Barisan Nasional’s unfulfilled promises, what will you do?

By USMAN BAWANG
Every political party has a sales pitch. During an election, they each propose a manifesto containing the sweetest, and often impossible, promises.
Consider some of the promises made by Barisan Nasional in 2004

 

Danish daily, own up and say sorry

By SAMIR HARITH
Express yourself. Publish your thoughts, illustrate your feelings, speak your views. But for the love of all that is holy, do it with tact.
A Danish daily, Jyllands-Posten, was lambasted recently for publishing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. They drew the ire of the international Muslim community which resulted in Muslim communities around the […]

 

Wacky Malaysian laws

By KEITH LEONG
Did you know that Kedah is still paid RM10,000 a year for its ceding of Penang and Seberang Perai to the British? Or that the punishment diet for ISA detainees is bread and cheese? For all you JAG fans out there, a Malaysian soldier accused of desertion can avoid court-martial by confessing to […]

 
 
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