Archive - 16 September 2013

'New affirmative action policies could create divide'

'New affirmative action policies could create divide'

NONE Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who heads a think-tank, warns that more affirmative action risks segmenting Malaysia into distinct classes.
Judges had more 'scrotal gumption' under Pak Lah

Judges had more 'scrotal gumption' under Pak Lah

NONE UPDATED 11.50PM A former top judge says the judiciary was in better shape during the Pak Lah years. [VIDEO]
50 years on, Sabah and S'wak still unequal partners

50 years on, Sabah and S'wak still unequal partners

COMMENT Sabah and Sarawak is rich in natural resources, but 50 years after helping form Malaysia, the dominant partner has benefitted more.
Penang DAP to go after Chang over 'tokong' remark

Penang DAP to go after Chang over 'tokong' remark

NONE Penang DAP tells Gerakan's Chang Ko Youn to 'be a gentleman' and withdraw his inflammatory remarks or face legal action.
Flex muscles or pack your bags, Low told

Flex muscles or pack your bags, Low told

NONE DAP tells the de facto transparency minister not to be mere window dressing in Najib's administration.
'No room even for his ashes on M'sian soil'

'No room even for his ashes on M'sian soil'

NONE The home minister says that those who lost their loved ones in the battle against the communists will not agree to such a request.
A life of struggle in quest of a chimera

A life of struggle in quest of a chimera

COMMENT CPM revolutionary Chin Peng's life was heroic, albeit in service of a 20th century delusion: a socialist utopia more nightmare than nirvana.
Chin Peng's foe bears the scars, but not grudges

Chin Peng's foe bears the scars, but not grudges

'In war, we were ideological enemies... Now with death, I can only say: Rest in peace, my friend.' These are the words of ex-police officer Yuen Yuet Leng.
City of skyscrapers and homeless people

City of skyscrapers and homeless people

NONE On Malaysia day, the old buildings of KL continue to make way for development, but the transition is not felt by the homeless.

Chin Peng is not a M'sian citizen, reminds IGP

Chin Peng is not a M'sian citizen, reminds IGP

This was the IGP's reply when asked if Chin Peng's remains should be allowed to be brought back to his hometown of Sitiawan.
Chin Peng wanted his ashes to be brought back

Chin Peng wanted his ashes to be brought back

UPDATED 5.30PM 'He wanted to come back while he was alive. Or else, he wanted his ashes brought back,' says one of Chin Peng's followers.

Perkasa: Dead or alive, he must not return

Perkasa: Dead or alive, he must not return

Malay rights group Perkasa describes Chin Peng as a violent communist and a criminal who should never be allowed back to Malaysia.
PM: BN will help Sarawak transform

PM: BN will help Sarawak transform

NONE BN will ensure that further development in Sarawak over the next 50 years, says the premier.
Prosecution's Sodomy II appeal continues tomorrow

Prosecution's Sodomy II appeal continues tomorrow

NONE The matter will start with Anwar Ibrahim's application to recuse Muhammad Shafee Abdullah from leading the prosecution.
Najib backpedals, hardliners swim ahead

Najib backpedals, hardliners swim ahead

Tens of billions will be pumped to uplift the economic status of the bumiputera, a move, which a business leader says, strays from the 1Malaysia agenda.
Ex-CPM leader Chin Peng passes away at 89

Ex-CPM leader Chin Peng passes away at 89

NONE Former Communist Party of Malaya secretary-general Chin Peng passed away at a hospital in Bangkok at age 89.
Sabah BN tells Lajim to butt out of RCI

Sabah BN tells Lajim to butt out of RCI

NONE Sabah BN backbenchers club tells PKR's Lajim Ukin to stop accusing Dr Mahathir Mohamad of lying about 'Project IC'.
Correcting misperception of UM's ranking

Correcting misperception of UM's ranking

NONE COMMENT The UM VC points out that UM was never ranked in the Top 100 in the world, but there's a plan to make it happen by 2020.
Ka Siong's criticism is too little, too late

Ka Siong's criticism is too little, too late

FREE YOURSAY Has Wee Ka Siong forgotten? 'The GLCs do belong to the bumiputeras. Who are you to tell the unpopular 'PM of the Malays' otherwise?'
Tokong or not, Guan Eng is doing a good job

Tokong or not, Guan Eng is doing a good job

FREE YOURSAY ‘Gerakan, it seems the sole purpose of your existence is to destroy DAP. When are you going to wake up and do something useful?’
Till independence us do part

Till independence us do part

Freedom is worth every penny.