Absurd Detention and Deportation of Australian Senator

-Lim Chee Wee, President, Malaysian Bar, 16 February 2013. The Malaysian Bar is astounded at the absurdity of the Malaysian authorities in detaining Australian Senator Nick Xenophon upon his arrival on Malaysian soil this morning.…

Dr Mahathir continues to belittle Indians

- Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, February 13, 2013. By threatening to revoke the citizenship of  Ambiga Sreevaasan, former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad continues his tirade and insults all Indian Malaysians. Earlier Mahathir irked Malaysians when…

Mahathir and his Malay dilemma redux

-S.Thayaparan, February 12, 2013. "Saya tak mengharapkan pahlawan. Orang tak selalu baik, benar, berani. Tapi saya mengagumi tindakan yang baik, benar, berani, biarpun sebentar." - Goenawan Mohamad (Pagi dan Hal-Hal yang Dipungut Kembali) COMMENT The…

Najib’s plea to Indians a day late and…

-Dr.S. Ramakrishnan, February 10, 2013. The prime minister  Najib Tun Razak pleaded to Indian community to support BN in the coming 13th general elections. He announced that he will ensure that the Indian community will…

Why should I vote again and again for…

-Mrs. IRENE, February 8, 2013. I am an English Teacher working in SK Masai.I am married to an Indian Expatriate and we have  three daughters who are aged 14, 12 and 8 years old. My…

Indians tired of talk, want action

-Dr. Chris Anthony, February 5, 2015. It was amusing to watch the national level Unity Ponggal organised by the MIC on Feb 2 at Dataran Merdeka reportedly attended by over 100,000 Indians. It was officially…

I had nothing to do with Project IC,…

-February 1, 2013. Anwar Ibrahim continues to deny any role in Project IC in Sabah, saying this matter was never brought to the cabinet, and neither did he attend or chair any meeting on it.…

Making a stand with Hindraf and PSM

-S.Thayaparan, February 1, 2013. "Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than to be in bad company." - Booker T Washington COMMENT That's right; it is Indian-bashing season…

IPCMC NOW: DON’T PLAY DUMB AND DEAF

-R.Thevarajan,  SUARAM Coordinator, January 31, 2013. SUARAM is dissatisfied with the way top political leaders respond when questioned about the formation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC). It is a disgraceful how…

M’kini most trusted among undergrads, study finds

In a study conducted by a group of academicians, undergraduates from two top Malaysian universities selected online news portal Malaysiakini as the most credible source of political news, in comparison to other media.The study by…

Once a pushover, Pakatan sniffs power

-Dan Martin, AFP, Janauary 30, 2013. After bloodying the government's nose in 2008 elections, a more experienced and organised opposition is eyeing the once-unthinkable: toppling one of the world's longest-serving governments.Malaysians vote soon with the…

Muhyiddin had no place at Thaipusam festival

It took so many months for the deputy prime minister (DPM) to revoke Interlok, the book which has caused anger among Indian Malaysians and Chinese Malaysians. The DPM made many flip-flops to keep the book…

Eight things to know about the Sabah RCI

-January 28, 2013.   Some call it Project IC, some call it Project M, whatever the name, here is what we have learnt from the royal commission of inquiry on immigrants in Sabah, in particular,…

Not all Malays are equal, some more so…

-S.Thayaparan, January 27, 2013. "For if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed…

Tamil Nadu Civil Societies to Discuss Genocide of…

Civil society groups and Tamil political parties are organising a conference titled “Unfettered Genocide in Tamil Ezham and the Responsibility of Tamil Society". The event scheduled for early March in Chennai is expected to discuss…

‘Police murdered security guard’

PKR vice-president N Surendran today accused the police of murder in the death of security guard C Sugumar in Hulu Langat yesterday evening. He also charged that the police conspired with the Serdang Hospital to…