ARCHIVES 2012

 

What is it that the court is trying to block Rosli from revealing? How will Rosli’s testimony hurt those who walk in the corridors of power? We should be concerned about what they are trying to deny us from knowing, not about exploiting issues for political gain.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

AS Malaysia prepares for a general election, distrust of the political opposition and accusations of foreign interference have been major talking points in the political frequencies emanating from Kuala Lumpur.

Premesh Chandran, the chief executive officer of the nation's most prominent alternative media outlet, Malaysiakini, is a grantee of Soros' Open Society Foundations and launched the news organisation with a US$100,000 (RM300,000) grant from the Bangkok-based Southeast Asian Press Alliance, another organisation with dubious affiliations to the US State Department.

Nile Bowie, RT 

Mohd Farhan Darwis, The Malaysian Insider

MCA menyuarakan bantahan terhadap penetapan harga siling telefon pintar bagi rebat RM200 kerana golongan belia hanya akan mendapat telefon pintar “cikai” pada harga tersebut.

Mohd Farhan Darwis, The Malaysian Insider

Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek hari ini mengecam tindakan blogger Umno memutar belit kenyataannya ketika pertemuan dengan mereka Rabu lalu, dan menuduh blogger pro Umno itu tidak beretika.

Farish M. Noor, East Asia Forum

The recent general assembly of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) was notable for less talk of theology or doctrine and an increased focus on PAS’ upcoming campaign for the 13th general election, scheduled to be held anytime between December this year and next April.

Everyone must understand that BN MPs are already disclosing their assets to the prime minister who is the keeper of the gate. If you cannot trust your own PM, who else can you trust?

CT Ali, FMT

I am shocked! I am shocked, dumbfounded and flabbergasted that anyone could suggest that election candidates from Barisan Nasional should make public declaration of their assets.

Dissatisfied Umno members believe Najib Tun Razak and Rosmah Mansor are the party's "main liabilities" that threaten the future of Umno. 

Awang Abdillah, FMT

The recent 66th Umno general assembly sent out clear signs of increasing dissatisfaction among delegates with Najib Tun Razak’s leadership and that a decision must be made before the 13th general election.

(The Borneo Post) - KUCHING: The basis for arguing whether or not non-Muslims can use the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God must rest on its context, etymology and the relevant laws surrounding it.

(Bernama) - The Penang Malay Congress (KMPP) today urged Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to withdraw his call for the federal government to allow the use of the word “Allah” in the Bahasa Malaysia version of the Christian Bible, and to apologise to all Muslims in the country.

 

I do not know from where Syed Ali Alhabshee learned his history. Nevertheless, the Muslims split more than 1,200 years before PAS was formed. Hence how can PAS be accused of splitting the Muslims? Furthermore, PAS was effectively formed seven years before Umno was formed, as the timeline above shows. Hence should it not be Umno rather than PAS that split the Malays-Muslims?

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin