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,…
‘No law barring M’sians from practising communism’
Malaysians can believe in and practise communism, say lawyers, as provisions controlling the spread of the ideology in Malaysia have been repealed. Senior lawyer V Sithambaram said those who were involved in the underground communist…
ANYTHING SHORT OF IPCMC IS AN EYEWASH
-R. Thevarajan, September 24, 2013. Home Ministry stubbornly refuses to implement the IPCMC as recommended by the Royal Police Commission back in 2005. The Home Minister has mooted the idea of an internal investigative body as…
Comrades and family bid final farewell to Chin…
Chin Peng - the man who was once dubbed Public Enemy No 1 - was cremated today amidst fierce debate in Malaysia over the final resting place of his ashes and his role in history.…
Chin Peng deserves his place of rest
M. Kulasegaran, MP., September 22, 2013. I have heard about the Malayan Communist Party secretary general Chin Peng from a young age. For as long as I can remember, Chin Peng has been associated…
Indian Gangsterism: What About Structural Neglect?
Anusha Arumugam, September 18, 2013. It is naïve to think that the Ops Cantas Khas, initiated on 17 August 2013 would be the solution to Malaysia’s increasing incidents of crime and growing number of gangsters. …
Ex-police chief backs Chin Peng’s right to return
-S.Pathmawathy, November 30, 2009. Exclusive Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) leader Chin Peng, 85, has a right to return to Malaysia at least on a social visit, said former inspector-general of police Abdul Rahim Noor.This,…
1 Malaysia PM Becomes PM for UMNO
Dr Xavier Jayakumar. YES, to me a dream is lost after reading our PM’s speech at UITM Shah Alam. We have all been led to believe that by 2020 this country would be a developed one,…
Najib’s bumi plan ‘race-based economic discrimination’
Prime Minister Najib Razak's Bumiputera Economic Empowerment plan announced yesterday amounts to "race-based economic discrimination" said PKR today. "This new racial economic plan is unreasonable, unlawful, unconstitutional and racist. "Article 153 of the federal constitution…
PSM CONDEMNS COURT VERDICT ON 13 PERAKIANS !
-Rani Rasiah, PSM Central Committee Member, September 14, 2013. Rewind to the dark days of early 2009 in Perak when the democratically elected Pakatan Rakyat government was unseated in a coup d’état unashamedly plotted and…
Stop Malaynization and Unite Malaysians
Civil society groups called on the government to stop Malaynization and unite Malaysians for a better Malaysia. This call was made by Syed Ibrahim representing the coalition of NGOs under the umbrella of Gabungan Bertindak…
Defiant Muslim dog rescuer dares council to sue…
Instructed to evacuate their premises, a Muslim saviour of hundreds of dogs in Kedah has challenged the authorities to sue him if they really have a problem with what he is doing. "I don't want…
‘Opposite is true’ in ex-top cop’s communists claim
Lim Kit Siang has refuted the claim of a former top cop that communists had a hand in helping the opposition win seats in the 1969general election, stating that the opposite was in fact true.…
Institutionalised Racism
-KJ John, September 8, 2013 I also have a dream. Martin Luther King Jr had the original dream for the US of A from 50 years ago, which we all remembered recently together with CNN;…
Kamalanathan is unfit to be the Deputy Education…
- M. Kulasekaran, MP, August 30, 2013. Deputy Education Minister II P Kamalanathan ‘s remarks that the SK Seri Pristana incident was only a small problem compared to other schools that have done well in…
War in Mahathir’s War Crimes Tribunal
By David Ragumaren and Anusha Arumugam The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal Hearing on Palestine, Sabra and Shatila culminated in what seemed like a mockery when it only lasted from the Aug 21-22, 2013, falling…
Waythamoorthy: Not Naive, plain Betrayal!
-Anusha Arumugam, August 19, 2013. On 1 August 2013, P Waythamoorthy, representing Hindraf, released a statement declaring that he would resign from the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, should his current portfolio as a Deputy Minister in the…
French judges ‘meant to process’ Altantuya’s murder
The question of Altantuya Shariibuu’s murder is “meant to be processed” by the French judges currently conducting an inquiry into alleged corruption in the Scorpene case, said French lawyer William Bourdon. As such, Bourdon (left),…
‘Do we matter to India?’ ask Indian-origin Tamils…
-MEERA SRINIVASAN, The Hindu. Before I could begin talking to him, Perumal Chandrasekaran had a question for me: “Do you know that we exist?” he asked matter-of-factly. A 38-year-old Tamil of Indian origin, Mr.…
SUARAM Secretariat Member investigated under Sedition Act 1948
-Nalini Elumalai, Suaram, August 7, 2013. SUARAM condemns selective persecution and use of the Sedition Act 1948 against Suaram Secretariat member and Human rights activist Ms Cynthia Gabriel under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act.…
Uthayakumar: A word from the inside
-S. Thayaparan, 6 August, 2013. COMMENT I was not born an activist but this government is giving me the training to become an activist – S. Indra Devi I had no idea what shape P Uthayakumar…
Judge: One-sided conversion against international norms
A parent may have the right to convert to another religion, however it does not give him or her the right to convert the underage child without the consent of the other spouse as this…
Why the beauty contest is important
The Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI) has made its final decision that the four Muslim girls are prohibited from participating in the Miss Malaysia World 2013 beauty contest. There’s nothing surprising about this considering…
Kula fails in bid to question cabinet appointments
The DAP’s Ipoh Barat parliamentarian, M Kula Segaran, has failed in his leave application to query the appointment of two ministers and three deputy ministers even before they took their oath as senators. Kuala Lumpur…