Malik Imtiaz Sarwar I have been finding writing my monthly opinion piece an increasingly challenging task over the last year. It is not for a lack of material; this country is a veritable…

Ex-Convent Girl In our 56 years since independence we have seen some pretty interesting characters presiding over our nation as Prime Minister. The most notorious must surely be Dr Mahathir…

Ex-Convent Girl So Pakatan supporters are once again crying foul over the recent guilty verdict that will put you behind bars. So they slam the judiciary (once again!) for corrupt practices.…

Hafiz Noor Shams, The Malay Mail I am not particularly warm to the Kajang move but it had its significance. I write in the past tense because Anwar Ibrahim is not in the equation anymore after…

Mohsin Abdullah, Fz.com SO, TAN SRI Joseph Kurup did not use the word “race” when campaigning for BN in Kajang a few days ago as reported by Malaysiakini. According to Malaysiakini, the…

The political drama over this Sunday’s by-election is about to come to the moment of truth as Kajang voters prepare to elect their new wakil rakyat. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK…

Problems should be ironed out immediately by the Pakatan Rakyat state government in Selangor if they want to continue governing. Otherwise, who knows what will happen in GE14? Selena Tay, FMT…

Lim Mun Fah, Sin Chew Daily Almost a hundred vessels and aircraft from 26 nations launched the largest ever SAR mission for a missing plane in human history, encompassing millions of square…

A number of middle class Malay Muslims, who are the very picture of NEP success, may come with a rigid and sometimes hostile mindset. I am often asked what kind of Islam is practised in…

Khaw Veon Szu, fz.com MORE than 100 years ago, American author Mark Twain claimed: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” If Mark Twain were…

June H.L. Wong, The Star WHEN a French journalist raises questions about family ties between the Prime Minister and his Defence and Acting Transport Minister, you know the foreign media is…

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail When Hasan Nawawi Abdul Rahman reads out the winner of the Kajang by-election this Sunday, it would be difficult to build any level of jubilation. There is uncertainty…

Azrul Mohd Khalib, The Malay Mail I think most of us were shocked to hear the reply in Parliament by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar to the question of why the incidence of…

Shahrum Sayuthi, NST That the Pakatan leadership has resorted to defend the much-criticised Kajang by-election it self-engineered by blaming Barisan Nasional (BN) is hardly startling. The…

Dr Chandra Muzaffar, NST It is understandable why the Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tun Arifin Zakaria, has, at this juncture, reiterated his commitment to the independence of the judiciary.…

When the nation has been thrown into utter shock, confusion and sadness over the missing MH370, conflicting statements by officials is not helping our image internationally Anthony SB…

They do not understand why Muslims object to Christians using the term “Allah” or why Christians have to be so confrontational as to take a religious matter to court. Joceline Tan, The Star…

VI. Clive Kessler, New Mandala Just a quibble about words? A gift to knaves? On being shown an early draft of this analysis, a leading Malaysian lawyer responded that he doubted whether…

Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed Ketika seluruh dunia masih ternanti-nanti khabar berita mengenai pesawat malang MH370, suasana kempen Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Kajang yang bermula secara rasmi pada…

Kua Kia Soong, TMI Once again, we are witnessing more forests being degazetted for so-called “development”. This time, for building more highways. What is at stake is the fate of the…

Her timely ascension could be Pakatan’s hidden weapon Liew Chin Tong, FMT Looking at the Court of Appeal’s decision in Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II case on March 7, 2014, it could a bellwether…

This institutionalised racism is the most damaging legacy that BN rule has left the country. It is now so embedded in the civil service that it can hold politicians – even the prime minister…

The question of whether judges have the required integrity or independence is largely a matter of perception. That is why it is often said that justice is always on trial. Be that as it may,…

The focus of issues will decide the election result. If Pakatan is not careful, they may lose a battle they look set to win. Selena Tay With eight days more to go before polling on Sunday,…

V Shuman, The Ant Daily The disappearance of MH370 couldn't have come at a worse time for Malaysia – especially when this is also Visit Malaysia year 2014. Criticisms against how the…

THE press conference on Thursday, Day 6 of the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was much better than the chaotic and confrontational briefing held the day before. Maybe the media…

Tunku Abidin, The Malay Mail A job in the sky has long been regarded as an exciting prospect.  After Merdeka, many daughters of Malaya’s aristocratic elites sought jobs as glamorous…

Zurairi AR, The Malay Mail At the time of writing, it has been six days since Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 went missing. What frustrates everyone the most about this incident is that…

There will be dif­ferences of opinion in how to proceed but leaders, especially politicians, must grow out of the habit of thinking that their adversaries are automatically wrong or less patriotic…

Current deterrent sentences are not good enough and the authorities seem powerless to stop open burning in the Klang Valley. Brian Martin, The Star THE dreaded Klang Valley haze has returned…