K. Siladass. - On 20th February 2012, Lim Kit Siang, now Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang, was celebrating his seventieth birthday at Pan Pacific Hotel in Penang. Among the celebrities were Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim,…
YOURSAY ‘Marina, if you are reading this, please…
Utusan attacks Marina Mahathir on hudud Firestone: Social activist Marina Mahathir speaks for and on behalf of many Malaysians who are voiceless and afraid to speak up and she must continue to do so. She must…
YOURSAY ‘Just like Umno creates a siege mentality,…
An Umno-backed PAS or Pakatan-backed PAS? You decide - PAS loyalists or DAP sympathisers? Kim Quek: PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, making DAP the bogeyman as your main strategy to sweep the coming party elections…
Custodial deaths must not become the rule of…
-M. Kulasegaran, MP. June 1, 2015 At the "Rogue Cops: Workable Solutions - Police Accountability in Malaysia" forum held yesterday , former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah said that deaths in custody were only possible…
YOURSAY ‘What a waste – prime national properties…
Selling nation’s assets to pay off 1MDB’s debts TRX, Bandar M'sia to slog for 1MDB Pemerhati: Former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad stole billions through various strategies, such as giving overpriced negotiated contracts to cronies (e.g. independent…
Policy paralysis renders 11th Malaysia plan nought
-Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, May 28, 2015. The 11th Malaysia Plan announced by the prime minister was high in objectives, vision and political rhetoric but low in action plans and implementation strategies. It is common knowledge…
YOURSAY ‘1MDB chief Arul should make himself available…
Hide-and-seek a ploy to buy 1MDB some time 1MDB boss and ex-CEO skip PAC meet Saphire: The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) people are not taking the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) seriously. Apparently, there are too…
YOURSAY ‘Mr PM, let the rakyat decide if…
It's not just one critic, Najib, but 53pct M'sians Najib won’t quit over 'one person' Aries46: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's alleged questionable/scandalous issues, the subjects of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s onslaught, are not…
YOURSAY ‘Telling the truth is simple and easy…
The price of telling the truth for Najib Ambiga gives PM free advice: Just tell the truth Wg321: It is easy for advertising guru Lim Kok Wing to sell the Nelson Mandela brand because it…
YOURSAY ‘Its sail has torn into tiny shreds,…
Will there be mutiny on the Bugis ship? No turning back, Najib tells critics Aramis: Yes, forward down the road to perdition. True to form, Najib Razak is the last PM from Umno, according to…
YOURSAY ‘Why not reveal the nature of this…
Cash, er, assets from Caymans - yet more lies Cayman Islands funds now in assets, not just cash Ferdtan: It started with one big lie that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had redeemed its balance of investment…
YOURSAY ‘Najib knows Dr M is not going…
Dr M throwing everything but the kitchen sink Mahathir: Najib rebuts nothing on Altantuya Abasir: An innocent man will go all out to prove his innocence and do so repeatedly if need be. He will…
YOURSAY ‘Give us the breakdown. If RM28m is…
'Meeting in jet? Get your head out of the clouds' MP: Jet upgrade excuse unacceptable Gen2indian: Buying the half-a-billion ringgit jet is bad enough but to spend another RM28 million on upgrades "to hold meetings"…
YOURSAY ‘Why must the jet take the longest…
Even the weather favours the in-laws Gov't blames VIP jet's Kazakh pitstop on weather Basically: What are the odds that bad weather forced the plane to land, of all places, the very same city that…
YOURSAY ‘More jails should be built to serve…
If BN loses, no one can protect Umnoputras Dr M: Dad pedalled bike, rich son peddles lies Sirach: PM Najib Razak has to come clean on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). To be called a liar…
YOURSAY ‘At some point, the BN government needs…
Rakyat win first round in re-delineation battle High Court nullifies EC's Sarawak re-delineation Kim Quek: Such a judicial intervention to halt Election Commission’s unabashed attempt to maximise Umno-BN’s electoral fortune in violation of the constitution…
Is RM2.88b for Indians a public relations exercise?
- P RAMASAMY, Penang's Deputy Chief Minister II, 16 May, 2015 COMMENT The recent announcement of a whopping nearly RM3 billion financial package for the Indian community has caught everyone by surprise. Is this real or another…
The Poor feel cheated by GST
-Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, 16 May, 2015 Since the GST announcement in the 2014 Budget in 2013, the government has been going around advertising that the 10% SST will be replaced by the 6% GST and,…
YOURSAY ‘Why your silence and why the reluctance…
Najib, why not let UIA students discuss GST? Najib's 'ask why' goes awry Lukesky: I agree wholeheartedly with PM Najib Razak, students in our institutions of higher learning should be encouraged to develop their intellectual…
YOURSAY ‘The fixing is being done with public…
‘Fix 1MDB by all means but don’t use our money’ Tajuddin: We back PM, but he must fix 1MDB RCZ: It is not a question of whether to fix 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The problem…
Najib’s ‘ask why’ goes awry
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's attempt to impress upon students on the importance of possessing an inquisitive mind earns him brickbats on Facebook. In a posting this evening, he recalled his speech to students at the…
YOURSAY ‘The power struggle in Umno is here.…
Najib’s ship is sinking, but crew still on board ’Najib: I've Umno supreme council's full backing WDA: If the Umno supreme council fully supports PM Najib Razak, then they too fully support the Goods and Services…
FREE YOURSAY ‘Of course, the audit is to…
Nothing will come out of 1MDB audit, as usual Rafizi: Mr Auditor, where's the 1MDB report? SteveOh: Audits are not serial soap operas that run indefinitely. They have a beginning and an end but not…
YOURSAY ‘Nobody is forcing Tabung Haji to re-sell…
The clowns now seek to blame non-Muslims TH to sell land from 1MDB on PM's advice Swipenter: "I wanted to say that after this, please don’t accuse Tabung Haji of selling the land to the…