How to replace a mentri besar

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…

10 reasons why PAS wants Khalid

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…

Move backfires on Anwar

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.…

Anwar, time to throw in the towel

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…

M’sia can learn from Indonesian polls

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…

Anwar’s Crumbling Credibility

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…

Selangor MB crisis reaches climax

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…

The policing of Muslims! An evaluation

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…

The Kajang Move to disaster

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…

Can secularism benefit Malay-Muslims?

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…

Turkey’s Culture Wars

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,…

Stay together

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,…

“Bala”

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…

MH17: How safe are the skies?

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…

MB’s post – tonight’s the night

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…

What if I was a Muslim convert?

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…