Self-destruction

Hadi Awang could have fiercely lashed out at UMNO and claimed that he wants to strengthen the party’s ties with PKR and DAP during his opening speech, but said that he supported the idea to form…

Spiritual chief sidelined?

By Hazlin Hassan, The Straits Times The campaigning for the internal polls at Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has been uncharacteristically vicious, and the…

Same old PAS

Old divisive themes, narrow views surface at party's annual assembly By Carolyn Hong, The Straits TimesThe closing day of Parti Islam…

Zaid tells PAS not to emulate Umno

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, the ex-Umno minister who has become a leading and influential voice for Pakatan Rakyat (PR) supporters, has warned PAS against…

Angels, Demons, and Sisters

Tok Guru has described the prospect of PAS collaborating with Umno in a unity government as ‘ridiculous.’ As the Malaysiakini report notes, he sees Umno as practicing ‘gangsterism…

MPM Appears To Be A Product Of MCA

The Head of MCA Youth Movement, Thye Soon Yi, said in the newspaper that if I wished to participate in activities organized by MCA, I should first consider joining the MCA party.By Er Teck Hwa (Ahli…

Definition of ‘Communists

The author grew up in Shah Alam. Vaguely remember one teacher in Seksyen 6 Shah Alam primary school who once called him; one of the two sole Cinas in the class as 'Komunis'. She described…

PKR, DAP tiff ‘tip of iceberg’

(NST) The tiff between Parti Keadilan Rakyat and DAP over the appointment of the Seberang Prai Municipal Council president is only the tip of the iceberg for the Pakatan Rakyat government.

Islamic state, actually

By Shanon Shah (The Nut Graph)WITH PAS, it was never really about "progressives" versus "conservatives", or "professionals" versus "ulama". It is, and always…