Category Archives: Special
President-elect Joko Widodo talks of the new democracy in Indonesia ( 25 August 2014 )
All smiles: Jokowi posing with Wong Chun Wai at his office in Jakarta. – AZMAN GHANI / The Star JAKARTA: Joko Widodo, the man who will be the next Indonesian president, has a directive for his officials – end the […] Continue Reading
Indonesian president-elect seeks new investments from Malaysia ( 25 August 2014 )
"I am aware that there are domestic political pressures to limit foreign expansion, including in the financial services and plantations sectors. Still, to ensure future rapid economic growth we need massive investments,” Jakowi (left) said in an interview with The […] Continue Reading
Jokowi going for moderation ( 25 August 2014 )
Ready to serve: Jokowi going through documents at his office in Jakarta. – AFP You are going to be the leader of the world’s most populous Muslim country which has been praised by many as a moderate Muslim country. How […] Continue Reading
Dangerous and on the loose ( 04 July 2014 )
By Wong Chun Wai and Farik Zolkepli KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli Abd Hir is not dead. He is alive and remains one of the world’s most wanted and elusive terrorists. The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has put […] Continue Reading
Of Facebook, selfies, jihad and PAS ( 01 July 2014 )
Ready for action: Lotfi (left) with another militant jihadist in Syria. For years, radical Malaysians have been fighting alongside jihadist militants overseas but they kept a low profile at home to avoid detection by the authorities. Nowadays, some are using […] Continue Reading
Terror link forged by armed jihadists ( 29 June 2014 )
By Wong Chun Wai and Farik Zolkepli Brothers in arms: Lotfi (second right) posing with unidentified mujahideen fighters. KUALA LUMPUR: The terror link that is being forged between Malaysian militants and the other fighters from Middle Eastern groups, including off-shoots […] Continue Reading
They are militants – and flaunting it ( 27 June 2014 )
By Wong Chun Wai, Sira Habibu, Farik Zolkepli, Nicholas Cheng, and Akil Yunus KUALA LUMPUR: Unlike the mercenaries of old who fought shy of publicity, Malaysian militants joining the “jihadist” movement in Syria are openly boasting about their exploits, posting […] Continue Reading
PAS leader among Malaysian jihadists in Syria ( 26 June 2014 )
By Wong Chun Wai, Sira Habibu, and Nicholas Cheng Ustaz Lotfi Ariffin (left) and Akil UK's (right) in Syria. -bicaraworld.blogspot.com PETALING JAYA: PAS Dewan Ulama member and Kedah PAS Youth information chief Ustaz Lotfi Ariffin has been identified as one […] Continue Reading
Changing face of Malaysia – in Lee Kuan Yew’s eyes ( 23 September 2013 )
The cover of Lee’s book ‘One Man’s View of the World’. The political demographic landscape has dramatically changed and will continue to move even more drastically in the coming years. I HAVE just finished reading Lee Kuan Yew’s book – […] Continue Reading
Kampung Simunul villagers live in fear ( 09 March 2013 )
IT'S 11am at Kampung Simunul. The sprawling village on stilts, on the outskirts of Semporna, is the largest of the squatter colonies scattered around the coastline. It is usually a hive of activity but as I meandered through the maze […] Continue Reading
