In the Dog House for being kind

 I am a Malaysian Muslim and I am NOT INSULTED by Maznah’s actions. I am however insulted by extremist routinely ploughing my sensibilities with their “sensitivities”. Shenaaz Khan, President of …

Don’t damage a child’s psyche

 From disrespecting the sanctity of a human being to manipulating and politicising racial sentiments, the Education Ministry’s obtrusive actions have wrecked the very fragile racial ties in the…

Policing the police

 While policing the police has become a major concern, Barisan Nasional (BN) political leaders are of the view that the Malaysian police force suffers badly from a “negative perception” of being…

Kelantan Banning Shisha Too

 (NST) - "Based on my experience in other issues, we (state Fatwa Council) will normally agree with whatever decision made by the National Fatwa Council," he said.

ROS orders DAP to hold fresh polls

The Registrar of Societies in its letter only says it is dissatisfied with the party explanation over the counting mistake they committed in the party polls, which Lim Guan Eng says is an act of…

Malaysian politics of the future

Everyone was involved in this race, religion, language and royalty battle -- including Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and Anwar Ibrahim -- with everyone claiming to represent the voice of the Malays. So…

Who cares?

And since this is just a movie, we should perhaps look at it from the perspectives of artistic creations instead of blockading it with mind-controlled ideologies.By Tay Tian Yan, Translated by…

Submarine Furor Returns to Malaysia

 Good news, Jasbir says it wasn't me Chahl's credibility has been damaged further by the fact that he was ousted from Perimekar early on in the negotiations himself. In several memos found during the…

Debate: Harimau Malaya vs Harimau Malaysia

 We have to understand that nicknames serves the purpose of national pride and unity.Our national team's nickname was derived from the species of Tiger called Panthera tigris jacksoni, or better…

The challenges of talking about race

 In order to have a conversation about race, we have to be honest with ourselves and acknowledge that we sometimes make assumptions about people based on how they look. Harvey Young, Al Jazeera 

Why the beauty contest is important

 If we give in to this, we will eventually have to give in to even more outrageous things for we will have lost the moral courage to stand up for what is right. Zaid Ibrahim, The Malaysian Insider 

Cops gun down ex-EO detainee

Santhana was shot while driving in Bukit Mertajam. (The Malay Mail) - When a policeman asked him for his identity card, the hardcore criminal whipped out a semi-automatic gun and fired three shots at…

‘Cover modelling industry too’

(The Sun) - The organiser of the Miss Malaysia World 2013 pageant, which saw the exit of four Muslim contestants, feels that the fatwa that prevented their participation should apply equally to the…

The future of political Islam

The Egyptian crisis raises deeper questions about religious politics and the nature of an Islamist democracy, writes Farish Noor.  The toppling of president Mohamed Morsi and his Freedom and Justice…