ARCHIVES 2010

I did not name him but others did. ‘He’ is Malaysia’s Cabinet minister who allegedly raped his Indonesian maid 3 years ago. He is a lawyer by profession and obtained his PhD from King’s College London.

I thought we bloggers read each other's writings and have the right to exchange views based on the principle of "Let's be agreeable in our disagreement."  

By YL Chong

Imagine if the matches had actually been manipulated to not favour our Harimaus; if the rules were bent as and when the referee and linesmen chose; if the goalposts were moved each time our strikers took a shot... How would Malaysians react to this disturbing scenario? Would this still be a beautiful game?

By Nurul Izzah Anwar

Many are judging PR’s performance based on an uneven battlefield, just like what happened in Perak and the current developments in Selangor.

By Jackson Ng (former journalist)

By Miskam Hj. Suparman
Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

Sejak berita mengenai penyelewengan tanah PKNS di Seksyen 52, Petaling Jaya, tersebar di internet, tiada pihak yang berkenaan tampil untuk membuat apa-apa penjelasan (sila baca di sini, sini, sini dan sini). Seolah-olah ada pekung yang hendak ditutup. Oleh sebab semua pihak yang berkenaan memilih untuk membisu, maka saya sebagai seorang ‘dalam’ yang arif dengan selok-belok PKR, merasa amat terpanggil untuk memberi gambaran yang sebenar.

The throes of the PKR party elections are but just beginning. Nevertheless, there should not be any further delay in arresting the problems, or it will lead to the loss of public confidence in the Pakatan Rakyat.

By LIM SUE GOAN, Sin Chew Daily
Translated by Adeline Lee

Started by prominent blogger and Malaysia Today webmaster Raja Petra Kamarudin – self-exiled and now UK-based – the movement aims to field in as many as 30 independent candidates for the 13th general election, which is widely speculated to be held in the first quarter of next year.

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today

Written by Centre for Policy Initiatives

Whose history is the government pushing on our students and to what effect?

On Oct 23, Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that History will be made a must-pass subject for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia beginning 2013. This puts the subject on par with Bahasa Malaysia in its degree of importance.