Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser As the former MP for Petaling Jaya, I am glad that the people there have taken a stand against the Kidex highway and there is a campaign to put a stop to…

write2rest Why do Perkasa and others oppose repeal of the Sedition Act?  The news that Perkasites want to retain the Sedition Act reminds me of a police dog. Soon after black rights leader…

The Malaysian Insider Should any Malaysian be shocked that some pencil-pushing civil servant in the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) has decided to ignore the decision of the…

After the RM4.5 billion land sale, the Sultan of Johor secured a 15% stake in MOL Access Portal (MOL) for RM396 million and took a 20% stake in Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd for RM250 million. …

With emotions running high in a Muslim society now tipping towards the conservatives, any idea that leans towards greater conservatism, including the hudud law, will have broad social basis to be…

(TMI) - Ahmad Abdul Abdullah is a very forgetful and absent-minded man. He always forgets where he puts things and also never remembers to bring essential items like his IC with him. Being…

Zan Azlee, Astro Awani Malaysia shouldn’t be proud to be listed in the top 50 most truly Islamic countries in the world under a recent study by Professor Hossein Askari of George Washington…

Lim Mun Fah, Sin Chew Daily Many Malaysians had to spend the last ten days living in restlessness, fear and anxiety, as people brought up sensitive issues in the name of defending their…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily The Sabah political scene is no stranger to the game of "leap frog" played by elected representatives and recent developments have indicated that time may be…

Life is larger than the law and no Constitution is exhaustive or can anticipate every contingency. Shad Saleem Faruqi, The Star IN this column on May 29 it had been pointed out that though…

The originators of the Bills, like the Prime Minister, do not seem to know what the people want nor do they understand the root cause of the problem they claim to be addressing with such…

Sri A.K Rasa The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) has completed three preliminary drafts on the National Harmony Act to replace the Sedition Act 1948. According to a press…

One common characteristic of the leader countries is the presence of country-level policies supporting technology and cloud roll-out. Both Singapore and Malaysia, for example, continue…

Natalie Shabona Ambrose, The Sun Daily WHEN the parent thinks that no one is in the house down the street where two dogs live, he stops his car outside the house, winds down the window and lets…

Wouldnt it be interesting if the tree roots and boulders reach out to grab you instead? Sometimes they do, for an appropriate consideration of course.   OutSyed The Box Two days ago I met a…

Only in Malaysia: religious authorities having no qualms about gatecrashing your wedding or your funeral. Self-appointed guardians of our souls, they seem to believe that it's God's job to look…

Mohsin Abdullah, Fz.com YES the Pakatan Rakyat assemblypersons did not support it. But the controversial Johor Housing and Property Board Bill 2014 was passed by the state assembly anyway. No…

Why are we the chosen ones and everybody else an infidel, a kafir, an untouchable? Why is the need to feel good only achieved by demonising the other?  Kapil Sethi, MMO History is replete…

This may be the BN’s gambit to seemingly accede to remove the royal provisions but by sleight of hand ramrod through the other provisions that may be open to abuse.  Hazlan Zakaria, The Ant…

A Kadir Jasin RANG Undang-Undang Lembaga Perumahan dan Hartanah Johor diluluskan oleh Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN). Semua 38 Adun Barisan Nasional menyokong dan semua 18 Adun Pakatan Rakyat…

The Malaysian Insider Until Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim provides the facts on his sweet out-of-court settlement with Bank Islam over a huge unpaid debt, there is going to…

Why do some men exact vengeance on their former spouses by using their innocent kids as pawns? Sandra John, Free Malaysia Today Father’s Day is just around the corner and as kids everywhere…

Interpreting a provision on the freedom of religion will set a precedent on how other guarantees of freedoms are to be understood. Malik Imtiaz, fz.com I READ with interest the call by some…

Review of Syed Husin Ali’s Memoirs of a Political Struggle. M. Bakri Musa Syed Husin Ali:  Memoirs of a Political Struggle. Strategic Information and Research Development Center, Petaling Jaya,…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Yesterday (June 7) was the birthday of His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a day when all Malaysians celebrated as a public holiday to mark our respect for the…

The Kajang Move was not the new politics they had been promised and damaged the image of Pakatan. It opened the eyes of many, especially that of the urban intelligentsia and younger cohort, to the…

Rip Van Winkle, The Malaysian Insider Has there ever been doubt that the income/wellbeing gap between stronger and weaker students will widen over time if problems related to this fissure are…

Lisa Adam, FMT Malang dan terus malang. Pemilihan dalaman yang tunggang-langgang, politik wang yang ternyata masih dipraktikkan , penyokong parti yang tindak-tanduknya seperti samseng, dakwaan…

One has to ask: Why, Why, Why is MB Mohamed Khalid Nordin insisting on introducing a new law which both sides of politics in probably the first demo of bipartisanship have frowned upon? Ktemoc…

The so-called legal experts may have jumped the gun in commenting on the constitutional validity of a proposed enactment in Johor. Free Malaysia Today A few days ago it was reported that the…