Abd Shukor Haron, Harakah Daily
TIDAK dapat dibayangkan bagaimana dengan tiba-tiba Presiden PAS Datuk Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang dihina dan dilemparkan pelbagai tuduhan oleh sesetengah…
The Malaysian Insider
Here is the scenario. The menteri besar of a state ruled by a coalition government has lost the confidence of his own party which wants him replaced.
He refuses to…
Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily
In the face of disasters and crises, it is utterly essential for our leaders to display a high level of astute leadership in a bid to stabilize the nation and lead…
Azrul Mohd Khalib, The Malay Mail
In the midst of the country reeling from the tragedy of MH17 and still struggling to understand the loss of MH370, the president of the Ikatan Muslimin…
Syahredzan Johan
WHILE the world is grappling with the aftermath of a series of commercial aircraft tragedies in the space of days, PKR is seemingly occupied with trying to replace Selangor…
Here are ten reasons why PAS thinks Khalid is the preferred leader for the post of Selangor Menteri Besar.
Roslan Bistamam, FMT
Why complicate a simple situation? As far as PAS sees it, the…
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's bid to make his wife Selangor's first woman Mentri Besar has started to unravel with the top PAS leadership openly expressing support for Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.…
With Hadi and Nik Aziz firmly behind Khalid as Menteri Besar, looks like Anwar's been hung out to dry
Jasmine Wong, Free Malaysia Today
The long spell of drought we are experiencing these…
Kua Kia Soong
The news at the moment is all about the drama of changing the Selangor MB. This has come about apparently because the current MB has turned rogue and reneged on some Pakatan…
What’s striking is how much more advanced the republic’s elections have become, with the General Elections Commission uploading a photograph of each of the result forms from all 479,000 voting…
Citizen Times
First, he tried to topple Dr Mahathir Mohamed, and failed. Then he tried to topple Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and failed. Finally, he tried to topple Najib Abdul Razak, and failed as…
Soong Phui Jee, Sin Chew Daily
The crisis of replacing Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim resulted from the internal struggle of PKR has brought chaos for more than six months…
A rule that was there before does not mean that the rule is still relevant today.
Ahmad Mustapha Hassan
I remember that during my childhood days in Alor Star, Kedah, Ramadan was always the…
Kapil Sethi, The Malay Mail Online
A recent survey indicates that support for the PKR government in Selangor has dropped to 30 per cent. It is immediately used as proof that the state needs a…
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Want to know what has troubled the Malaysian judiciary all these years? Why it is the butt of jokes and why it has as much credibility as Datuk Ibrahim…
Clive Kessler, The Malay Mail Online
In his Iftar (breaking of the fast) talk to the assembled Muslim NGOs last Monday night, the former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad painted a picture.…
While the Sultan may act on his own on matters pertaining to Islam, he is in no position to interfere with the religious rights of the non-Muslims as protected by the Constitution.
Aziz Bari,…
Secularism as religious equality is inherently contradictory to the logic of building a Malay-nation
Wong Chin Huat, TMI
Secularism has been seen largely demonised amongst Muslims in…
Just like their counterparts who were forced to discard their head scarves so many years ago, uncovered Turkish women are feeling uncomfortable and unwanted in their own country.
Elif Shafak,…
Soong Phui Jee, Sin Chew Daily
Malaysia Airlines has encountered two aviation disasters in four months. It is a national martyr and an unbearable pain for Malaysians. At this very moment,…
Malaysia’s traditional security policy has been to steer clear of great power rivalries. That’s now becoming easier said than done, says Felix Chang. China’s growing assertiveness in Southeast…
PAS Youth better get a hold of their leaders before they start going berserk and embarrass all other PAS Youth members who may not be in the same "league".
Zakiah Koya, TMI
For a couple of…
The answer to this question is a complex one. Some parts of it will be noted below. But it is clear that national educational planning and cultural policy have not been keen to foster the…
Despite memories of decades of Cold War frostiness, Beijing is now quite chummy with Moscow
Hannah Beech, TIME
On July 18, shortly after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed over eastern Ukraine,…
The pain that the Russians have inflicted on us and those who lost their lives should be a reminder that we should not do the same, not even to a single individual P. Balasubramaniam , because…
Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli, The Malay Mail Online
From the earliest kites to hypersonic flights, the history of aviation extends to more than a thousand years. Leonardo Da Vinci’s 15th-century dream…
The political drama over the Selangor Mentri Besar post will climax tonight when the PKR supreme council decides on who will take over from Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.
Joceline Tan, The Star
By…
Akhirnya, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim kehilangan sokongan terpenting sebagai seorang ahli politik PKR yang dipilih menjawat jawatan Menteri Besar Selangor apabila Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim…
A lot of people say that to be born a Muslim is something wonderful and lucky. I was born a Muslim but sometimes, I don’t feel so lucky about it.
Zan Azlee, TMI
It’s not that I felt unlucky…
The first time a politician tried to bribe me was during the Teluk Intan by-election in May.
Boo Su-Lyn, MMO
After interviewing him, he pressed a brown envelope into my hand without saying…