Former Terengganu menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said's removal from office is said to be just the beginning, with speculation pointing to Pahang’s Tan Sri Adnan Yaacob as the next Umno MB to face…

Almost every face in the voting lines was Chinese. Joceline Tan, The Star The Bukit Gelugor win was a sweet and poignant moment for the Karpal Singh family and the outcome suggests that the…

KIDEX Sdn Bhd CEO, Dato’ Mohd Nor Idrus, continues to make unsubstantiated claims about the benefits of the controversial expressway while ignoring vital questions. David Yoong, fz.com…

Malay Mail Online It’s a depressingly predictable situation. Ever since Dyana Sofya announced she was running for the post of Teluk Intan MP, she has been the unfortunate victim of a barrage…

As populism manifests itself across the Southeast Asian region, and increasingly becomes the norm in the conduct of domestic politics, it is imperative that politicians and policymakers take a…

Boniface Willy Anak Tumek, The Malaysian Insider Parliament is a democratic government legislature, a place where elected representatives of the citizens of a country with a democratic system…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily DURING THE ELECTORAL campaign, some have gone a little too far as to compare the sexual inclinations of candidates. I would suggest these people to take a look…

The troubled PKR election has been very embarrassing for the party but the outcome suggests that it is getting ready for a post-Anwar Ibrahim era. Joceline Tan, The Star THE rival camps in…

Zubaidah Abu Bakar, The Rakyat Post WHILE DAP winning Bukit Gelugor is all but certain, the most pertinent issue for the ruling Barisan Nasional is the electorate’s voting pattern.…

Henry Loh,  Aliran I believe that many would have heaved a sigh of relief when Pas announced its decision to “postpone the tabling of a private member’s bill in the Dewan Rakyat over the…

Bob Teoh, Sinchew Daily One Malay word has set the country on a collision course. The word, celaka, was uttered by a DAP lawmaker in the Penang State Assembly which immediately attracted an…

DAP must not be over-confident that the Chinese will overwhelmingly support them Selena Tay, Free Malaysia Today It is still too difficult to predict who will win the Teluk Intan…

K.C. Tan, The Malay Mail It appears that a blind person with a guide dog cannot use public transportation. Worse, in an exercise by Malay Mail to test public response to man and guide…

Mohsin Abdullah, Fz.com THEY have done it before. This Umno show of so-called anger. Remember the storming of APCET II? And the threat to burn down the Chinese assembly hall in the federal…

Tamanna Patel,Fz.com WHILE the Malaysian school system is going through an evolution towards a system which, one can only hope, will provide a better learning platform for the nation’s…

V Shuman, The Ant Daily Barely a day into the arrival of the two "expensive" giant pandas from China, tongues have already started wagging, at least in Twittersphere. Minister of Youth and…

Kee Thuan Chye Without considering the ethnicity of the candidate, whom would you rather have represent you in Parliament – an intelligent, energetic, winsome 27-year-old woman with a…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Penang Umno Youth and the gang intruded into the state legislative assembly, acting wild and raucous, except that they did not make further advances to "occupy" the…

Tunku Munawirah Putra, Fz.com LET’S call a spade a spade. Our education system has failed. Yes, we need a drastic change to rectify its weaknesses, and yes, we and many others agree with former…

With an ideologically distinct and streamlined coalition behind him, Jokowi would be well-served embracing his pluralist and reformist credentials and turning his attention from internal battles…

Tricia Yeoh, The Sun Daily THE Sarawak state assembly recently passed a resolution calling for an increase from 5% to 20% of its oil royalty entitlement, along with seeking more developmental…

No presidential speechwriter ever wrote a speech for his boss totally on his own. Marina Mahathir, The Star THE other day I gave a speech in front of a bunch of women who both learn and…

Leaders come in all ages, colours, shapes, sizes and ideologies, but the criteria of a good leader always remain the same. That’s all that counts. Zaid Ibrahim The all-embracing and…

A Kadir Jasin, Malay Mail Online Although I am 9989.2 km away from home on my annual extraterritorial grandfather duty and will be missing the Bukit Gelugor and Telok Intan parliamentary…

The PKR polls show why it is still not fit to govern a country. Narinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today The PKR polls are a total disaster. We now know why the party’s banner of freedom and…

All matters relating to criminal law and procedure is vested in the federal government. This includes the creation of criminal offences.  Gurdial Singh Nijar , The Sun THE power to make laws…

The victory made him (or her) the darling of Austria, with its president singing praises and saying this was a win for tolerance and diversity. Contrast this to the Brunei sultan. Syed Nazri,…

In Malaysia, no one has the right to alter the status quo without common consent. Karim Raslan, The Star I AM against the implementation of the hudud law in Malaysia. Everyone should try and…

Wilfred M Bumburing Religious extremists and hate groups are putting the country at a crossroads at which point every Malaysian is now taking a second look at what Malaysia has…

A win by Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud with additional support from young Malay voters in this semi-urban seat while not losing Pakatan's existing support base means an immediate threat to the cluster of…