Babyrina and four witnesses

In Malaysia, people often get confused between politics in Islam and politicising Islam.If I were to take a narrow interpretation of the Islamic law, one would need to produce four witnesses when…

Is Petronas Dr M’s next target?

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad 'moves' from one extreme to another without any feeling of guilt.Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, Free Malaysia TodayThe real Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is emerging. Former prime minister…

‘Name the 1,000 companies’

By Joseph Tawie, FMTKUCHING: The government’s decision to do away with the 30 percent Bumiputera equity quota has received the opposition’s conditional acceptance.

The hudud hubbub

By Kapil Sethi (TMI) Has PAS decided it is better to continue ruling a state or two than take a shot at running the country and maybe lose a state or two? It certainly looks like it when Nik Aziz…

The lazy country

Lazy people should be made to bear the consequences of their own doings. Greece is not the only lazy state on this planet.By Tay Tian Yan (MySinchew)

Stupid law, stupid results part II

If a matter as serious as Perak power grab can be brought to several round of court hearing, then how come a set of electoral roll ladden well proven to be full of issues, is not subject to…

Celebrating Malaya being Conquered

If Malaya can celebrate being conquered, why not celebrate the day the Japanese took over Malaya on 8th December? And while we are at it, celebrate 14th January as the date which the Dutch took over…

Hudud held back by lack of consensus

Islamic law cannot take place without DAP's agreement, agreed Pakatan leaders tonight. (Free Malaysia Today) - PAS’ hudud dreams in Kelantan remained just that today after Pakatan Rakyat agreed that…

Namewee calls Utusan ‘trash’

Rapper and Nasi Lemak 2.0 director comes out with a scathing YouTube video in response to attacks by Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia(Free Malaysia Today) - In his usual acerbic style, rapper Wee Meng Chee…

Pakatan leaders likely to close ranks

Opposition coalition will most likely reach an accommodating and conciliatory stand to appease Kelantanese and also the larger segments of Malaysians, say analysts. (Free Malaysia Today) - Despite…

Middle Malaysia

Instead of fighting a single opposition, BN perpetuated a structure which has two flanks — PAS for the Muslims and DAP for the non-Malays — and styled itself as the indispensable pseudo “centrist”…