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,…
15 cops visit Malaysiakini over reader’s letter
A team of 15 police officers visited the Malaysiakini office this evening to investigate a reader's letter related to the recent controversial statement made by PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar.Malaysiakini is being investigated under…
PETRONAS RETAINS CONTROVERSIAL Deepavali AD: “Let’s do the…
-M.KRISHNAMOORTHY, November 8, 2012. Petronas 'has decided not to scrap the advertisement “Let's do the Dappan” advertisement which drew thousands of negative comments in the social media yesterday. It has not cancelled despite many calls…
What MAIKA could not do Tony Fernandes did
-Senator Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, November 8, 2012. Maika holding Bhd the flagship of MIC was started with great promise to the Indian community. But after 28 years of operation there was no hope of return.…
Obama wins second term in White House
Back Obama has won the US presidential election, defeating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The incumbent president has captured at least 275 electoral votes - more than the majority of 270 required for victory in…
Critics pan Petronas’ Deepavali advertisement
-M.Krishnamoorthy, November 6, 2012. This year's Petronas advertisement wishing Hindus ‘Happy Deepavali' is a far cry from the affectionate, meaningful and memorable works of film maker Yasmin Ahmad. The three-minute video clip ‘Let's do the…
PI Bala threatens to bare all if MACC…
Private investigator P Balasubramaniam has threatened to expose more details of attempts to bribe him in relation tohis 2008 statutory declaration (SD) linking Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to murdered Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.In a…
BR1M – Betrayal Rakyat 1M’sia
-Mariam Mokhtar, October 29, 2012. Without any surgical instruments, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has managed to create the Malay master-race. Dr Josef Mengele, the Nazi ‘Angel of Death’, would have been proud of him.…
ISA GONE BUT BN’S VINDICTIVENESS REMAINS
-Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser, 29 October 2012. Several former Operation Lalang detainees who have congratulated the BN government in profusion for repealing the ISA should be advised to be more circumspect. Detention…
Is Senator Kohilan Pillay willing to resign if…
-Gunaraj G, Ahli Majlis, Majlis Perbandaran Selayang, October 28, 2012. “Kelulusan Kebenaran Merancang diperlukan bagi setiap pembangunan yang ingin Read More
Umno’s role in Malaysia’s beggars banquet
-S. Thayaparan, October 28, 2012. "Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear." - Bertrand Russell…
Kula: Apologise for Misleading Public
"MIC and Nadarajah must apologise to the Malaysian public for their misleading conduct" says M. Kula Segaran, the Member of Parliament for Ipoh Barat and the DAP National Vice Chairman. His statement is reproduced below.…
FROM THE FILE: History textbooks biased, say writers
[-Zakiah Koya, Petaling Jaya, December 12, 2010.] History textbooks are biased and littered with errors, claim two authors and academicians. Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi and Ng How Kuen, who writes history textbooks for Chinese schools,…
Call for the setting up of a Human…
Media statement by M.Kula Segaran, MP for Ipoh Barat and DAP National Vice Chairman at Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur on 23th October 2012. This morning while answering an oral question in the Parliament on the…
Stop work for Batu Caves condo project
The Selangor government has directed the Selayang Town Council (MPS) to issue a stop work order against a developer who is planning a condominium project just adjacent to the famous Batu Caves Hindu temple. State…
Anwar: Five companies willing to loan Pakatan jets
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim maintains that there is nothing wrong with him or other Pakatan Rakyat leaders travelling by jet. Speaking to roughly 200 residents of Desa Ayer Hitam Puchong today, the PKR de facto…
The happiest PM in the world
-Mariam Mokhtar, October 15, 2012. The Tunku once described himself as “the happiest prime minister” when he was interviewed in 1983, by Peter Hastings, the foreign editor of the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Today, as…
Educationists: Blueprint too rushed
Local educationists have repeated the claim that the National Education Blueprint 2013-2025 does not reflect Malaysia’s multicultural society. As such, 25 groups forming the Coalition on Plan of Action for Malaysia (GBM) demanded that Putrajaya…
Cambodia’s ex-king Sinhanouk dies, aged 89
Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk, whose life mirrored the turbulent history of his nation where he remained a revered figure, died in Beijing today at the age of 89.Sihanouk, who had been a frequent visitor…
Eyes on press freedom after court ruling
KUALA LUMPUR: A landmark Malaysian court ruling that upheld an independent news portal’s right to publish a newspaper has placed a spotlight on Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s pledge to loosen controls on the press.…
DAP seeking to establish a Christian State in…
-Lim Kit Siang, October 13, 2012. Only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe the lies about DAP seeking to establish a Christian State in Malaysia Desperation knows no bounds. This is…
PM refuses to disclose identity of RM40mil funder
Prime Minister and Umno president Najib Abdul Razak has refused to disclose the identity of the donor who gave RM40 million to Umno Sabah. Speaking after chairing the BN supreme council meeting, he also declined…
Suaram chairperson stopped today
Suaram chairperson K Arumugam has claimed to be the latest to be stopped when attempting to travel overseas. According to him, he was stopped at the Immigration counter at the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) at…
Scorpene investigation: French Prosecutor Yves Charpenel is contradictory
-Statement Released by Suaram, October 8, 2012. William Bourdon (SUARAM's lawyer) said: Yves Charpenel statement (is) absolutely Read More