Have we become a fascist state?

Our state apparatus and its servants have become mere robots working on command of the ruling party to ensure freedom to opine is controlled if not stifled altogether  It can be said that due to…

To PAS: Whither your direction?

 Kim Quek  The just ended PAS annual general conference (Muktamar) has landed Pakatan Rakyat into trouble waters again. What started off on the right footing with Hadi Awang’s presidential address…

History Lesson, My Version

 Dump Islam, go for Science. It is difficult, but it will bring you enlightenment. You will bow lower than a Muslim when you KNOW how powerful the God of The Universe is. Mad Scientist  (In reply to…

The ugly side of the Chinese

The Malaysian police know I live in Manchester. Malaysians in the UK know I live in Manchester. Malaysians in Australia, New Zealand, the US, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc., know I live in…

Hudud a dream, says Seng Giaw

DAP vice-chairman criticises politicians for continuing to raise issue 'despite futulity of it'  (The Malay Mail) - PAS's vision of implementing hudud is as good as building castles in the…

BN must explain rise of apostasy

This ongoing Nurul Izzah bashing has exposed the true weaknesses of the Barisan Nasional regime.  The onus is purely on the ruling coalition to explain to the nation in general what has happened…

Analysts: Hadi as PM is a moot issue

Pundits shrug of calls at PAS muktamar as having little importance. Patrick Lee, FMT Political pundits attach little importance to calls for PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang to become Malaysia’s next…

Hadi as PM: Is Najib responsible?

Was there a 'deal' between Anwar Ibrahim and Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak over Sodomy II; leading to the PAS dilemma over Anwar?  Teoh El Sen, FMT Firebrand blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has…

Doubts over PAS in Putrajaya

 Joceline Tan, The Star The trouble is that none among the second echelon has that X-factor needed to lead the party. The current top ulama leadership dates back to the early years of PAS. They have…

Asean leaders ink declaration

 (The Star) - Addressing concerns that the declaration was not up to international standards, Najib said Malaysia’s stand was that the country had its own norm and values. 

Calls mount to scrap ASEAN human rights plan

 (Al Jazeera) - The draft hasn’t been published officially but a copy obtained by Al Jazeera shows that these principles would require that human rights and freedoms be “balanced with the performance…

Hadi: I’m ready to be PM

Mohd Farhan Darwis, The Malaysian Insider Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang finally bowed today to repeated calls from PAS members for him to be the next prime minister, saying he was ready to lead the…

Does ABU equal to Anwar-for-PM?

  We were not the only ones caught gasping by Anwar’s acquittal. PAS, too, could not accept Anwar as Prime Minister. But for them to renounce Anwar would have been ‘bad politics’. However, if…