Gambling: Can't have your cake and eat it too

Li Fook Gao

Before I go for some serious hitting, consider the following: Smoking is legal, but some shops ban smokers. So did they violate the Federal constitution for not allowing patrons to smoke there?

Malay Proverb: "KALAU TIDAK ADA-ADA, MASAKAN TEMPUA BERSARANG RENDAH"

Gobala's two fat cheques got PKR guessing
Harakahdaily 

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 10: Even as he accused an absent Anwar Ibrahim of refusing to return one of his cars during a parliamentary session to debate the royal address yesterday, PKR's former member N Gobalakrishnan (right) has found himself in the centre of an allegation that he had received bribe worth RM1.4 million to quit the party last January.

Don't gamble away our children's future

By Thomas Lee Seng Hock

The issue of gambling is again hogging the political limelight, following the PAS Kelantan state government decision to disallow the sales of Big Sweep lottery tickets in coffee-shops and other business premises.

Anti-Taib protests spread to the US

KUALA LUMPUR: Riding on the back of two successful “Anti-Taib Mahmud” protests in London and Ottawa (Canada), human rights groups and environmentalists have announced similar demonstrations in the US.

Penang open tender spree shows up Putrajaya

By Lee Wei Lian


KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The Penang government’s open tender spree in the past few months could put the federal government in a bad light as both strive to show the public that they stand for transparency and excellence.

Umno rules because of the non-Malays

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak says that Umno does not need PAS and that it is strong enough to survive without PAS. There are some in Umno who also belittle MCA, MIC, Gerakan, etc., and suggest that Umno is better off without these non-Malay parties -- especially when the non-Malays are ‘so demanding’.

Years of cheap power depleting Malaysia’s gas wells

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Malaysia is set to become a nett gas importer in five years, no thanks to a profligate subsidy policy where Petronas has been subsidising independent power producers (IPPs) by RM116.4 billion since 1997, a report said today.

Paris Hilton detained while traveling with 'powerful' Malaysians

AJACCIO - American party girl Paris Hilton was briefly held by police on the French island of Corsica after being caught with cannabis in her handbag, according to police sources.

S’gor Pakatan reps pick BN’s Shamsudin to head PAC - TheStar

By WANI MUTHIAH

SHAH ALAM: Sungai Burung assemblyman Datuk Shamsudin Lias of Barisan Nasional has been appointed the new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman by the Pakatan Rakyat-controlled Selangor legislative assembly.

PI Bala: Razak Baginda is innocent - The Malaysian Insider

By Shannon Teoh

LONDON, July 7 – Private detective P. Balasubramaniam today dropped a bombshell by insisting that his former client Abdul Razak Baginda was not involved in the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shariibuu.

No idols here: Malaysia glued to quest for young imam - Telegraph

BARNEY HENDERSON, KUALA LUMPURJune 28, 2010A MALAYSIAN version of X Factor has forsaken the world of pop to conduct a search for an inspiring religious leader.

Opposition paper banned in Malaysia - The Age

KUALA LUMPURJuly 3, 2010

Malaysia has suspended publication of a main opposition newspaper, in a move political rivals criticised as a crackdown on dissent.

Bala vs SPRM (or Najib)

Umno, Pakatan slam Dr M’s Malay theory as ‘far-fetched’

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — In a rare show of unity, Umno and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) have slammed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s argument that the Malays could end up being a minority.

Money from sports gambling: A sure bet? - The Malaysian Insider

By Sheridan Mahavera

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Datuk Teh Kim Poo is steeling himself for more headache and misery.

Four more 'Muslim scholars' deny joining UMNO

Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28: After revelations that the forty so-called 'Muslim scholars' who the media said joined UMNO last Friday had been cheated, four more individuals among the group have denied they had joined UMNO.

Back your claim, DAP tells 'Chinese expert' Rais

Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24: The government's determination to legalise sports betting has been met with growing opposition, with DAP challenging Rais Yatim to name the Chinese associations he claimed had appealed to the government to legalise sports betting.

DAP wants Parliamentary probe on Najib’s Sibu ‘promises’ - The Malaysian Insider

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

June 24, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 —The DAP demanded today that Datuk Seri Najib Razak be referred to the parliamentary rights and privileges committee over “inconsistencies” concerning money promised by the prime minister during the recent Sibu by-election campaign.

Khairy must quit, says Ibrahim Ali - The Malaysian Insider

By G. Manimaran

June 24, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali today asked Khairy Jamaluddin to resign as Rembau MP for compromising Malay interests in defending the MCA Youth chief.

When non-Muslims have rights — The Malaysian Insider

JUNE 24 — It is a rare day when a non-Muslim’s right is upheld and cited as a reason why certain policies are introduced in Malaysia.