Malaysia cannot succeed unless equal opportunity given to non-Muslims, says Obama

 KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia must ensure non-Muslims in the country also have equal opportunites as its Muslim majority if the Souteast Asian nation wanted to continue prospering, United States President Barack Obama said today of his landmark visit, 48 years after the last American president paid a visit.

"Malaysia won't succeed if the non-Muslims do not have the same opportunity,” Obama said in a townhall meeting for Asean youths at Dewan Tunku Cancelor in University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur today.

The President’s Trip to Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines

April 22 to April 29

President Obama’s fifth trip to Asia during his time in office will underscore a continued focus on the Asia-Pacific region and commitment to his vision of rebalancing to the world’s largest emerging region. The President’s visit to Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines will focus on our major priorities in the region: modernizing our alliances; supporting democratic development; advancing the Trans-Pacific Partnership and commercial ties; investing in regional institutions; and deepening cultural and people-to-people ties.

Current Custodian of Kaabah King Abdullah has 20 wives

By Stacy Brown

April 19, 2014 | 5:36pm

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The princesses are seen with their father, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in an undated photo. From left: Sahar, Jawaher, Hala (on the king's shoulders) and Maha. Inset: Sahar, the kind's oldest daughter, spoke with The Post about her ordeal as a prisoner in her father's palace. "We are cut off and isolated and alone," she says.

It was a life out of a fairy tale — until it became one they couldn’t escape.

Karpal Singh: Condolences from U.S ambassador, staff

PETALING JAYA: U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, Joseph Y. Yun, expressed his heartfelt condolences on the death of DAP stalwart Karpal Singh.

“On behalf of the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia, I would like to express our sorrow at the news of the passing of the Honorable Karpal Singh and his assistant Michael Cornelius Selvam Vellu,” Yun said in a post on the Embassy’s Facebook page.

Orang Asal and other Christians should get their act together

By Joe Fernandez

I AM for the destruction of Pesaka, the gathering of the 3rd Force in Parliament through the 57 seats from Borneo and the decolonization of Borneo in that order. Anwar will never agree to the destruction of Pesaka just as he will never agree to the destruction of Umno in Sabah. We have been through this before.

Jeffrey vs Musa at the State Assembly, May 15, 2014

KOTA KINABALU: It was a rather rough day for opposition assemblyman Jeffrey Kitingan at the State Legislative Assembly sitting here yesterday as he had to fight just to be heard through the raucous interruptions from government lawmakers.

The State Reform Party (Star) Sabah chief had barely started his speech, asking where the wealth of Sabah from the oil revenue had gone when Sekong Assemblyman Samsuddin Yahya interrupted him to seek an explanation from him.

PBS Maximus to be implicated in Rafizi latest expose of RM1.2 billion grant scandal?

PETALING JAYA, April 15 ― PKR’s Rafizi Ramli claimed today that he is ready to expose wrongdoings which led to government grants worth RM1.15 billion being abused to enrich yet-to-be-named  individuals linked to the government.

Rafizi, the MP for Pandan, said he will expose the wrongdoings in a series of press conferences over the coming days, adding that it is potentially bigger than the RM250 million National Feedlot Centre scandal which rocked the establishment a few years ago.

Pemimpin PAS, Hindraf dan Malaysia Timur Masing-masing Memberi Pandangan dalam Forum Krisis Perkataan “Allah”

Forum “Krisis Perkataan Allah • Hak Berperlembagaan • Kebebasan Beragama” yang dianjurkan bersama oleh kami dan Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional PAS Johor sebelum ini dijadualkan pada 13hb April (Ahad), terpaksa ditunda ke 4hb Mei (Ahad), jam 2 petang, di Auditorium, Tingkat lima Bangunan JOTIC (Bersebelahan Mahkamah Tinggi JB) kerana sebab-sebab yang tidak dapat dielakkan.

Tarnished Malaysia needs political revolution to boost credibility, says Bloomberg expert

Defence Minister and acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (centre) speaks at a news conference at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. William Pesek, a prominent Bloomberg columnist, wrote yesterday that the global outcry over the loss of flight MH370 has highlighted Putrajaya’s deepest flaws, and all-too-few of its strengths. – Reuters pic, April 10, 2014.

A prominent Bloomberg columnist wrote yesterday that the global outcry over the loss of flight MH370 has highlighted Putrajaya’s deepest flaws, and all-too-few of its strengths.

William Pesek, in his opinion piece titled "Missing plane will haunt Malaysia's future", said that while six months ago US president Barak Obama had hailed Malaysia as “an example of dynamic economy” and touted its multiculturalism as a model to others, such praise sounds naïve in light of events following the tragic incident.

Motions Submitted For Dun Sabah Session 14-17 April 2014

1.             INTRODUCTION

As many are aware, the hot topics on Sabah and Sarawak currently are related to the Review of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and the issue of “Oil Royalties”.   What used to be topics raised mainly by the opposition, they have now become mainstream with Sabah BN leaders jumping on the bandwagon seemingly changing their tune that the Malaysia Agreement/20-Points are not relevant to that of championing for the rights of Sabah with regards to the Malaysia Agreement and the 20-Points together with the so-called “oil royalties”.  

Don’t Just Ask for Royalty But Seek to Restore Rights–Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “The Sabah Government should take official steps to restore its oil rights rather than begging the Federal Government to increase the 5% so called “royalty” payment”, said Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, Sabah STAR Chief, when commenting on the “Oil Royalty” issue raised by BN component Youth Chiefs recently.