Our democratic roots

Tunku Abidin Muhriz, The Malay Mail Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz is founding president of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas). While there are well-publicised groups that…

Anwar juga mudah lupa?

Harus diingat bahawa Anwar adalah antara minda di belakang BTN Lisa Adam, FMT Maka kaum itu pun bergelak tawa bersama Anwar Ibrahim tanpa sedar mereka hanyalah alat bagi merealisasikan…

The Saga of the Big Slap

By Kee Thuan Chye, Yahoo News It all started with a slap threat. A Muslim group took exception to a satirical video produced by an Opposition MP who also appeared as a talk show host…

The two sides of Taib Mahmud

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily I've noticed that after Taib Mahmud announced his decision to step down, his political reputation has received a drastic boost at a rate much faster than the CI on…

The Kajang kerfuffle

Some of the things, as explained by the party’s chief strategist Rafizi Ramli, need a real stretch of the imagination — like the excuse that the by-election was needed to prevent a Barisan…

The pot is as black as the kettle?

Kapil Sethi, The Malay Mail Online When PKR, the political party leading the charge against the politics of division of Barisan Nasional is of the opinion that their incumbent Selangor Mentri…

Ada apa dengan Bahasa Inggeris

Affendy Hasnim, The Malay Mail Isu sistem pendidikan di Malaysia adalah antara isu hangat yang sering dibincangkan oleh masyarakat Malaysia. Ini adalah isu “wajib bincang” baik pada peringkat…

Tell us the truth on Kajang Move

PKR is saying that Malaysians are not clever enough to understand these reasons so they will not be telling us these real reasons By Salleh Said Keruak The move to vacate the Kajang state…

Skip the political publicity please

Targeting the video to a Chinese audience and timed for the Chinese New Year period was strategically unwise Loon Yew Yin, FMT When Teresa Kok’s video clip for the Chinese New Year first…

Wawasan 2020: A Vision Impossible?

Written by Muhammed Ashraf Abd Wahab, Malaysian Digest YEARS pass by and without us realising it we are shy of six years before year 2020 arrives. But what is so significant about this year you…

Kajang is about ABU

Kim Quek, Harakah I am completely puzzled at why well-wishers of Pakatan Rakyat such as Bersih 2.0 including Ambiga should remain puzzled at the Kajang Move. What is so difficult to…

Anwar, the next MB of Selangor?

Zaid Ibrahim In my last post I alluded to the chronic power struggle between PKR factions in Selangor, and the palpable helplessness of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition when it comes to resolving…

The quest for a breakthrough

Liew Chin Tong Pakatan Rakyat’s decision to field Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Kajang ignited a firestorm and drew many dissenting views. But for Pakatan to break out from the stalemate since…

Paying for the sly innuendo

It is unbecoming of an MP to produce a video that is insensitive Narinder Singh, FMT Teresa Kok deserves a ‘slap’, no doubt about it, maybe not physically but definitely on her bloated ego.…

Playing the survival game

Is the Kajang by-election really about the 14th general election or is it about the political survival of one man? Joceline Tan, The Star RAFIZI Ramli has had a spectacular couple of years…

Resignation letter

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew The CNY holidays were over and people started to get back to work. So did the by-election war in Kajang. With the dates announced, the flame of war was officially…

The Kajang move: A political solution?

That is what politics is about. And the ability (or lack thereof) to do so will make or break Anwar, as the man seeks to build a strong case to take over Putrajaya.  Nicholas Chan When…

Let the Malaysians eat cake?

However, there is a growing trust deficit with the administration and a gap in communicating government policies to the people. The necessity for hard decisions has not been explained fully or…

Jangan hanya pandai cakap, Teresa

Empire Strikes Back Jawapan kepada posting Teresa Kok di facebook Teresa Kok, saya faham anda kecewa, juga sangat marah, terutamanya tentang beberapa isu yang mengundang rasa tidak puas hati…