The Malaysian-Indians Dilemma

What is the population of Malaysian-Indians here in Malaysia? Two million plus? And the population of Malaysia? Twenty five million? That works out to about nine percent, right? So if Malaysia has 222…

Altantuya issue haunts Najib

Posters of dead Mongolian woman are put up ahead of crucial test for DPM Deputy Premier Najib has repeatedly denied having any involvement with the late Ms Altantuya. By…

Dr M: Wan Farid proksi Pak Lah

S Pathmawathy,MalaysiakiniMantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menyuarakan kekecewaannya dengan pemilihan Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid sebagai calon Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi pilihanraya kecil…

The Freedom To Be

In his seminal work, “Islam And The Secular State: Negotiating The Future Of Shari’a” (Harvard; 2008), the noted scholar Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim observes that it is not possible for…

Malaysian Indian ‘Showdown’ In Chennai

(Bernama) -- Malaysian Indian political leaders from both sides of the country's political divide are heading to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu in India this week to attend a conference which…

Testing time for Pakatan Rakyat

PKR vice-president Azmin Ali believes that voters will understand and support the Pakatan Rakyat if the answers to these problems are well articulated. By Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph <!--…

New Paradigms required – please

By Naragan At the outset, I would like to say that even though I offer different opinions than our erstwhile Mr. Kim Quek, I am myself a strong proponent of regime change in our country. There…

A very crucial battle looms

In predominantly Malay Kuala Terengganu, the Chinese hold a vital hand. And while a local candidate is all-important, the election stakes go all the way up to Putrajaya.THE CORRIDORS OF POWERSuhaini…

A RM30 million joke

(NST) KAPAR: Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam has rubbished rumours that he has been offered RM30 million to switch to the Barisan Nasional, adding it was the work of jealous politicians.

ISA not invoked to punish

(The Star) - The Internal Security Act (ISA) is a preventive law used by the Government, not to punish detainees but to reform them, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.