So police can quiz Dr M, but not Jho Low   Cops pose 37 questions in 30 minutes to Dr M Cogito Ergo Sum: If you dare, charge former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad with sedition. Anything…

Yellow balloons in our comedy court   ‘Act of tossing balloons is rude, an insult to country’ Drngsc: I think it is not the act of tossing the balloons. It is the fact that the balloons…

Immigration has no business policing citizens' opinion of gov't   I decide if gov't critics can leave M'sia, says Immigration DG P Dev Anand Pillai: Since there is an admission by a civil servant that he…

GST helps save the gov’t, not the country Although criticised, GST saved country, says Najib Chipmunk: The implementation of the good and services tax (GST) was an unpopular decision, and still is, and was the most…

‘We’re not confused but outraged over what Hadi’s Bill will do’   Confusion on ‘Hadi’s Bill’ is explained in Article 74 Abu Kassim: Lawyer Puthan Perumal, I honestly do not understand the state of confusion that…

“It's a universal law - intolerance is the first sign of an inadequate education. An ill-educated person behaves with arrogant impatience, whereas truly profound education breeds humility.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn COMMENT I have been reading the…

Hasan shows lack of intelligence on Bank Negara’s letter   PAC chief denies WSJ's report, says Good Star info ‘intelligence grade’ Odin Tajué: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Hasan Arifin, we appreciate that you are trying…

‘F’ very appropriate for MPs who talk about number plates   BN MPs drive home case for new car plate to be given free P Dev Anand Pillai: It is really stupid to see those who…

Did Najib lie to Parliament about Good Star ownership?   Aide dismisses WSJ's latest report on Najib over 1MDB as 'lies' Tholu: "An investigation should be launched into why the WSJ (Wall Street Journal) is taking sides in…

-S. Thayaparan, May 25, 2016. “It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.” - Anatole France Three years ago, at the height of the cries from certain Muslims calling for…

Liow, show Umno you too can play the backstabbing game   MCA chief distances gov’t, BN from Hudud Bill Cogito Ergo Sum: If the government had not tacitly given its blessings, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's…

But aren’t we world leaders - in corruption?   Nation trails due to complacency, PM told to tackle youths to make M'sia soar Legit: Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, here are the facts - South…

If S'pore can shut down bank over 1MDB, what about us?   Singapore orders bank involved with 1MDB to shut down Kim Quek: The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) decisive action to close down 1MDB-linked BSI…

If the gov’t is not responsible for 1MDB bond, then who is? Gov't not bound to undertake missing US$3.5b 1MDB bond, says Najib Frank: It is perhaps well and good that the government of Malaysia is…

-M. Kulasegaran, MP for Ipoh Barat, May 24, 2016.    Yesterday,  in a written parliamentary reply to my question as to when unilateral conversion would be banned,  the Minister in the Prime Minister Department Jamil…

Zeti, silence on RM2.6b is no longer an option   'Najib spoke to Bank Negara governor, got permission to bring in RM2.6b' Commentable: Department of Special Affairs (Jasa) director-general Mohd Puad Zarkashi, you are storytelling to…

Nur Jazlan, explain how Maria breached the constitution   Now deputy minister denies travel ban on gov’t critics Anonymous #19098644: Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed, if someone has breached the constitution, you charge him or…

Waiting for IGP to act is like waiting for a cat to grow horns   Why aren’t cops pouncing on auditor-general’s 1MDB admission? Kim Quek: Our Twitter-famed inspector-general of police (IGP) could strike with the speed…

Summon Jho Low 'if needed'? You must be kidding, DPM   Police will call Jho Low if needed, says Zahid Kim Quek: Answering a question in Parliament, DPM cum Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that…

Not only is it not unconstitutional to demand for the prime minister to resign, it is actually perfectly legitimate under the democratic system to do so, said Universiti Malaya associate law professor Azmi Sharom. The…

Nazir returns but reputation taken a beating   CIMB probe: Nazir didn't misuse his position to disburse US$7m Kingfisher: It is possible that CIMB chairperson Nazir Razak is laughing all the way back to the bank…

Najib’s Arabian donation fairy tale slowly crumble   Saudi prince says kingdom never gives money to cause political turmoil Kim Quek: Saudi Prince Sultan Abdulaziz’s declaration that his country has never donated money to meddle in…

- COMMENT by JD Lovrenciear, May 18, 2016.  Investors in advancing democracies will take a dim view of this move to ban an icon of democratic reforms from receiving a human rights award. Who was…