What's in a name? Well, in Malaysia, it is a big issue and, as events have shown, there are no winners even if the matter has been decided by the apex court. Wong Chun Wai, The Star LET me,…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily Who are you, Zulkifli Noordin, to issue a stern warning to what you label as Christian “chauvinists and extremists” not to test the patience of Muslims? Who are…

Zurairi AR, The Malay Mail Some of you might have seen the video on YouTube: around ten young men at the back of a lorry, dressed in camouflage uniforms with beards, assault rifles slung over…

Many, many things can and need to be done. Sophisticated and simple things. Things that touch the lives of Aseans. Only then will they see its meaning. Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid, The Star IT…

Saifuddin Abdullah, Fz.com THE draft National Harmony Bills have received positive feedback from various stakeholders involved in the consultation process on the bills thus far. The…

The fact that there hasn’t been any denial from the Prime Minister’s Office seems to suggest that he did say those things. There are so many examples he could have given, instead he cited the…

Sometimes, we get too obsessed with rituals that we forget to practice the actual religion. Zan Azlee, Astro Awani My three year old daughter Athena Azlee has a very active imagination (as…

The Federal Court has missed an opportunity to clarify and correct some disturbing rulings.  Shad Saleem Faruqi, The Star OLIVER Wendell Holmes Jr., the famous American judge and jurist,…

Sin Chew Daily Following the Federal Court's ruling to reject a challenge to the ban on Catholic weekly The Herald using the word "Allah" to refer to the Christian God, the Catholic Church's…

Unity, my friend, is overrated. Unity is a false construct, the problematic belief that all citizens should and must want the same things.  Erna Mahyuni, MMO Let the Allah issue rest,…

A perceived threat onto Islam in peninsular Malaysia directly translates into a perceived threat to Malays. Mikhail Rosli, MMO Of late, there is a feeling of bewilderment among many people…

But does this article mean that the rights and values of non-Muslim Malaysians are completely irrelevant the moment Islam comes into any matter? Karim Raslan, The Star With faith-related…

Din Merican On  June 6, 2014, Utusan Malaysia exploded a story about Sultan Johor’s interference in the Johor State Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri) by seeking to have executive control over…

Cindi Loo, The Ant Daily With a rising number of new Muslim recruits urging for discourse and the religious rhetoric currently dominating mainstream politics, Malaysian socialists are finding…

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily I have been contemplating of late what has gone wrong with the country's two-party system. And it has not brought a more promising outlook. The two-party system…

Azmin Ali has established a clear lead in the contest for the PKR deputy presidency, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is putting up a good fight in Selangor but Saifuddin Nasution has taken off for…

Sin Chew Daily Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail finally takes actions to fight against a series of disordered events recently by charging those allegedly making seditious remarks and…

Syerleena Abdul Rashid, Malay Mail Online Fear is a tool often used by governments to regulate its citizens and manipulate their moral judgment. In Malaysia, the powers that be have…

Obviously the Constitution has not been established upon the basis of the Holy Koran, which sets it apart from the constitutions of countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Afghanistan. Tay…

Tricia Yeoh, The Sun Daily DURING the 2015 Budget Consultation, the World Bank representative said explicitly that Malaysia would have to cut its annual budget down by 2.5% each year starting…

If the young professionals are supposed to defend the government’s policies, why can’t the ministers and civil service do so?  Nik Nazmi, TMI Barisan Nasional, according to an 11 June 2014 …

Erica Frantz, Barbara Geddes & Joseph Wright, The Washington Post The latest coup in Thailand is the country’s twelfth since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.  This coup overturned a…

Helen Ang We have just witnessed the fiasco of Umno Selangor trying to go one up on PAS in their hudud brinksmanship. The DAP religion game, on the other hand, is more chameleon-like. The party…

Shafiqah Othman Hamzah, The Malaysian Insider In my blog post, "Why I do not agree with hudud in Malaysia", I mentioned that I was not against hudud law, but its implementation. One would think…

Siapa rampas kek orang Melayu? Uthaya Sankar SB, MMO Ayuh kita bayangkan bahawa terdapat sejumlah 50 orang Melayu dan 50 kek untuk mereka. Pada masa sama, terdapat 30 orang Cina dan 20 orang…

The Star THERE is no denying that we are struggling to resolve many issues with regard to race and religion, with no definitive solution in sight. Even a verdict from the courts, which are…

So many have been vocal about their displeasure at MAIS except anyone from our ruling government. Why is this so? Free Malaysia Today With so many incensed with the Selangor Islamic…

The Malaysian Insider In the past week or so, Malaysians were reminded once again that the country is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy. That the Federal constitution is…

Joceline Tan, The Star There was relief all round when Barisan Nasional decided to pull back their motion to debate the prospect of hudud in Selangor. Many Selangoreans were unhappy when…

Choo Shinn Chei Gambar di atas diambil semasa Wacana “Apa Itu Hudud?” yang dianjurkan oleh PAS Kawasan Johor Bahru berjalan di Hotel Tropical Inn, Johor Bahru pada 24 hb. Mei 2014.…