To know you is to love you

Raja Petra KamarudinThe Malays say, if you love your wife then leave her, and if you love your children then beat them. In Bahasa Malaysia this would be: kalau saying isteri ditinggal-tinggalkan dan…

Selling religion for money

Raja Petra KamarudinOne of the religious leaders (mufti) of a certain state in Malaysia has condemned men who allow their wives to become the breadwinner of the family while they, the husbands, stay…

BBC: The final line of resistance

Raja Petra KamarudinI remember back in the old days when there were three opposition fronts or lines of resistance. The first was of course the opposition parties. Next was Umno Youth, a party within…

Turning over a new leaf

Raja Petra KamarudinReferring to Anwar Ibrahim, Zainur Zakaria (one of Anwar’s lawyers) said the ex-deputy premier had also claimed to have been helpless to make changes while in government.“But look,…

Umno’s bullshit!

Raja Petra KamarudinAll Umno Youth members have been urged to fly the Umno flag to mark the party’s 60th anniversary on May 11, said the news report in one of the mainstream newspapers.Umno Youth…

Flip-flop, flip-flop, flip-flop

Raja Petra KamarudinMahathir's ex-aide criticises the official explanation for scrapping of the project By Carolyn HongThe Straits Times (Singapore) 26 April 2006The Malaysian Foreign Ministry has…

Dakwah through love

Raja Petra KamarudinWhy does Malaysia Today carry so many articles on Islam? In fact, many such articles are personally written by me. Simple; because Islam cannot be separated from Malaysian…

In search of Islam

Raja Petra KamarudinI am 55 going on 56, so, understandably, much water has passed under the bridge in my journey through life (and much water have I retained around my belly as well.... sigh....).…

You reap what you sow

Raja Petra KamarudinHi Raja,My uncle has posed this question and I have tried to seek your past write-ups on this which I cannot seem to find.1] What damage have Osama and his extremist followers done…

Taking the Malay out of the kampong

Raja Petra KamarudinYou can take the Malay out of the kampong, but you can’t take the kampong out of the Malay, at least not that easily. Malays are very attached to their roots. Even if they were…

I love him, I love him not

Raja Petra KamarudinWhen Tun Razak died in England and Hussein Onn replaced him as Malaysia’s Third Prime Minister in 1976, one-time PAS Menteri Besar of Terengganu Daud Samad and I debated as to who…

Do you believe in miracles?

Raja Petra KamarudinThe Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) has proposed that the practice of putting up election posters during general and by-elections be done away with. According to his…

How clean are Pak Lah’s hands?

Raja Petra KamarudinMalaysia's former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, admits that 'somebody' paid a lobby fee -- purportedly US$1.2mil (RM4.56mil) -- to arrange his 2002 meeting with United…

Didn’t I tell you so?

Raja Petra KamarudinIt is quite understandable many would harbour reservations about some of the articles and reports in Malaysia Today. However, if one was to flashback or review, say the earlier…

Keep your enemies close

Raja Petra KamarudinAround five years ago, while holidaying in Japan, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad gave an interview that revealed much about his relationship with Anwar Ibrahim. Dr…

Anwar dug his own grave

Raja Petra KamarudinThey say one goes through many changes or transformations throughout one’s life. In your teen years you would invariably only be concerned with having a good time. For me, other…

The pen is mightier than the sword

Raja Petra KamarudinThis is what The Star reported on 28 December 2005:Some four million eligible voters, which forms almost a third of the country’s voters, have not registered themselves with the…