Escalating tension by fanning religious sentiments would only create chaos and contribute to a further breakdown of the social fabric of the society By Charles Santiago, FMT Ask any Hindu…

Rueban Balasubramaniam, The Malay Mail Malaysian politics is in a bad way. The right-wing ethno-Islamist camp now seemingly runs Umno and the government. While the prime minister preaches that…

The Selangor controversy over the kalimah Allah and the Bible seizure is still simmering as politicians from opposite sides of the political divide play the blame game. Joceline Tan, The Star…

The Jais raid on the premises of the Bible Society of Malaysia has put into focus the Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Amongst Muslims) Enactment 1988 of Selangor. Roger…

Meor Yusof Aziddin Keluarga saya adalah penyokong kuat parti kerajaan terutamanya emak saya, juga emak mertua saya. Sehingga segala apa yang dihidangkan oleh pembangkang itu tidaklah ada yang…

When there are new students arriving, with new accents or even new languages, the children are kind, curious, and quickly take to one another. They clearly do not discriminate – they only care if…

In Malaysia, the opposition knew the voting system was biased in favour of the ruling coalition, more than is usual even with a first-past-the-post system. In May it lost the election despite…

Jose Mario Dolor De Vega I refer to the report of G Vinod’s “Perkasa slams Marina for siding Christians”, Free Malaysia Today, January 6. Once again, Malaysia is embroiled with a raging…

Are Prime Minister Najib Razak’s consultants conspiring to escalate his downfall? Kee Thuan Chye Are Prime Minister Najib Razak’s consultants conspiring to escalate his downfall? The…

Kee Thuan Chye As we begin the new year and realise that we are only six years away from the magical 2020, when – as Prime Minister Najib Razak has promised – we will become an advanced nation,…

Dina Zaman, The Malay Mail “Aku nak Islam lama balik. Bukan Islam ini.” (“I want the old Islam back, not the current one.”) I was in Sabah recently, right smack in a small village of 2,000…

Why are we mortals confusing God? Are we more supreme? Narinder Singh, FMT Looks like ‘Allah’ could not even take a decent leave of absence during the yearend holiday season from the…

Tay Tian Yan, The Malaysian Insider I would never dare to see myself as a god or someone impeccable, or greater or smarter than other people. Like other people in this world, I have my own…

Melati Timur, The Malaysian Insider The latest Petronas festive advertisement predictably continues their expected mushiness. This time elderly men in an old folks’ home are adopted by an…

By Eileen Ng, The Malaysian Insider Several top Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders are sitting out of the latest row over who can use the word “Allah”, believing reticence is better than stepping on…

Erna Mahyuni, The Malay Mail Years ago, I wrote a column asking “Why is your Allah not my Allah?” I have a small confession; the column was not, as many think, written for Muslims. It was…

By Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser Now that the last ISA detainees have been released from the infamous Kamunting Detention Camp, the Government should emulate the late Mandela by…

Lim Sue Goan, The Malay Mail The “Allah” issue has evolved into a thorny crisis and it is also the country's biggest discrepancy since independence. Even if the Federal Court makes a…

Farish A Noor, The Edge The father of modern Malay literature and a religious book (originally published in the Mar '08 issue of Off The Edge) FOR A COUNTRY not exactly known for its…

Lord Bobo, The Malaysia Insider "Lord Bobo, I was having a conversation with a friend recently, and he said all politicians are the same – whether BN or Pakatan, they're all selfish b*******…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily Finally both Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have broken their silence on the hooligan-like Selangor…

Soi Lek's men say the new line-up of officials is skewed in favour of Liow's camp. Stanley Koh, Free Malaysia Today In the run-up to last month’s MCA election, some members actually…

Zaid Ibrahim Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world, which probably led the late Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur)—the former Indonesian President and an enlightened Muslim…

Melati Timur, New Mandala The latest PETRONAS festive advertisement predictably continues their expected mushiness. This time elderly men in an old folks’ home are adopted by an employee for a…

But since 2007, when The Herald decided to take the ban on Allah to the courts, after receiving several warning and show-cause letters, blinkers have fallen and a rift has opened up between…

To many Umno leaders, the measure of the party’s success is big cars, big houses and expensive watches whose names they can’t even mention. A Kadir Jasin, The Malaysian Insider The Kedai…

Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali took a few hard knocks last year and his political career is almost over but his controversial NGO may become a full-fledged political party. Joceline Tan,…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily The Public Service Commission (PSC) has revealed that some two million Malaysians sought to take up the 60,000 vacancies in the civil service last year. PSC…

From a problem involving one publication, it now has become a bigger issue - one about media freedom in Malaysia, about the freedom of expression, not merely about suspension of The Heat.…

The year 2020 is now only six years away. What are the milestones to mull over? Only one federal election need to be called before that, and that is not before 2018. The wider context to note is…