So Apandi, dead kings tell no tales?     Source claims RM2.6b from late king, but Saudi ministries clueless  Negarawan: When one starts covering a lie with another lie, eventually it will be impossible to cover…

Not surprised by AG’s decision, but why aren’t we outraged?     AG: No charges against PM, SRC and RM2.6b cases closed  Truth1: Am I surprised? No. Are the citizens of this country surprised? No. Are…

‘Not driven by money but by honest journalism’ Malaysiakini not for sale, say co-founders  Aries46: Thanks Malaysiakini for the insight into how the news portal has grown and sustained itself despite staying neutral and independent without political patronage…

Did Najib lodge report on RM42m found in bank account? Rafizi: Najib luckiest PM with another RM42m deposit  Anonymous #44199885: It does not matter whether PM Najib Razak said or did not say whether he knew…

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So Najib has no idea who gave him RM42m? Lawyer: Najib did not admit RM42m in account was from SRC  John Malott: Let's take a careful look at what PM Najib Razak’s lawyer Hafarizam Harun said.…

Perhaps halal and non-halal income tax next? Ministry mulls guidelines on halal, non-halal trolleys   Existential Turd: There are so many ways this separation of halal and non-halal supermarket trolleys is wrong and not practical. First, when…

Zeti is echoing voices of millions of M’sians  Zeti: M'sians want probe on 1MDB concluded so can move on  Odin Tajué: Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, PM Najib Razak is suspected of having illicitly appropriated…

Salleh proves Umno the chauvinistic one, not DAP   Salleh: No reason for Umno to open up to non-Malays  Anonymous #44199885: This is surely a tragic statement from Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak, who…

Fight extremism? PM, you need to walk your talk   Najib vows to combat religious, racial extremism  Kim Quek: This is typical of a doublespeak, two-faced leader – swearing to fight racial and religious extremism at…

Only dictatorships jail activists like Hisham Rais   Sedition - Hisham sentenced to nine months' jail  Donplaypuks: What happened to freedom of speech which is guaranteed in the constitution? And how was it seditious when no…

Poverty does not discriminate but NEP does Hishammuddin: Razak not a Malay nationalist for establishing NEP  RCZ: So what are you trying to say, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein? Was the New Economic Policy (NEP) right on…

Hello, sympathy should be for Indira, not abductor Ridhuan     'Why no sympathy for Ridhuan who can't see his kids too?'  Murusamy: Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisation (Mapim) president Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid, it…

-Jomo Kwame Sundaram, January, 2016. COMMENT Malaysia’s Parliament has a rare opportunity to unite across party lines to protect the public interest for present as well as future generations. For the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to…

Zahid, go tell your boss not to mix business with politics   Don’t use politics for business and personal interest, says Zahid  SteveOh: Why do politicians, especially leaders, like to say things that tickle the ears…

-P. Ramasamy, January 11, 2016. COMMENT Religious administrative decisions, court judgments and others are not the main cause of unilateral conversions or the discrimination of non-Muslims over decades. Rather, they are the product of a dominant…

Apandi, self-praise is no praise at all     Apandi: Difficult to balance confidentiality, public policy  Res Ipsa: Self-praise is nothing more than disgrace. Quite frankly Mohamed Apandi Ali, you should be more than happy to…

Indira Gandhi’s case, and other cases which dealt with identical problems remind us of the adage: pounds of pounds of law but not an ounce of justice. True, all the judgments in the cases where…

PM, revise Budget by slashing PMO, Jakim allocations     PM: Budget 2016 to be revised due to economic downturn  Dont Just Talk: Budget 2016 is like a small piece of cloth that’s trying to cover…

-K.Siladass, January 9, 2016. Indira Gandhi case and other cases which dealt with identical problems remind us of the adage: pounds and pounds of law but not an ounce of justice. True, all the judgments…

Umno’s twisted logic - if Dr M is corrupt, so too can Najib     Pro-Najib portal takes a dig at 'pure Malay' Dr M  Anonymous$&@?: This is further proof and admission from a pro-Umno portal…

Rule no 1: Never leave passengers’ baggage behind   'MAS decision to limit baggage due to longer flight route'  Anonymous #31081882: I believe MAS made the correct decision in the interest of safety. However, the way…

No compassion in court’s conversion judgment     Certificate conclusive proof of conversion, say judges   Kim Quek: The majority judgment read out by Justice Balia Yusof Wahi is fundamentally flawed because he mistook the crux of…