Share Which other country in the world does the majority community surreptitiously and systematically deny equal rights and opportunities to its disadvantaged minorities other than Malaysia? Can you name one? Let me clarify how this works in reality with three reports from Utusan Malaysia (Oct 3, 2009). These three reports are from the IPTA/IPTS special [...]

Share The “good feelings” brought by some benefits in the 2010 Budget have been wiped off by the new National Automobile Policy (NAP). The government will continue protecting domestic cars, making the public suffer. As expected, the revised NAP will not lower car prices and the government will maintain the high import duty and excise [...]

Share Some of the highlights of the Budget 2010 presented by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak are as follows; Employees EPF contributions will be raised again to 11 per cent on a voluntary basis with immediate effect. However, from Jan 1, 2011 employees’ EPF contribution will revert to 11 per cent. The [...]

Share Hundreds of Malaysians who tore up their passports and set off for Britain in the belief they could claim citizenship under a quirk of colonial law have found themselves stateless and desperate. “Dee”, a trained architect from the resort island of Penang, is now reduced to washing up dishes at a Chinese restaurant in [...]

Share by James Chin The delegates have spoken. No matter how both sides are going to spin the results, there is no denying the following: The central delegates want both Ong and Chua out of leadership positions in MCA. They have lost confidence in both leaders. They want fresh presidential elections to elect new leaders. [...]

Share Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad has won the Bagan Pinang by-election by a landslide of 5,435 votes, snapping its losing streak in peninsula Malaysia since Election 2008. The huge margin of victory will give Umno in particular a big boost, which it hopes will mark the party’s revival. BN retained the [...]