Raja Petra KamarudinOn Sunday, 1 May 2005, the KONVENSYEN PENGAMPUNAN ANWAR IBRAHIM will be held at the ballroom of the Grand Seasons Hotel along Jalan Pahang in Kuala Lumpur. The event, which is open…

Raja Petra KamarudinOn 4 February 2001, Ibrahim Ali created waves when an informal movement he headed called Badan Bertindak Melayu organised a rally that it called ‘Takkan Melayu Hilang di Dunia’,…

Raja Petra KamarudinMalaysian Prime Minister and Umno President, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Pak Lah), has rebuked Zaid Ibrahim, the Umno Kelantan head, for attacking the party's disciplinary board.On…

Raja Petra KamarudinOne Umno Terengganu State Assemblyman proposed in the Terengganu State Assembly today that stern action be taken against all those who reject and criticise Malaysian Prime Minister…

Raja Petra KamarudinToday is Monday, 11 April 2005. And what, you may ask, is so significant about today's date? Well, nothing really significant, actually, unless you regard my detention under the…

Malaysia Today has unfortunately been forced to close the blogs in the various columns and some other sections due to blatant abuse of privileges by certain bloggers. We sincerely regret that we have…

Raja Petra KamarudinSome of you, or maybe all of you, may have noticed that Malaysia Today delights in focusing on two main issues. These two issues, which can be regarded as the two most sensitive…

Raja Petra KamarudinIn 1998, Anwar Ibrahim launched the Reformasi Movement. Soon after that he was unceremoniously thrown into jail on what many believe were trumped-up charges of corruption and…

Raja Petra KamarudinWhen the government embarked on the move to introduce a common language for all, in this case our own National Language (in the beginning called Bahasa Kebangsaan), it was done…

Raja Petra KamarudinMany bloggers in Malaysia Today seem extremely perturbed by Malaysia’s rulers and would like them removed and Malaysia turned into a republic. What kind of republic do you think…

Raja Petra KamarudinIf Prince Charles was Malay, he would have absolutely no problems with having more than one woman in his life. After all, his religion would allow him to have up to four wives, and…

Dr. JentayuThe last few weeks has seen Islam in Malaysia under siege. Beginning with the JAWI raid on Muslim patrons of a disco, the subsequent events has blown up a call by a group of NGOs for the…

Raja Petra KamarudinIt is easy to be an ‘expert’ on hindsight. Speaking with foresight is more difficult.Anyone can be an expert when talking about the 1999 general elections, or the 2004 general…

Raja Petra KamarudinWhat Malaysians do not seem to grasp is that, before any disease can be cured, the disease must first be identified. If the doctor does not know what is wrong with you, how can he…

Raja Petra KamarudinOne-time Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was one for launching concepts and slogans. Amongst one of his earlier campaigns was ‘Leadership by Example’. Basically, Dr…

Raja Petra KamarudinQuestion : If you could live forever, would you and why?Answer : I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we…

Raja Petra KamarudinMalaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Government cannot create a separate branch or stream in the national education system that serves as a 100 per…

Melayu itu orang yang bijaksana,Nakalnya bersulam jenaka,Budi bahasanya tidak terkira,Kurang ajarnya tetap bersantun,Bila mengampu bijak beralas tangan.Melayu itu berani jika bersalah,Kecut takut…

Raja Petra KamarudinMalaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, fondly and respectfully referred to as Pak Lah or ‘Father’ Lah, said that the plan to turn the Bukit Cahaya Agriculture Park in Shah…

Peering into the heart of a born-again MuslimRaja Petra Kamarudin The long and winding road. That leads to your door. Will never disappear. I've seen that road before. It always leads me here.…

Raja Petra KamarudinI remember my Tok Guru (religious teacher) once telling me: why quarrel and fight over matters of sunat (optional) when matters of wajib (compulsory) are not yet resolved? For…

Raja Petra KamarudinThe late Dato Andika who recently died at a ripe old age of 100 once told me that when he first arrived in Terengganu in the pre-war days (Second World War that is) the locals did…

Raja Petra KamarudinOne blogger going by the pseudonym of ‘zique’ posted this message in my Monday Morning Blues column, I am my own man:R. Petra Been watching you getting angry and angrier, while…

The Last Waltz?By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTSCounterpunchThe US economy is headed toward crisis, and the political leadership of the country--if it can be called leadership--is preoccupied with nonexistent…

Raja Petra KamarudinI have read postings in Malaysia Today’s blog that said something to the effect the Chinese will never forget the May 13 tragedy and, one day, they will seek revenge. I would…

Raja Petra Kamarudin“Our national vision includes the challenge of establishing a matured, liberal and accepting society in which Malaysians of all colours and creed are free to practice and profess…

Raja Petra KamarudinReading through Mr Pillai’s article today on Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) brings back ‘fond’ memories of my own experiences 15 to 20 years ago with that power giant.I had just left…

Raja Petra KamarudinLittle Johnny goes to his dad and asks, “Dad, what is politics?”Dad says, “Well son, let me try to explain it to you this way. I’m the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me…

Anwar Ibrahim is the first person in Malaysian history to be convicted for the crime of ‘corruption’ where no financial gain is involved. Normally, under the particular section of the law that Anwar…

Ahmad Fuad bin Abdul RahmanEver since I heard of ‘Islam Hadhari’ I was always anxious and determined to find out what kind of ‘animal’ it is. You see, I do not read the mainstream newspapers. Well,…