Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes the Malay nationalist group Perkasa is popular within the community because Umno is being seen as incapable of protecting their rights. read more...  

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivered a history lesson on Malay unity today and blamed PAS and PKR for dividing the community because of what he claimed was their greed for power. read more...  

Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra yesterday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork. read more...  

Toyota Motor Corp shares dropped more than 8 per cent yesterday in US trading as concern deepened about the automaker's suspension of sales and production of some of its best-selling vehicles due to problems with faulty accelerators. read more...  

Universities must embrace new ways of exploring the potential of the best ideas and research, especially through collaborative efforts with the private and public sectors, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. read more...  

Minggu ini minggu kedua sesi persekolahan tahun 2010 bermula namun terasa seperti sudah lama saya kembali bertugas sebagai seorang guru sekolah kebangsaan. read more...  

The SABM KL Roadshow and Forum last Saturday at the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall was no different.  read more...  

To understand the moribund state of the news media in Malaysia, you have to refer to the world press freedom ranking over the last few years.  read more...  

The strategy of DAP to introduce the “Middle Malaysia” concept to resist the “1Malaysia” concept has triggered strong interests and discussions around the country.  read more...  

With the Perak MB vs MB decision looming around the corner, the state PAS Youth is gearing itself towards facing possible snap elections in the state next month. read more...  

PAS Perak state bureau has urged voters in the state to be prepared for a snap state elections.
According to a statement by PAS Perak commissioner Abu Bakar Hussain, there are strong rumours that the Perak legislative assembly will be dissolved soon.  read more...  

If you have choices, would you stay in Malaysia and strive for this piece of land? Or do you prefer to live abroad to give your children a better tomorrow? read more...  

There's no denying that things has been going downhill for post-Mahathir UMNO. The party's recent form under its previous and present leadership seems to be inherently incapable of providing the right-minded direction it emphatically needs. Its integrity and credibility after 52 years of rule are waning in the eyes of many and indications are there for all to see from the way it is leading the government.  read more...  

The Election Commission (EC) must re-look its voter registration process before considering an early voting system to prevent double voting, said an election watchdog today. read more...  

Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin (picture) said today he was not anticipating a positive result ahead of the Federal Court's decision on February 9 over his appeal to be declared the rightful Mentri Besar of Perak. read more...  

Nizar's lawyers confirmed that the decision on the ousted Perak MB's application has been set for Feb 9. The decision will put an end to the ongoing tussle as to who is the rightful MB of Perak.  read more...  

It is most regrettable that the KPI Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon is leading the Barisan Nasional government backoff from an inter-religious council to resolve inter-religious differences and promote inter-religious amity, goodwill and understanding, starting with the “Allah” controversy.  read more...  

The ousted Perak Pakatan Rakyat administration has rubbished claims made by the current Barisan Nasional government that they managed to pull in RM11.6bil in investments into the state over the past one year. read more...  

The Perak Pakatan Rakyat today launched a 15-day campaign called “Remembering One Black Perak” to mark the one-year anniversary of the “power grab” by the Barisan Nasional in February 6 last year.  read more...  

Over the weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the government would announce the new economic model for the country within a month. read more...  

Barisan Nasional (BN) does not feel threatened by the various calls and strategies mounted by the opposition as the ruling coalition continues to strive at winning the people's hearts. read more...  

Is “Middle Malaysia” a new breed of voters who want more accountability from the government? Or is it merely political sloganeering? Last Sunday, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng told members of his party that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) would have to take the middle ground and focus their efforts on these voters, as they can send the federal opposition to Putrajaya.  read more...  

A rare and stormy face-off between MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and his deputy and anointed successor Datuk G. Palanivel yesterday has sparked fierce speculation in the MIC that the usually inoffensive Palanivel has finally found the gumption to move against the wounded and battered president. read more...  

The United States may slap economic sanctions if the Umno-led Barisan Nasional government fails to resolve two key issues considered crucial by the international community,  according to diplomatic sources.  read more...  

The Election Commission chairman, Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf, has dismissed rumours of an impending election in Perak.  read more...  

THE SILENT MAJORITY OF MALAYSIAN MUSLIMS MUST SPEAK UP AGAINST THE RULING TO BAN CHRISTIANS FROM INVOKING THE NAME OF ALLAH.   read more...  

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the “Allah” issue has been blown out of proportion, stressing it was unfair to label Malaysia as a restrictive and undemocratic country.   read more...  

'There have been other low points. But this low point is especially significant. It strikes at the heart of religious freedom and our diverse society.'  read more...  

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 it is not already in place, in most of the western countries.  read more...  

'Have any surau or masjid been fire-bombed? Yet amidst all the burning and firebombing of churches, you claim you are threatened?' read more...  

The MCA president today asked Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to stop blaming the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) for the Church attacks.

Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat stressed that everybody must let the police handle the current situation.  read more...  

Arsonists failed to set fire to Taiping's historic All Saints' Church and the Convent School last night, making it the fifth church and first Christian school attack linked to the controversial ‘Allah' ruling that has riled many Muslims.  read more...  

Gereja kelima menjadi sasaran serangan malam tadi, kali ini melibatkan All-Saints' Church, gereja yang bersejarah di Taiping, Perak. read more...  

Two cases of attempted arson were reported here involving a church and a school. And black paint was splashed on the outer wall of a Malacca church. read more...  

An uproar among Muslims over the use of the word Allah by Christians spread over the weekend with the firebombing and vandalizing of several churches, increasing tensions in a country that is in the midst of far-reaching political changes.  read more...  

Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) member Teoh Ah Ba, 57, never thought the two gunshots he heard early today outside his home in Taman Kota West, Taiping, about 100km from here, were directed at him. read more...  

Malaysian Muslims rallied on Friday to protest against Christians using the word "Allah" for God after a spate of attacks on churches which threatened to stoke racial and religious tensions.  read more...  

UMNO LED OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF ALLAH BY CHRISTIANS IN MALAYSIA, IS AGAINST WORLD MUSLIM OPINION AND WILL BACKFIRE ON THE PROMOTION OF 1 MALAYSIA REFORMS OF THE PRIME MINISTER.  read more...  

Dear prime minister, remember this day - Jan 8, 2010. It is the date that 1Malaysia was cremated. It is the date from which we can no longer live in a country that we can describe as peaceful. It is a date when the people who were supposed to protect us have allowed such shameful acts to be carried out. read more...  

ABIM, TERAS, PERKASA, PPIM, PKPIM, PEWARIS, KIMMA, PEKIDA, etc. What do all these NGOs, associations and movements have in common? read more...  

Nine days into the new year, Malaysia  made news around the world for haggling over the usage of the word  “Allah.”

With it came a kick in the teeth for the country  once perceived as a peaceful and tolerant nation sung to the tune of Malaysia Truly Asia.  read more...  

Following the cowardly, contemptuous and condemnable attacks on several churches in the Klang Valley by some obviously fanatically and foolhardy persons, Police Tan Sri Musa Hasan has ordered all state police chiefs to organise patrols to monitor mosques and churches as “we do not want any untoward incidents happening at the mosques or churches.”  read more...  

A Somali man was under heavy guard at a Danish hospital Saturday after police stopped him from killing an artist whose cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad outraged the Muslim world, the country's intelligence chief said. read more...  

Has anyone googled “RPK London” to see which news agencies are carrying the sensational “news” about the great RPK Manhunt? If yes, perhaps you would have noticed something.  read more...  

Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan today slammed PAS for trying to undermine the party's “Umno Juara Rakyat” outreach programme with its own counter programme called “Umno Pengkhianat Rakyat”.  read more...  

Penulis ingin merujuk kepada kenyataan Lim Guan Eng, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang yang mendakwa bahawa kerajaan persekutuan tidak adil kerana negeri Pulau Pinang hanya menerima RM794 juta dalam bentuk geran persekutuan dalam tempoh 8 tahun walaupun negeri tersebut telah menyumbang RM25,670 juta dalam bentuk cukai dan duti kastam. read more...  

On my way to London yesterday, I finished 3/4 of the book on the Maverick, my conclusion long before reading this book was;  read more...  

Federal Court judge Datuk Seri S. Augustine Paul ( pic ), who shot to prominence for presiding over Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's 1998 corruption case, has died today of an undisclosed ailment. He was 64.  read more...  

On Christmas Eve, the Selangor Police lodged a police report of sedition against DAP Secretary-General and Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, for his speech at the Pakatan Rakyat national convention in Shah Alam on December 19 expressing national sentiments that the mysterious death of DAP aide Teoh Beng Hock at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Shah Alam was a case of murder. read more...  

"We have to be bold and we have to be loud if and when we have to. We need to transform and energise the MCA that will be fearless in championing equal opportunities and a level playing field, not only for the Chinese community, but for all Malaysians," Tee Keat said in his message. . read more...  

If 2009 was a chaotic year for Perak's political scene, then 2010 looks set to be just the same or maybe even worse. read more...  

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Member of the Central Working Committee of PAS.

As the year comes to a close and the curtain of the decade almost drawn down, you may have wondered what the future would be like. And mind you, you're not alone.  read more...