-Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, August 3, 2012. COMMENT I thank the Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) for the response to my commentary on why the police are impotent in fighting rising crime in the country.    Firstly,…

Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P Waythamoorthy has returned to Malaysia, allaying fears that he would be arrested by the Johor immigration department. There was a moment of suspense about noon for about 20…

-Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser, 31 July 2012. While the Registrar of Societies may now feign innocence regarding their selectivity in registering societies by questioning SUARAM’s registration as a business, let me remind the…

The Indian delegation marched into the Opening Ceremony just like the other 203 countries at the Summer Olympics. A flag bearer led the procession and was accompanied by a female sign holder and a young…

-Quotekini, July 29, 2012. The following are some memorable and not-so-memorable quotes of key Malaysian personalities over the past week. "That is why the stronger your faith and connection is to God, the greater you…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 - The Malaysian Mobile Phone Owners Association (Perbit) is not in favour of allowing students to use mobile phones in schools because it has more negative than positive effects. Its president,…

-S.Thayaparan, July 22, 2012. We face problems of great magnitude, so how can they be resolved by the application of Sharia's Law, since these problems did not exist in the early centuries of Islam? -…

-Maraim Mokhtar, July 16, 2012. Although Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Flying’, is not about aeroplanes, vertigo nor altitude sickness, the author did manage to ‘liberate’ many women. We could do with a novel, ‘Fear of…

-S.Thayaparan, July 15, 2012. Umno is the bigger brother, but it gives us enough room to voice our thoughts - Hulu Selangor MP P Kamalanathan COMMENT Some time ago (probably in the 90s) late one…

We strongly and collectively condemn the discriminatory cartoon in the comic booklet entitiled "M1-Malaysia-Majalahuntuk rakyat". This distorted propaganda publication bearing the 1 Malaysia logo was widely distributed at the 1 Malaysia People's Taxi (TR1Ma) in…

Thirty one people from Cameron Highlands were detained outside the Pahang Mentri Besar’s office, where they had turned up to insist on an appointment. They refused to leave when asked to disperse. The group is…

Ragu, an immigrant in the land of his birth. Why so? When he was rescued from an abusive stepmother at the age of 4 and placed in a welfare home, no one attempted to obtain…

Justice in a Period of Change Forum in Commemoration of Teoh Beng Hock’s 3rd Death Anniversary 10th July 2012 (Tuesday) 8pm Petaling Jaya   Three years have passed since the tragic death of Teoh Beng…

-S Thayaparan, July 7, 2012.   All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring. - Chuck Palahniuk (Invisible Monsters)COMMENT There has been a ratcheting…

-Clive Kessler, June 3, 2012. Ampun Tuanku: A Brief guide to constitutional government By Zaid Ibrahim BOOK REVIEW As Malaysia faces basic questions about its identity and future, this is a book for the times,…

-Mariam Mokhtar, July 2, 2012. Every Malaysian has, in their daily activities, had dealings with Macom Bhd., the company which flourished under the tenure of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Even foreign investors have…