In Islam, Saudi Arabia would not exist. Neither would Iran, Iraq, Turkey, or whatever. All would no longer exist. And Malays too would cease to exist. In Islam, a nation is not a race or country. These were creations of the infidels (the kafir), basically the European colonialists, and they were created so that the Nation of Islam can be divided in the spirit of divide and rule.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

When I am lying all alone in my bed at home and dying from the bitter cold and starvation I really don’t care two fucks about colours of envelopes or whether Muslims are leaving Islam to become Christians.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

But are the contracts being farmed out too hurriedly? And what assurance is there that the right parties are winning the awards? These are valid concerns, considering that Malaysia has a questionable track record when it comes to the building of large infrastructure projects in terms of contractors' ability to deliver the goods in time and within budget. In the past, a massive amount of money had been spent by the Government in bailing out the two light rapid transit (LRT) operators and the monorail project.

Risen Jayaseelan and Sharidan M. Ali, The Star 

Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng says the posters found in Petaling Jaya this morning only makes the people hate the perpetrators more.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former prime minister, comments on Proton Holdings Bhd after billionaire Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary's DRB-HICOM Holdings Bhd agreed to buy a controlling stake from the government. Mahathir, who helped found Proton and remains an adviser, also comments on whether DRB should sell Proton's UK sports-car arm Group Lotus International Ltd. The former premier made these comments in an interview in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

BLOOMBERG

There are no clear literary sources from which to trace the origin of the red envelope tradition. In China, during the Qin Dynasty, the elderly would thread coins with a red string. The money was called yāsuì qiánmeaning "money warding off evil spirits", and was believed to protect the elderly from sickness and death. The yāsuì qián was replaced by red envelopes when printing presses became more common. Red envelopes are also referred to as yāsuì qián.

In the 13th general election it will boil down to cash versus cow.

Currently, the National Feedlot Corporation issue is getting less and less coverage. The mainstream broadcast media has almost stopped talking about it. Ditto for the mainstream newspapers.

Selena Tay, Free Malaysia Today

Full statement by Datuk Zaid Ibrahim

An extraordinary General Meeting will be held soon to dissolve (Kita). This is necessary to remove any and all doubts that we indeed do support the Opposition, especially in light of some of our members in Kedah and Penang being openly critical of the Pakatan Rakyat.

ASPAN ALIAS

Saya telah pergi ke TTDI hari ini untuik bertemu bebarapa orang rakan yang ingin berjumpa saya sambil minum pagi. Saya diberitahu oleh rakan-rakan saya yang sudah banyak poster-poster yang di tampal di merata-rata tempat tentang Lim Guan Eng sebagai anti-Melayu. Poster itu berbunyi ‘Lim Guan Eng anti Melayu’. Sebagai seorang yang sentiasa berada bersama rakyat marhean di bawah ini saya dapat merasakan dengan jelas yang DAP sedang mendapat penerimaan dari kaum Melayu yang sudah terbuka minda dan tidak lagi terkonkong dengan momokan jahat setengah pihak terhadap parti itu.

Yeah, sure, they are victims, they are poor, they are ignorant, they have been used for political purposes, they have been tricked, yada, yada, yada….But what have you done for them other than rant, rave, scream, moan, and bitch, that the angpows should have been in red packets and not white packets when you yourself did not bother to give them even one red cent?

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Inilah Cina! If you go to a prostitute and you die after swallowing your dentures that is your problem. Stop screaming and shouting! And if you go to Perkasa’s Chinese New Year party and get insulted that is also your problem. Stop screaming and shouting!

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

(The Malaysian Insider) - DAP MP Lim Lip Eng expressed outrage today over posters found in Taman Tun Dr Ismail here calling Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng a “racist” and Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk S. Ambiga a gay sex proponent.

(Borneo Post) - Democratic Action Party (DAP) may field environmental consultant Dr John Brian Anthony as its candidates in Bintulu in the coming general election.

(The Malaysian Insider) - A former senior officer questioned today the police’s reluctance to act against Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s family in the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal, saying it should only take “hours” to determine if they had misused project funds for their umrah trips.

"They screamed for action to be taken against their opponents but when their members were investigated, they alleged that they were persecuted. When their opponents were arrested, charged, tried and convicted, there was complete silence from them."

(NST) - Former Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad has called on politicians on both sides of the divide to set aside political interests in the fight against corruption.

(The Star) - A journalist with a Malay daily told a High Court here that she had to translate Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s announcement regarding the New Economic Policy (NEP) from English.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Several Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) state leaders have rejected their president Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s bid to dissolve the party and are instead lobbying his resignation.

(NST) - KELANTAN Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, 81, who first stood as a Pas candidate in a 1967 by-election, announced yesterday his intention to contest the next general election.

(Bernama) - Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today that she would not bow down to pressure from any quarters to resign as Wanita Umno chief.

(Bernama) - Agriculture and Agro-based Industry minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said the sparking of a movement to defend Islam, the rights of the Malays and the Monarchy by former Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali, has had a positive impact on the unity of the Malay people.   

"Lupakan Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Kita bentuk satu gabungan baru yang diterajui pemimpin berwibawa, matang dan berprinsip."

(Free Malaysia Today) - Pemimpin KITA mencadangkan NGO besar seperti Perkasa dan Amanah serta Jati bergabung untuk menjadi kuasa ketiga politik yang besar dan berwibawa.

Beliau berkata, 28 peratus lagi golongan ulama yang sanggup mengenepikan perjuangan asal PAS untuk menyokong Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang bercita-cita mahu menawan Putrajaya pada pilihan raya umum ke-13.

(Bernama) - Bekas Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor Datuk Dr Hasan Ali mendakwa 72 peratus kepimpinan PAS kini dikuasai oleh golongan sekular yang sanggup ‘tidur sekatil’ dengan DAP dan PKR.

Raja Petra Kamarudin says voters are now faced with an unappealing choice – a candidate from a party that is despised or a despicable candidate from a party that they like.

(Free Malaysia Today) - Faced with a Catch-22 predicament, blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin said voters might choose to abstain from casting their ballots in the next general election.

There were no insults or personal attacks, just facts and light-hearted banter, and it's incredulous that older politicians are averse to such healthy exchanges on Malaysian soil.

The two contenders presented their arguments at the first event of 2012 organised by the United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC). Their topic was “Public Policy: Vision 2020: Is Malaysia Moving Towards the Right Direction?”

Mariam Mokhtar, Free Malaysia Today

The BN poster boy wants to bring out the good side of the ruling coalition.

From the need for public declaration of assets to the involvement of students in politics, the Oxford graduate was said to have shocked students who were mostly anticipating right-wing arguments from someone who was known for his hawkish tendencies in the past.

Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today