 40 or so individuals gathered at Hing Lim Park (Singapore) last Sunday with a photo-taking Session shows individuals who are emphatic enough for such an individual. What may surprise some is the fact that Yong is not even a Singaporean. No. He's a Malaysian Chinese from Sabah. According to UMNO's string of Myths, all Chinese are filthy rich.  read more...  


  Saturday              Dec 12, 2009                        01:22pm
Pakatan Rakyat is still sleeping (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

Pakatan Rakyat is sleeping and thinks it can win the next general election by doing nothing. I am fed up of trying to convince them about the importance of the Internet to the opposition cause. If Pakatan Rakyat has a death wish then so be it. But just so that I can say “I told you so” when the results of the next general election is announced and Pakatan Rakyat gets sent back to wherever it crawled out from, I want you to see the video presentation below to understand why I am so upset.   read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 11, 2009                         07:52pm
Umno must make sure its numbers add up

UMNO, the largest political party in Malaysia and a founding member of Barisan Nasional, boasts a membership of three million.  read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 11, 2009                         07:52pm
The pride before the fall

The Skyscraper Index is a concept put forward in January 1999 by Andrew Lawrence, research director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, which showed that the world's tallest buildings have risen on the eve of economic downturns.   read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 11, 2009                         09:45am
NGOs should change attitude and actions of ordinary people

Having been in the same room with kings, ministers and tycoons, I confess that not once have I felt impressed, privileged, or awed. But tonight I do. Tonight I am awed and inspired, because I am in the same room with so many good, ordinary people who do extraordinary things; women and men who risk their own well-being in order to protect the rights of others.   read more...  


  Friday                  Dec 11, 2009                         09:45am
Police report against Nga Kor Ming for questioning funds for mosques

The Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (Perkasa) of Pahang today lodged a police report against Taiping parliamentarian Nga Kor Ming over his statement questioning government expenditure in the construction of mosques. 
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  Friday                  Dec 11, 2009                         09:45am
Kami bukan cabar hak orang Melayu: DAP

Kami bukan mempertikaikan hak Bumiputera tetapi mahukan saranan gagasan 1Malaysia yang diuar-uarkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak dapat dipraktikkan sebaik mungkin, kata Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Tebing Tinggi, Ong Boon Piow.
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  Thursday             Dec 10, 2009                         09:41am
Honey, I shrunk the Chinese!

No greater love hath man and moms than they lay down their life savings for their children to study overseas and emigrate.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 10, 2009                         09:41am
Ahmad Ismail's three-year suspension reduced

The Penang UMNO welcomes the decision by the UMNO supreme council to lift the controversial three-year suspension on Datuk Ahmad Ismail from September for uttering a sensitive remark during a campaign rally.   read more...  


  Thursday             Dec 10, 2009                         09:41am
Nazri: Dr M is ‘father of all racism'

Minister in the Prime Minister Department's Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz attacked Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad again and called the former Umno president the “father of all racism” as the row between the two men over the controversial National Civics Bureau (BTN) continued.    read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 09, 2009                         09:18pm
Awasi gelombang kedua HINI

Wabak selesema babi atau dikenali sebagai Influenza A (H1N1) yang merebak ke Malaysia sejak Ogos dan September lalu, dikatakan bakal menyerang menerusi gelombang kedua berpandukan laporan dari beberapa hospital di sekitar Kuala Lumpur.   read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 09, 2009                         09:18pm
Dr M challenges Nazri to quit ‘racist' Umno

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today hit back at Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz for calling him a racist and urged the minister to instead quit Umno because it was indeed a racist party.  read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 09, 2009                         09:18pm
Why no other Cabinet Minister, whether Umno, MCA, Gerakan, MIC or from Sabah and Sarawak, speaking out publicly to endorse Nazri's denunciation of Mahathir as a racist for defending racist BTN course

Why is there no other Cabinet Minister, whether Umno, MCA, Gerakan, MIC or from Sabah and Sarawak, speaking out publicly to endorse Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz's denunciation of former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir as a racist for defending the racist Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course?   read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 09, 2009                         09:18pm
Dr M transformed BTN to a super-racist agency, says former director

Former National Civics Bureau (BTN) director now turned PKR leader Datuk Johari Abdul (picture) claimed that it was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who made the body a full-fledged racist indoctrination agency, contradicting the former premier who has gone all-out to defend BTN and deny that the body was used by Umno to sow racial hatred.  read more...  


  Wednesday         Dec 09, 2009                         09:18pm
Malaysia must rebrand to woo the world

Malaysia has to seriously think of the country's brand to promote exports, attract investments, talents, tourists and global goodwill in the world, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.  read more...  


  Tuesday               Dec 08, 2009                         09:11pm
Government should respect PAGE and empower parents to decide whether to use English to teach/learn maths and science in primary/secondary schools

During the 2010 budget debate on the Education Ministry late this evening, I called on the government to respect the Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) and to empower parents to decide whether they want their children to use English to teach/learn mathematics and science in primary and secondary schools.  read more...  


  Tuesday               Dec 08, 2009                         09:11pm
Nazri raps Mahathir's 'patriotism'

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz lashed out at former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today for the latter's apparent inconsistencies over patriotism amidst continued public debate over the controversial Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses.   read more...  


  Tuesday               Dec 08, 2009                         09:11pm
Nazri calls Dr M a racist for defending BTN

Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has called Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a “bloody racist” for defending the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses, and reasserted the Cabinet's earlier decision to overhaul the programme.   read more...  


  Monday               Dec 07, 2009                         09:04pm
Raja Nazrin: Wealth of nations in its people

East Asia may think the region safe from an economic meltdown but there can be no real progress unless each member country pours its energies into developing its people and public institutions, said the Raja Muda of Perak today.  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 07, 2009                         09:04pm
Racial politics and Brain Drain

The most important asset of a country is not its natural resources, but rather human resources. This is especially true in a knowledge based economy, which of course will be the trend in future if not already the trend in most of the western countries. read more...  


  Monday               Dec 07, 2009                         09:04pm
Pakatan continues to hound Najib over BTN

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders say they want Datuk Seri Najib Razak to set the record straight by stating the government's stand on the controversial National Civics Bureau (BTN). read more...  


  Monday               Dec 07, 2009                         09:04pm
Why whack the Malays?

I have written about this before, many times. But sometimes we need to keep harping on the same old issue when people keep making the same unreasonable comments even after we have clarified the matter. As the Malays would say: tak paham paham lagi .  read more...  


  Monday               Dec 07, 2009                         09:04pm
Dr M: Don't mess with BTN

There is no need to revamp National Civics Bureau (BTN) training modules as in the current form, they were fine for instilling the patriotic spirit among Malaysians, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.  read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
The borrowed success of Singapore

I met up with some old classmates several times since my university graduation, and discovered that over half of my Form V classmates had gone to study, work, or even settle down in Singapore.  read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
Fewer seeking second home in Malaysia

The red carpet has been rolled out for wealthy foreigners to make Malaysia their second home, but fewer people seem to be making a beeline for it.  read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
Zimbabweanisation

The foreign ministry's statistics couldn't be wrong. The outflow of Malaysians in massive quantities has become a very real phenomenon.  read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
A Stagnant Decade – For how much longer?

“Malaysia is trapped in a low-value-added, low wage and low productivity structure. While Singapore and Korea's nominal per capita GDP grew within the last three decades by 9 and 12 times, respectively, ours only by a factor of 4”.   read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
PKR hargai pengakuan maaf DAP

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Negeri Perak melahirkan rasa penghargaan ke atas tindakan DAP yang memohon maaf secara terbuka di atas perbuatan beberapa pemimpin mereka yang memijak gambar tiga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Bebas yang mengkhianati Pakatan Rakyat (PR).  read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
Kit Siang mohon maaf isu pijak gambar tiga ADUN Bebas

Penasihat DAP, Lim Kit Siang mengakui tindakan pemimpin parti itu memijak gambar tiga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Bebas pada Konvensyen DAP Perak Ahad lalu, adalah tidak wajar dan melampau.
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  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
DAP to host circumcision ceremony to win over Muslims

In an attempt to win over the support of Muslim voters, the Chinese-dominated DAP will host a circumcision ceremony for 75 Muslim males in Perak this weekend.  read more...  


  Saturday             Dec 05, 2009                         09:48pm
Perak DAP issues formal apology for ‘frog doormat' incident

Perak DAP has issued a formal apology to all Malaysians who felt offended by the “frog doormat” incident that occurred at its recent annual convention held here.   read more...  


  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
Utusan Malaysia has spoken: stand by for another May 13

The action of some DAP leaders of stepping on the photographs of the three Perak turncoats tantamount to Chinese stepping on Malays.
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  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
Grand inquest of the nation

THIS year is the 50th anniversary of our Parliament. On April 24, 1959, the then Federal Legislative Council met for the last time before being replaced by the Malayan Parliament.
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  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
Reasons to leave

MALAYSIANS are a well-travelled lot and there are very few countries in the world where at least one of our countryman cannot be found eking a living there.
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  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
Tempers flare over Ketuanan Melayu

The issue of Ketuanan Melayu (Malay Supremacy) once again raised the temperature in the Dewan Rakyat to melting point when Members of Parliament (MP) were engaged in a heated argument.  read more...  


  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
Can Malaysia rise from the lost “decade of stagnation”?

Second Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah's speech at Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) National Economic Outlook Conference 2010-2011 on Tuesday that Malaysia has lost ground to neighbours such as Indonesia in the race for foreign investment and the imperative need to rebuild confidence by building the highest standards of governance did not say anything new as they have been repeatedly raised by DAP and Pakatan Rakyat leaders inside and outside Parliament.   read more...  


  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
MACC probes PI Bala claims

Anti-graft authorities will begin investigating private detective P. Balasubramaniam's claims of being paid off in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case by people linked to Datuk Seri Najib Razak when they question an opposition politician tomorrow.  read more...  


  Friday                 Dec 04, 2009                         09:34pm
An alternative to BTN: cross-cultural understanding

BTN is tsunamied. It's demise might be inevitable. The writings are on the wall — and in cyberspace.   read more...  


  Wednesday        Dec 02, 2009                         11:24pm
Perak DAP apologises for ‘frog doormat' incident

As a result of being criticised by various quarters, Perak DAP today apologised to Malaysians who were offended by the actions of several party leaders who stepped on a poster bearing the facial images of three Independent Perak state assemblymen on Sunday.  read more...  


  Wednesday        Dec 02, 2009                         11:24pm
Let he who has not sinned…..

A routine press conference at Parliament lobby turned into a melodrama of sorts when a reporter started arguing with an MP.  read more...  


  Wednesday        Dec 02, 2009                         11:24pm
Our failed migrant labour policy

Corruption and gross inefficiency make for a lethal concoction. In Malaysia everything that goes wrong is traceable to either one or both of these factors, and we Malaysians do not have far to cast our eye to see examples of enforcement that have gone awry.  read more...  


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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