Smart schools, sick schools

 Now we hear that many schools do not have water and electricity supply, let alone computers to make the schools and students smart. I think our children deserve better than empty promises by the…

Dams for the future, damn the past

Malaysians may be shocked by the sheer greed and dishonesty of the individuals and companies involved. But what is unpalatable is when ROS acts as a bully for the state.By Mariam Mokhtar, Malaysian…

Timeline 2009 (part 2)

The most significant event in February 2009 was the Perak Constitutional Crisis. That was also the month that the government tried to get the Federal Court to reverse the Shah Alam High Court decision…

Journalism 101 by Azmi Anshar

The editorial on the king of 'gutter' journalism, Raja Petra and his belligerent website in the NST takes a jab at the legions of fanatical fans who 'drool obsessively' over his expose on who's who in…

Shape up or be shipped out, cops told

We are now in the year 2010, the beginning of 2010 with many of us making our New Year resolutions aiming to develop and improve ourselves. Many of us also made our New Year wish to have a peaceful,…

God and Allah in Malaysia

Asia Sentinel "Judges in High Court have been giving very independent judgments that have been overturned by the Court of Appeal. So let's wait and see whether this will happen again." A justice's…

Raja Petra tetap diburu walau di mana

 (Utusan Malaysia) - Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Musa Hassan menegaskan pihaknya tetap memburu Raja Petra Kamarudin meskipun pengendali laman web Malaysia Today itu kini dilaporkan berada di Poland.

No sabotage in Umno building

(NST) KUALA LUMPUR: The missing letters from the word "Umno" atop its party headquarters at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) is a result of poor maintenance and not an act of sabotage, said Umno…

The Relevance of Augustine Paul

A meditation about the difficulty of celebrating the accomplishments or mourning the death of Augustine Paul, the Federal Court Judge, who passed away on 2 January 2010 from pancreatic cancer. By…

I Cry For You, Malaysia ….

I read Mr A’s ‘from-the-heart story’ in Malaysia Today (MT) on what prompted him to emigrate from Malaysia with much sadness. He is 46 and very close to my age. I also read Candy Tay’s poignant…

MACC must stop victimising Dr Pornthip

On the first day of last year, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission opened its doors claiming to be as a newly revitalized body, re-empowered and carefully modeled after Hong Kong’s ICAC. By Wong…

Betrayed and Befuddled

It seems that certain quarters regard the rakyat to be quite clueless when it comes to putting two and two together. The latest report on the stolen jet engines issue in The Malaysian Insider at THIS…

DAY 4 – 31 MARCH 2003

“A witness who constantly changes his stand means he is lying,” argued Karpal. “And yet the judge declared that Azizan’s testimony is ‘as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar’.”THE CORRIDORS OF POWERRaja…

‘Allah’ ruling opposed

(The Straits Times) - MUSLIM groups in Malaysia have voiced opposition to a court ruling allowing a Catholic paper the right to use the word 'Allah", and said on Saturday they plan to demonstrate.