Zakiah Koya, Fz.com With a number of Muslim converts in all their zealousness converting their young ones without the permission of their non-Muslim spouses, and then with a number of them even…

Instead of assuming that ‘enemies’ are out to destroy us, we should think of the many programmes and activities that show us to be a closely-knit community. Zaid Ibrahim IN Malaysia we spend…

Ultimately, we have to blame Dr Mahathir, for he was the one who gave the Syariah and civil law systems equal status. Su-Yin Tan, Free Malaysia Today Once again JAIS has struck a nerve, this…

What used be the traditional Capitalistic model of economic growth where capital is generated from savings as a result surplus production. It has now transformed into a something for nothing…

Chinese in the DAP are no different from Chinese in the MCA. They all look alike. Zaid Ibrahim, MMO UiTM has been in the spotlight lately. Firstly, it organised a seminar at which…

Tan Sri Francis Yeoh does protest too much for someone who has benefited from being part of the system The Malaysian Insider Commentary Listening to him, you would think that YTL Corporation…

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online Can Pakatan Rakyat form the government after the 14th General Election if it dumps PAS? Without PAS. Without the Islamic party. Without Parti Islam…

Joshua Wu, Malay Mail Online Under statute, Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) only has power over Muslims. Theoretically it seems pretty clear cut but what happens when a certain scenario…

Unlike the Chinese and Indian workers who were brought over into Malaya, the Malays emigrated voluntarily and had the intention to reside in Malaya permanently. Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli and Rahmat…

Tricia Yeoh, The Sun Daily AS I prepared for my presentation to the prime minister last week on what the government can do to enhance Malaysians' quality of life during the Ministry of…

DAP's loss of Teluk Intan was the price it paid for over-confidence Kevin Fernandez, Free Malaysia Today Preliminary analyses of the Teluk Intan by-election indicate a silver lining in DAP’s…

Lim Sue Goan, Sinchew Daily The Teluk Intan is worthy of refering in terms of its turnout, voter's attitude as a semi-urban mixed constituency and changes of the Chinese. It is indeed a wake-up…

Malaysia’s rather defensive posture in the TPP negotiation is seen, especially by the Japanese business sector, as a reflection of the weak power of the government vis-à-vis pressure groups and a…

Goh Ban Lee, The Sun Daily AS a general rule, it is the responsibility of the government to build roads so that people can get from one place to another conveniently and comfortably. As…

Kim Quek, The Malaysian Insider I refer to Dr Ong Kian Ming’s review of the Teluk Intan by-election, published in Malaysiakini under title “In Dyana’s loss, Pakatan must look hard at itself”.…

This is exactly the way DAP leaders speak about Umno leaders. But when it comes out of the mouth of a young Malay woman, it can sound very wrong. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Mah Siew…

Zaid Ibrahim It must be painful for you to have lost the Teluk Intan by-election by a narrow margin, when you should have won comfortably. You have been personally abused and maligned, and…

So folks, in brief the country is screwed. Between the clueless gomen and the freaking opposition we are royally screwed.  There is an alternative. There is always hope. We need some guts, some…

Ooi Kee Beng WHAT seems to have happened in Malaysian politics since 2008 is that we have a voter population that is divided right down the middle, and given the nature of the game, this state…

Whatever the outcome in Teluk Intan, the Islamist party has proven that it is a sincere partner in Pakatan Selena Tay, Free Malaysia Today Today is the moment of truth for Teluk Intan. This…

Leave the politics, Prime Minister and Home Minister, leave the politics. Get the police back on their feet – they are capable of much more and they can do much more. And they will do much more if…

It is left to be seen after polling day tomorrow whether such campaign tactics could still work towards maintaining BN's hold on the rural vote banks.  Sonia Ramachandran and Alyaa Alhadjri, …

Once upon a midnight dreary, a cute pinky-pie pig was taking a walk along a beautiful river that flowed through a beautiful tropical rain forest. Zan Azlee, TMI It was a nice night. Crickets…

In this satirical piece, the writer nails home some home truths in a humourous way Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Free Malaysia Today The antics of Umno Youth who seemed to act like organised thugs…

Umno Baru continues to send a dangerous message, that the party and violence are inseparable Jeswan Kaur, Free Malaysia Today Brute force and Umno Baru Youth go hand in hand. From the days…

If the Constitution's meaning can be erased or rewritten, and the framers' intentions ignored, it ceases to be a constitution and would instead become a concoction of political expedients that…

The Muslim public in Malaysia are easily worked up over issues such as this, thanks again, as I have always stated in the past, to the way Islam is taught in this country. Abdar Rahman Koya,…

James Chai, Malay Mail Online As of now, RSN Rayer’s failure to withdraw his infamous “Umno Celaka!” statement is disappointing. The Seri Delima assemblyman’s failure to recognise the…

Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser Recently, pro-chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad maintained that UiTM should remain a Malay-only institution. He was…

Narinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today The Bukit Gelugor by-election this Sunday is a forgone conclusion. There was no necessity for any other party or independent to stand against DAP’s Ramkarpal…