James Sivalingam, Free Malaysia Today
PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today stood by the so-called Kajang Move, claiming that the administration change in Selangor was necessary and the…
(Malay Mail Online) - Muslims in the country can only benefit from allowing a wide range of views in the interpretation of Islam, Assoc Prof Dr Azmi Sharom said today, amid a slew of legal…
(Malay Mail Online) - Non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” in Penang as the enactment banning the use of the word cannot be enforced on them, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
The Penang…
“Malaysia seems unduly grateful being allowed to participate in examining the wreckage in Holland.”
Suresh Kashuerin, Free Malaysia Today
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has demanded,…
The Batu Kawan Umno deputy chief gives a long list of allegations for the authorities to probe.
Amin Khairuddin, Free Malaysia Today
An Umno divisional leader believed to be backed by…
(Malay Mail Online) - The Kajang by-election triggered by a PKR assemblyman’s unforced resignation, known as the so-called “Kajang Move”, was a betrayal of voters in the state constituency, the…
(The Malaysian Insider) - Putrajaya's plan to strenghten the Sedition Act by including additional provisions might be ultra vires the Federal Constitution, The Star reported a former judge as…
(Malay Mail Online) - Selangor mentri besar Mohamed Azmin Ali today pledged to build affordable homes not exceeding RM220,000 in the state in locations close to transport lines.
Although the…
(The Star) - The Selangor royal family and members of the royal court said they stand behind Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah in his wisdom to counter the strife that afflicted the state and affected…
(TMI) - Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Malaysia’s longest-serving Member of Parliament, is decidedly despondent about his country.
“I cannot recall an experience when Malaysia, after…
(The Star) - Laws curtailing freedom of speech and other crackdowns have caused Malaysians to be terrified of speaking their minds, said theatre icon Jo Kukathas.
"We have become terrified of…
(Asia Sentinel) - Malaysia has a political problem, not a religious one
The news earlier this week that 25 prominent Malay Muslims are seeking what they called “an informed and rational…
Cecilia Jeyanthi Victor, The Ant daily
Religious extremism is not confined to any one particular religion. It is also seen in other religions, and Christianity is no exception.
Yes, we hear…
(Malay Mail Online) - The Sultan of Selangor has said that Bibles previously seized by Islamic authorities were returned to their owner with warning stamps on them to keep the books out of…
(Malay Mail Online) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and seven others today successfully dismissed a RM1.9-million lawsuit by the family of late private…
The rakyat in Penang and Selangor have spoken and the Christians gave their mandate to Pakatan.
(Free Malaysia Today) - Pakatan ADUNs in Penang have the numbers in the Legislative Assembly to…
(Malay Mail Online) - The Sultan of Selangor has given some details of the back story to Azmin Ali’s rise to the position of state mentri besar in a rare interview, singling out the “self…
(Malay Mail Online) - Opposition lawmakers today called on political and civil society leaders to join a group of students camping out in front of Universiti Malaya (UM) protesting the suspension…
"It is not going to end here, this is a genesis of a movement of moderate Muslims"
Eileen Ng, The Malaysian Insider
A deep fear that her country would become another Pakistan and…
(The Malaysian Insider) - With the Selangor menteri besar imbroglio now over, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah now wants new Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali and his team to focus on the people, The…
(The Star) - Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has ticked off those who spread malicious talk that the Selangor palace is against women becoming the mentri besar.
“Some people have been too quick…
(The Star) - Ronald Gan’s mother tongue is Malay. His clan exchanges poems in Malay and he lives like a Malay, preferring to use his fingers rather than chopsticks when having a meal.
He is a…
Sabah State Speaker Datuk Seri Mohd Salleh Said wants the 'Keep-In-View' file be abolished to reduce bureaucracy, speed up decision making and clear public’s negative perception of corruption…
(Malay Mail Online) - The Federal Constitution in its current form cannot be interpreted as Islamic, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said last night, amid recent bids to expand the authority of Shariah…
(The Malaysian Insider) - PKR will take disciplinary action against suspended member Badrul Hisham Shahrin (pic), better known as "Chegubard", for attacking the party in the media, says Datuk Seri…
(The Star) - Religious non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporate bodies should do more to “wake up” the silent majority of moderates in the country to temper the voices of extremism by a…
(Malay Mail Online) - A PKR man demanded today the government explain allegations that it played a role in subjecting terror suspects to inhumane torture by the US authorities following the…
(Malay Mail Online) - Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail acknowledged today that ties among Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties PKR, PAS, and DAP have been strained, but said that party leaders are…
(TMI) - Malaysia has been given a “grave violations” rating by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) for its treatment of secularists as well as its fraying race relations which has…
(The Star) - Shopping malls in Terengganu will close for two hours from 12.30pm on Friday to encourage youths to congregate at the mosques for prayers.
A government spokesman said that all…