You are the problem, Dr M

“Jews have always been a problem. They have to be confined to ghettos and periodically massacred.” Those are the exact words of the notoriously sly former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad which were quoted and carried by news media when he launched the maiden assembly of the General Conference for the Support of Al-Quds…

Churches Attacked Amid Furor in Malaysia – NY Times

… That dispute, in turn, has been described by some observers as a sign of political maneuvering, as the governing party struggles to maintain its dominance after setbacks in national and state elections in March 2008. Some political analysts and politicians accuse Prime Minister Najib Razak of raising racial and religious issues as he tries…

It Happened Under Your Watch, Najib!

It Happened Under Your Watch, Najib! Bakri Musa 10 January, 2010 “Don’t point the fingers at UMNO or anyone else,” so declared an angry Najib Razak, responding to a question on last Friday’s bombing of a church. It was pathetic to see him react thus, a body language that bespoke of a sinister kid whose…

No Political Will To Fight Corruption (Videos)

Ambiga Screenevasan: This Government Does Not Have The Political Will To Fight Corruption (Part 1) Ambiga Screenevasan: This Government Does Not Have The Political Will To Fight Corruption (Part 2)

“The day the music died” – Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa 10 January, 2010 By Fahri Azzat A meditation on our culpability as a citizen for the church attack and burnings that started on 8 January 2010. My initial reaction upon discovering that churches were attacked and burned was to brim with my almost customary outrage and disgust. A house of worship no matter…

“The day the music died” – Our Failings

Our Failings 9 January, 2010 By Art Harun The failings of the political Malay are discovered in the burning ashes of the churches attacked in Kuala Lumpur. “And as the flames climbed high into the night; To light the sacrifical rite; I saw Satan laughing with delight; The day the music died.” American Pie -Don…

“Ear biting” MACC

YOU know someone is in trouble when he starts to play dirty. Take for example the fight between boxing heavyweights Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in 1997. … Tyson knew he was in trouble. So what did he do? He bit Holyfield’s ear. He played dirty. Which brings me to the MACC and its police…

Only rank-and-file were involved? – Truth is stranger than fiction

Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail today confirmed only rank-and-file servicemen were involved in the scandalous theft of the two F-5E jet engines two years ago, saying they would be prosecuted soon. Police had said three airmen and a company agent are the only suspects in the audacious crime that spotlighted lax security in the…

Jet Engines – Truth is stranger than fiction

WE HAVE our own Tiger scandal. Of all the bizarre things that have been stolen anywhere, anytime, any place, that of two F5 Tiger fighter aircraft engines worth RM100mil from our air force must rank as among the top of the list. That hefty pieces of equipment can be quietly squirreled out of a high…