We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile

Yet beneath these accomplishments lies an uncomfortable truth: we still lack a sufficiently clear, compelling, and shared national vision.

Public discourse has become increasingly polarised, communal narratives continue to dominate political life, and the idea of a truly united Malaysian nationhood remains fragile and incomplete.

A nation without a clear and compelling vision is like a ship without a rudder - vulnerable to drift, division, and decline.

GalaxyM : UmnoBn politicians have sadly turned Malaysia into a fragmented nation through the implementation of the NEP starting from 1970. The corrective policy was not meant to last forever but it has been made to look like that. 

The apartheid policy dividing the people into bumi and non bumi should be quickly changed to expedite the Bangsa Malaysia dream. We the NMs have not been treated fairly since the introduction of NEP. However we have become resilient diligent and competent to face reality of life compared to the MMs. 

Anyway the policy of pampering and favouring one community should be quickly stopped to cultivate the spirit of embracing competition and accepting hardwork. Lousy politicians from Umno and PN like Akmal and Sanusi and many others must be reeducated so that they can understand and face the country belongs to all races and religions. 

They should stop openly shouting the rhetorics of behaving like arrogant and brainless racists cum extremists and religion bigoted politicians .

Lim described Khaled’s remarks as unconvincing and raised further questions about the long-delayed LCS project. “The people have the right to know whether the government will now have to bear additional costs to modify the ships or obtain a replacement system if the naval strike missile (NSM) contract truly cannot proceed due to changes in Norway’s export policy.

“After years of delay and billions of ringgit spent, the people now see the LCS project as no longer merely a troubled project, but at risk of becoming a symbol of failure in the country’s defence management,” said Lim in a statement.

OCT : There is a very serious breach of contract. The blame in this fiasco lies squarely with Malaysia. When the contract was signed, Norway has no problem in delivering the goods. However, the sad part is that there was a long delay in the delivery in the LCS by our local contractors. 

After many years in delay and with no accountability, major changes in policies and contract terms are affected. There is no recourse to seek any compensation as the fault lies with Malaysia contractors. The normal guidelines for changes is it is easier to redesign and modify during planning stages but it becomes costly and complex when the project is about to complete after years in delay. 

Malaysia cannot blame Norway for changing its policy as it is not their fault. It is Malaysia fault for not completing the project on time and within budget. The Govt must go after those who mess up the project but Rakyat won't see the truth as the contractors are abang adek concept. 

Rakyat as usual won't know the truth and accountability. What is the use of the LCS when you don't have the firepower. LCS becomes another big expensive fishing boat.

Veteran 1972 : Should BBQ Kerismuddin's cojones over a slow fire to get the answers.

What Makes India’s Hypersonic Missile a Milestone in Defence Technology?

The new Long-Range Anti-Ship Hypersonic Missile (LR-AShM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation could dramatically strengthen the power of the Indian Navy and reshape the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. If Mach 3 BrahMos missiles caused massive damage during Operation Sindoor, what happens when a Mach 10 weapon enters the battlefield?

The Andaman and Nicobar Command enables monitoring of critical sea lines of communication, deployment of assets deep into Southeast Asia, and domain awareness. For China, it intensifies the “Malacca Dilemma". Nicobar offers India denial capability and pressure options without direct confrontation. While geography is a permanent advantage, operationalising it requires overcoming infrastructure gaps and environmental challenges.

She owns luxury real estate in Paris and across France. She holds properties in Malta and sits on massive Swiss bank accounts. Where did this wealth come from? It was stolen by her father, Yasser Arafat. Arafat wasn't even Palestinian. 

His real name was Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini. He was an Egyptian terrorist born in Cairo who invented his "Palestinian" identity in 1964. He stole billions, and his daughter lives like royalty in Europe. When will the West wake up to this massive scam? Share this everywhere.

They do not have the expertise. It is pure bunkum or rather bullshit! Probably bootleg. Pakistan has resumed alcohol exports for the first time in nearly 50 years as economic pressure and foreign exchange shortages intensify. 

Murree Brewery, the country’s historic brewery founded in 1860, is now shipping alcoholic beverages to markets like the UK, Japan, Portugal, and Thailand after receiving export approval. While alcohol remains banned for most Pakistanis, the move signals how deeply Pakistan’s Forex crisis, debt burden, and dollar shortage are reshaping policy. Why is Islamabad turning to alcohol exports now?

Typical Ketuanan Types

It is always easier when the narrative becomes uncomfortable to blame those who describe it rather than those who shaped its boundaries. The former minister’s outburst fits neatly into a familiar political reflex, that confusion in public understanding must be the fault of those who failed to speak loudly enough. This framing is too convenient, and it mistakes the symptom for the system.

So, why is Khairy focusing on the silence of historians, instead of the political environment that shaped what could be safely said in the first place? The core issue is not academic courage; it is political history.

Malaysia’s post-independence nation-building project, especially during the strong Umno era, was deeply shaped by affirmative action policies and the ideological framing of “Ketuanan Melayu” (Malay supremacy) as a central pillar of state identity and political legitimacy.

Our history was never written in a vacuum of pure academic curiosity because it has always existed inside this larger political architecture. These discriminatory policies were further reinforced through the Biro Tata Negara (BTN or National Civics Bureau).

GrayParrot9290 : Great presentation of facts versus KJ’ Oxford shallow analysis and blame game. Well done! Pmx shalll remain silent for he will too be in History after GE16 - remembered as the weakest PM ever ?

Sherlock : Indeed , they really jaga their periuk nasi so well, reward was given to KhooKayKim family by naming a road in his name, what an irony, giving reward for telling lies?

Doubtful : Excellent article.... 👍👍👍 Remember KJ is an umno politician... What do you expect??... 🤔

OBSERVER from Space : Excellently written Mariam! Malu apa KJ? So many issues caused by M politicians, now u call historians cowardly...call la the executive branches of the government cowardly when 1MBD happened, when GISB happened, when corruption happened...etc Malu apa KJ?

A 1982 Muslim Brotherhood document titled “Towards a Global Strategy for Islamic Policy”, known as “The Project”, outlines a long-term plan to establish Islamic dominance worldwide by infiltrating Western institutions and creating parallel Islamic governance structures.

RAIR Foundation USA exposed the Muslim Brotherhood’s subversive blueprint for turning America into an Islamic state, the secret 1982 document known as “The Project”, and entered it into the official congressional record for the February 10, 2026, hearing titled “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible With the U.S. Constitution.”

The Project bluntly instructs followers to create “parallel” societies within their host countries – explicitly rejecting all assimilation into Western societies – to use “Palestine” as a vehicle for the global Islamic State using jihadi cells, and to engage in “temporary cooperation” with “Islamic movements” and anti-“colonialist” movements (i.e., the Red/Green Axis – a “convergence of Marxism and Islam“), and to permanently refuse friendship or coexistence with Jews.

But it is not just about Jews. The Project is about achieving Islamic rule over the entire world – which includes Christians and all non-Muslims.

The Project was written by exiled disciples of the Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna, the ideological godfather of global jihadism and admirer of Hitler. The Muslim Brotherhood is an innocuously named but sinister global network, which created the ideological backbone for Hamas, the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and many other jihadi groups while inspiring thousands of terror attacks around the world.

The subversive document outlines a multi-generational plan, designed to incrementally impose global Islam on the West. “[W]e should not look for confrontation with our adversaries,” The Project instructs.

One of The Project’s most enduring American vehicles is the notorious International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) in Virginia, a Muslim Brotherhood operation founded to institutionalize the rejection of Western knowledge and embed parallel Islamic structures. The IIIT has enjoyed tax exempt status as a 501(c)(3) organization in America since 1982.

Mature Eucalypt and Moreton Bay fig trees provide a leafy canopy of shade for its residents, who walk dogs, push prams, or stroll to and from Queen Street’s busy cafés.

Situated in this picture-perfect location is a much-loved synagogue – Temple Emanuel. With its stained-glass windows and heritage red-brick façade, the synagogue sits snugly in the street next to the neighbouring chocolate box homes. It all sounds so cozy. But that’s until you notice the presence of the synagogue’s big metal gates and the armed security guards positioned strategically outside them.

Dressed in their distinctive, black paramilitary uniforms they stand vigil, day and night, in sun and rain, guarding the Jewish community. They must be prepared to react instantly to threats. Sometimes an occupant in a car passing by will call out anti-Semitic abuse and the guards will  get their licence plates for a report to the police.

Over a decade ago I lived opposite the synagogue in John Street. I would witness the everyday procession of children going to school, congregants dressed in their best for shul, and the usual celebrations of weddings and funerals, all watched over by those watchful individuals in black.

Temple Emanuel was, and still is, a wonderful community where I would wave at the guards as I walked past and they would wave back. My admiration for these men knew no bounds because I understood clearly the dangers the community faced and the essential role they play in protecting a vulnerable people.

Chillingly, the father and son alleged shooters at Bondi briefly stopped their car in Ocean Street, across from Temple Emanuel, on their way to carry out Australia’s worst terrorist event. CCTV footage shows them getting out to open their boot to reveal an ISIS flag before resuming their deadly journey.

After December 14, the rest of the Australian community woke up to what was at stake when security isn’t taken seriously. Fifteen people were mowed down, and clearly those responsible for providing security, or lack of it, failed the Jewish community disastrously.

Christian churches don’t have security guards outside their premises. Neither do Buddhist temples or Mosques. But all Australian synagogues require security. For synagogues like Temple Emmanuel, security guards must be employed around the clock. They need to protect their congregants from the moment they enter the gates to the moment they leave the compound, and even into the street.

“In the unequal battle we are facing, Iran’s armed forces will be the final victors,” he told the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network. “They fight with the culture of Ashura and consider surrender a disgrace for themselves.”

For Shi’ite Muslims, Ashura is a memorial marking the anniversary of the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Though he was killed during the Battle of Karbala in 680 C.E., Husayn is still held up as a hero who didn’t surrender to the massive army of the caliph, Yazid.

“Our model in today’s wars is [that] of Ashura—steadfastness in an unequal battle,” Mohabi said, describing Tehran’s current predicament.

Referring to the United State and Israel, he went on, “Our enemies are specifically one country and one regime with enormous equipment. America brought its latest defensive and offensive equipment to the battlefield. Our equipment and the number of our forces are very unequal compared to theirs.”

However, he said, “our spiritual power enabled us to stand against them.”

To clarify, he added, “In this arena, our fighter either wins or is martyred. Martyrdom is happiness for him. In such a situation, our forces do not falter.”

This wasn’t rhetorical bravado. It’s the essence of radical Islamism and the reason that the phenomenon has been nearly impossible to combat, let alone eradicate.

Mohabi admitted that Iran’s forces are outmatched in conventional terms, with fewer resources and an inferior arsenal. He didn’t mention his regime’s goal of obtaining nuclear weapons, of course. Not only has the Islamic Republic insisted that its nuclear program was always for “peaceful purposes,” but the enriched uranium in its possession was and is President Donald Trump’s casus belli.

So Mohabi steered away from that particular topic. He focused instead on the main weapon that compensates for the deficiencies he acknowledged: the willingness, even desire, to die as martyrs for the cause of regional and worldwide hegemony.

Herein lies the weakness of liberal democracies in the face of barbarism. Such societies sanctify life and human rights, and their militaries operate under legal, ethical and psychological restraints.

A re-enactment shortly after the Santa Cruz massacre that took place on Nov. 12, 1991, in which at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators were killed by Indonesian troops.

In 1998, President Suharto’s 32-year dictatorship collapsed in four days of violence, East Timor broke away in a bloodfest in 1999, and Islamists launched a sustained terror campaign across the archipelago.

Jemaah Islamiyah, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, bombed a Bali nightclub in 2002, killing more than 200 people. Operatives then struck the JW Marriott Hotel and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. They even detonated a bomb in the Jakarta Stock Exchange car park while I was on the 14th floor. I took that personally.

Indonesia responded with competence and force. Arrests, intelligence penetration and targeted operations followed. It paired this with deradicalization programs that treated Islamism as a security threat and ideological pathology. There will be worse places to look when the time comes to deradicalize Gaza, and Judea and Samaria.

Islamists moved into politics, contested municipal elections, embedded themselves in nationalist parties and learned the grammar of local governance: zoning, licensing and “public morality.”

Then came the regulations. No full sharia law, but a diluted variant: restrictions on alcohol, curfews dressed up as public safety and moral ordinances targeting unmarried couples. Each nudged the system toward an Islamist vision.

Across Java, municipalities introduced dress codes, curfews and social restrictions. Padang in Sumatra required Quranic literacy for students and civil servants. Local authority was used to normalize Islamic religious norms through bylaws and ordinances.

This is what totalizing ideologies do when denied decisive victory. They settle for partial control and accumulate power over time. They think in decades, while Western politicians think in electoral cycles.

The West is not immune. A telltale sign is when municipal politicians—tasked with mundane duties such as sanitation, transport and zoning—develop an intense interest in Israel and Jews. Foreign policy is not their domain, yet they import it into local politics to recast elections in sectarian terms.

Britain offers a clear illustration. Tower Hamlets in London has not adopted sharia. That’s not the point. It has become a case study in sectarian municipal politics. The mayor of the London borough, Lutfur Rahman, was removed in 2015 after a court found corruption, electoral fraud and religious intimidation. Inspectors described a “toxic” political culture requiring central oversight.

In Manchester and surrounding boroughs in the north, councils routinely wade into Middle Eastern politics through Israel-related motions and boycott campaigns. These are framed as moral stances. In reality, they are loyalty signals. Birmingham and Bradford have seen school governance controversies, debates over segregation and community influence shaping policy. Not sharia law, yet clearly ideological contestation expressed through local institutions.

Its words state that anyone who, by words, writing, speech, pictures, or visible representation, directly or indirectly defiles the name of Islamic prophet Muhammad shall be punished with death, or life imprisonment, and a fine.

The courts have declared it a divine law and reduced the punishment to death only. In 1991, the Federal Shariah Court’s verdict removed the option of life imprisonment. The crime is now unpardonable. This law is used as a weapon for personal vendettas and against religious minorities especially against Christians. The facts also point in the same direction.

Since 1986, cases of blasphemy and desecration of religion have increased dramatically. This law disproportionately targets religious minorities, even though they constitute only three percent of Pakistan’s total population. People also frequently use it to settle personal enmities.

As soon as false allegation is made, the accused is murdered outside the court and the entire area erupts into riots. Mosques’ loudspeakers blare announcements urging, “Come and save the honour of Muhammad.”  

For example, in 2023 in Jaranwala’s Christian colony, as soon as a false allegation of Quran desecration was leveled, more than six thousand enraged Muslims set fire to hundreds of Christian homes and several churches.

Similarly, in 2013 in Lahore’s Joseph Colony, when a false blasphemy accusation was made against a Christian man, more than two thousand people burned dozens of Christian homes to ashes.

In 2009 in Gojra (Toba Tek Singh district), on the occasion of a wedding, a false allegation of Quran desecration led a violent mob to attack a Christian settlement, killing eight Christians — including four women, a seven-year-old child named Musa, and others — while nearly a hundred homes were torched.

In 1997 in Shanti Nagar (Khanewal), thousands of Muslims attacked a Christian village, burning more than seven hundred homes, twelve churches, and thousands of Bibles, leaving thousands of Christians homeless.

As he wandered around Joan Miró Street in the Esplugues de Llobregat of Barcelona, this young man, according to eyewitnesses, showed “signs of nervousness.” The people who saw him on the street were likely more nervous, as he was also waving a “large knife” around, and he used it. The Sun reported that he stabbed a woman and slit her throat, killing her: “He is accused of stabbing the victim multiple times and cutting her throat before fleeing the scene. Blood was seen along the street as terrified onlookers called emergency services.”

Remix News added Monday that the attacker was “a North African man,” and that he also stabbed but did not kill a “59-year-old man” who had thrown rocks at the attacker to try to stop him from murdering the woman. Remix also says that “there are suspicions that the attack may have an Islamist motive, since the attacker was screaming ‘Allahu Akbar,’ but so far police reports indicate that the attacker is being treated for psychiatric evaluation.” 

There’s the old excuse again: for years now, European authorities have classified what are clearly Islamic jihadis as mentally ill, which allows them to continue to pretend that there is no such thing as Islamic jihad and that the mass migration of Muslims into Europe poses no cultural or civilizational threat. Also, the authorities want you to relax about this: The Daily Mail said that “it was initially reported terrorism had been ruled out as a motive although police declined to comment further, saying the incident remained under investigation.”

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Indian prisoners of war in a Japanese prison camp in Singapore.

When Britain surrendered to the Japanese in Singapore during World War II on February 15, 1942, approximately 50,000 soldiers of the Indian Army who had defended the island became prisoners. Most accepted this fate, but Captains Balbir Singh, Pritam Singh and Gangaram Parab did not. They thought of escape from the very beginning.

All of them had served at various points of time in the same unit, 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment. They decided to team up. 

Leaving the relatively unguarded Indian prisoner of war camps in Singapore was possible, but reaching India 4,800-km away through Japanese-occupied territory was much tougher. Their colleagues urged them to stay put but they began to make preparations to escape.

Civilian clothes were improvised from a tent and identity cards with fake names obtained. Money and information to help them on their way came from colleagues. They were set.

Before dusk on May 4, after a hearty meal with food smuggled in for the occasion and emotional farewells, their adventure began. They split up, with Balbir and Pritam Singh taking a taxi and then a tram to the train station, where Parab joined them.

They headed for Malaya. They sat apart from each other, pretending to be businessmen. Though there were Japanese guards on board only local ticket collectors came by to inspect the passengers.

Released both in English and Hindi, it talks about the nefarious designs of Pakistan over a period of time, against the innocent people of India, and India's national resolve to strike back with precision and accuracy without collateral damage. 

The whole nation approaches jointness, self-reliance, and indigenisation, ensuring victory. It projects a shining example of political will and integration of forces. Excellent documentary. So proud of the Indian Armed Forces and how they bought Pakistan to its knees in less than 90 hours.

Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay aka Gopal Patha! (Do NOT use Google, it hides this information on this hero)

Ethnic Cleansing in Calcutta under the auspices of the Congress Party Jinnah chose Kolkata (Calcutta) for his Direct Action day coz he wanted to have Kolkata in Pakistan. Kolkata was a major business city of India at that time, & Jinnah didn’t want to lose Kolkata! 

The mission to Make Kolkata Hindu-free was given to Suhrawardy, who was Chief Minister of Bengal, & loyal to Jinnah. At that time, Calcutta had 64% Hindus and 33% Muslims in 1946. Suhrawardy started to execute his plan on 16th August - a strike was declared by him & all Muslims closed their shops, & gathered in masjid. 

It was Friday,18th day of Ramzan, and after namaz, a Muslim mob started to butcher Hindus! And as Suhrawardy expected, Hindus didn’t show any resistance, and easily succumbed to Muslim mobs. Suhrawardy assured the Muslim mobs, that he has instructed the Police to not come in the way of their mission. 

Mobs of lakhs of Muslims, armed with iron rods, swords and other dangerous weapons, spread to several parts of Calcutta, and neighbouring areas. A Hindu shop of arms and weapons near the Muslim League office was attacked first. it was looted and burnt to ashes. The owner and his employees were beheaded. Hindus were chopped down ike vegetables. 

Many Hindu women and young girls were kidnapped and taken away as sex slaves. On 16th August thousands of Hindus were killed & Hindu women were raped. Killings continued on 17th August also. 600 Hindu labourers, mostly from Orissa at Kesoram Cotton Mills Lichubagan were beheaded. A dance of massacre was going on in Kolkata. Hindus were running away from Kolkata, Suhrawardy was assured about his victory by 19th August. Thousands of Hindus had been killed till 17th August.

Betoi Ke?

“I want to say this to history experts in Malaysia: what use are you (to society)... as someone who is hired to lecture at a public university and being paid using taxpayers’ money, but you are scared to come forward to defend Malaysia’s history.

“You are not being useful just by sitting at the university… if you do not have the courage to engage with the people who are now in confusion about our nation’s history,” Khairy said.

World Citizen : Possibly those historians who tell the truth with be slapped with sedition and probably their livelihood taken away from them. They are supposed to tell only what the majority wants to hear. Have you considered that KJ? 

In this kind of environment, only the so called professors like Solelah Yaacob can thrive and continue spewing her lies. Historians like Ranjit Singh Malhi has written a number of history articles in Malaysiakini and he has told the true history of Malaysia. But that's where his stories end. No recognition by the government or the academic world. 

These are for our reading only. KJ, as a suggestion, why don't you advocate to the Malaysian government that our school children should be taught the true history of Malaya and not those concocted by the kankung professors that we have in our midst. That will validate your challenge to the history professors here. Don't you think?

MS : Have you invited the historian Dr. Ranjit Singh Malhi to your show? If not, why not? Is it because he may be politically incorrect and tell it as it is? Or that in your estimation, he is not a historian endorsed by the Madani state?

One : I think politicians should look in the mirror first to figure out who started the decline of our schools and universities! Today we have vice chancellors and deans who are not only incompetent but corrupt and are nothing but cronies. So don’t call others cowards when you and your political peers are the ones who make them what they are today.

Hothi : I would strongly recommend that Khairy should consider inviting Ranjit Singh Malhi onto his podcast. Many regard Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi as one of Malaysia’s most credible and courageous historians, and it would be refreshing to hear an open discussion on Malaysia’s true historical narrative from someone deeply grounded in facts and research.

Dr Suresh Kumar : This is a sign that the GE is around the corner. Never trust politicians blindly especially the UMNO politicians as well as all those politicians with a strong UMNO DNA, like the PKR fellas. It has even infected the DAP fellas since the past three years. 

Be wary, say NO to blind support much less treating them like demigods. Once bitten twice shy. Let me remind all of you that UMNO is the one who started the distortion of our history and KJ was very much part of the government when that was going on. Did he say a word then? Ziich?

Meanwhile, they’re constantly told that while their own history and heritage is full of slavery, oppression, and racism, the Muslim migrants who are arriving in Britain (and all over the West) in large numbers are bringing with them a noble, unsullied faith, the overall wonderfulness would be obvious to everyone if not for a wholly unwarranted, race-based “Islamophobia.”

And so the Oxford Mail recently ran an article about a young English lad from Oxfordshire who “converted to Islam as a teenager.” That must mean that he converted within the last three years, as we’re told that he is sixteen now. Judging on the basis of what we’re told about Islam and “Islamophobia,” one might have expected this story to be all about how Islam transformed this young fellow’s life, and led him to feel better, act better, and live better. 

One might have expected to read happy quotations from the boy’s parents, all about, say, how he had fallen in with a rough crowd, and there are just so many temptations facing young people these days, but then he discovered the Qur’an, and since then, has been quiet, studious, courteous, and serious about bettering himself and making something of himself in this cruel world.

The whole story might have been another establishment media attempt to reassure Britons who are jittery about their country’s present and downright fearful about its future. Everything is going to be all right, you see; Islam is certainly different to what we are used to, but it makes people sober, upright, and godly, and who could possibly object to that? All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well, if only the “far right” would stop its endless agitating.

But that’s not exactly what the story is about.

Instead, it seems that this new Muslim now stands “accused of having a suicide vest and of supporting Islamic State (IS).” The pious young man has been “charged with stockpiling weapons, explosives and a suicide vest at his family home.” Even that is not all. He is “also accused of supporting IS and is suspected of sharing its propaganda on terrorist attacks as well as footage of battlefield explosions and killings.” He is even “said to have had swords in his possession as well as homemade explosives.”

Lawyer Lim Wei Jiet said the move follows confirmation from the police in January that previous investigations into Beng Hock’s death were conducted under Section 342 of the Penal Code for wrongful confinement. Those investigations were ultimately classified as no further action (NFA) in May last year.

“We believe that the investigation under ‘wrongful confinement’ has no correlation to Beng Hock’s death, which is the main grievance all of us are here for today. “A wrongful confinement offence is a ‘deprivation of liberty’ offence. It's not a ‘deprivation of life’ offence, which is what the late Beng Hock’s case is about,” Lim said during a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall today.

The application seeks a court declaration that the authorities have a legal duty to investigate the case under sections 302 or 304 of the Penal Code, which relate to murder and culpable homicide, respectively. It also includes a request for a mandamus order to compel the police and relevant authorities to carry out such investigations.

Five respondents were named in the application, namely the government, the attorney-general, the Royal Malaysia Police, the inspector-general of police, and the Criminal Investigation Department director. The application for leave was filed on April 16 and is expected to be heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on May 18.

17 years of seeking answers

In 2009, Beng Hock - then an aide to Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah - was found dead after overnight questioning at the Selangor MACC office, then based at Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam. A 2011 royal commission of inquiry concluded he had been driven to suicide by aggressive interrogation.

However, the Court of Appeal ruled in 2014 that his death was caused or accelerated by unlawful acts, including those of MACC officers. On Nov 21, 2024, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the police to complete the investigation into Beng Hock’s death within six months.

The Attorney-General’s Chambers later ultimately classified the case as NFA. Expressing her frustration, Beng Hock’s sister, Lee Lan, who was also at the press conference today, said the family could not accept the outcome after nearly two decades of seeking justice.

“This is really disappointing in the sense that the police cannot perform their duties correctly and rightfully to investigate the death of a citizen. “We want to ask the IGP, why the wrong (provisions of the) penal code to investigate (Beng Hock’s death)?” she asked.She urged members of the public to show support by attending the upcoming court proceedings.

“We hope that the people can attend the judicial review application on May 18, 9am at the Kuala Lumpur court to support us,” she added.

Mechi : Who is behind this stubborn situation. Could it be the ex ex IGP. Could it be top Umno leaders? Don't blame Madani alone. Definitely, the longest ruling party during the TBH days was Umno. They are mostly responsible. Talk about accountability in Mysia? Credit to the family of TBH for the utmost persistence. Hope, there's accountability. Sadly, the people responsible then, I hear have been promoted.

Sealthedeal : We all know you are dealing with a police force with criminal intent not to pursue the truth and the MACC who are equally corrupt. All right thinking Malaysians are with you.

Rakyat Tertindas : another never ending saga like Indira Gandhi. Why our police cannot do a proper job?

OBSERVER from Space : Failure to hold government servants responsible ? Surely it’s murder; he couldn’t have fallen to his death if he had a heart attack, could he?? Call it and face the truth. 

The Government has never had the courage to uphold truth and justice; yet claim to be defenders of the faith. What faith instructs us to defend murderers??? Pray tell us PMX??? Malu Apa Bos!!

GalaxyM : All the righteous people are supporting the move to take those responsible for his death in MACC office 17 years ago to the court and charged for murdering TBH. 

18th May 2026 has been fixed and I hope the discerning public will be present at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to lend their support to the move.

Sealthedeal : The best thing the incoming head of the MACC can do is turn the perpetrators over to the police for charges. And secondly charge the Sabah mining crooks.

He never was born in USA and was president of USA? Obama is literally disgusting! It's so apparent he is so jealous of!Trump! He definitely fits the Divider and chief! Literally condemning everything he does! This is a perfect example of inciting violence! And wonder why he is trying to be assassined! Obama didn't do anything on his terms. And Michael is right behind him. Obtht the hama and Michael are inciting racist at the highest level! Love your show Dillon keep up the great work!

Fang Fang, the Chinese spy

Pelosi knew all about it and did nothing. Half the democrats in congress have done this, starting with Bill Clinton.  Remember Monica Lewinsky, and the infamous BJ. ONE POLITICAL PARTY THAT PROTECTS SERIOUS PREDATORS IS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY LED BY CHUCK SCHUMER & HAKKIMM JEFFERIES. 

Half the democrats in congress have done this. They all fake and phony. Politicans uses the greatest tool of the Devil, lying. Here's a question. If swalwell is married, why was he living at the donors house? 

Here's the truth, Swalwell wasn't living in California for years, owned no property in California. Both are a restored run for governor. Swalwell wasn't even qualified to run, but when do DemonRATS ever follow the rules???