Putting an end to child marriages

 I fail to understand how the Federal Government and the Attorney General could have allowed for this self-evidently destructive trend to continue. Such marriages are not only, I say,…

Chinese priority: First-class education

 If we read our Federal Constitution, vernacular education should have by now been replaced completely by a national school education system. Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, Free Malaysia Today

Why now, Musa?

 You cannot create doubts in the minds of the people by making such sweeping statements without substantiation. No amount of denials by the minister or his cohorts is going to clear the reservations…

How Our Democracy is Damaged

 The individual analyses of the 16 by-elections in the book, contributed by about a dozen observers ranging from journalists to researchers to political scientists, reveal how inept the EC has been,…

Guan Eng defends CEC appointments

The DAP sec-gen however was coy when asked if the outcome of the party polls would have a bearing in the selection of Malay candidates for the general election. Leven Woon, FMT DAP secretary-general…

The curse of Dr Mahathir?

KTEMOC KONSIDERSIt seems we are in the season for cursing and curses, wakakaka. Recently PAS did the unusual in having a prayer session to curse UMNO. The cursing itself was not unusual as you…

Rise of DAP’s young Turks

The Lim family is still on top but the DAP election saw the young Turks pushing the old guards down the rungs and even out of the 20-seat central executive committee (CEC). Anwar had also…

Ramasamy shrugs off sabotage claims

Sometimes we think we have the support, but the support is not sufficient, he says. Leven Woon, FMT Penang Deputy Chief Minister ll and state DAP deputy head P Ramasamy today brushed aside notions…

The Challenge of Muslim Youth

 In an age of self-determination, they crave freedom of opportunity. They aspire to world-class education. And they demand open and accountable government. Our challenge is to deliver those freedoms…

Karpal: PAS an important, principled ally

 (fz.com) - "We too must change with the times or the times will change us," he said. "In politics there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends but there must be permanent principles." 

Father and son team sweep DAP polls

None of the Malay candidates who contested made it to the central executive committee. Leven Woon, FMT The father and son team of Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng topped the DAP central executive…

Takiyuddin: No video proof of duo

(The Star) - There is no video evidence of the two men who were issued summonses for indecent behaviour, says State Local Government, Culture and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan.…

Karpal : Don’t forget the veterans

The DAP national chairman kicked off the party's national congress by reminding delegates the contributions of veteran leaders.  (FMT) - DAP national chairman Karpal Singh today told party members…

Fear of May 2013?

All indications show that the 13th general election will be a brutal and bruising battle as the wounded tiger is fighting for survival at all costs.  Selena Tay, FMT The general opinion among the…