Kua Kia Soong, FMT Since its victory in the last general election, Pakatan Harapan (PH) has been feeding us an endless stream of distractions while not providing a political economic and…

Unless this child has learnt to share with his/her siblings or, better yet, serve and suffer for them, one dark truth will become absolutely clear: This child will never grow up. Alwyn Lau, The…

The Islamic flavour, the sheer numbers and single-minded purpose of protesters at the anti-Icerd rally means that the government cannot afford to ignore what the Malays want.  Joceline Tan, The…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star MALAYSIANS are a very strange lot. Not all of us, mind you, but a big portion of us seem to find it easy to contradict our own behaviour and thoughts. It’s like some…

(FMT) - The planned anti-ICERD-turned-“thanksgiving” rally marks a significant point in where real political power resides in post-Reformasi Malaysia. In this article, I wish to suggest that the…

They can then snap a few pictures for Facebook and Instagram just to say “Hey, look at the support we have. We’re not irrelevant! Malays are united! Don’t challenge us!” Shazwan Mustafa Kamal,…

In a sense, the anti-Icerd rally is a personal challenge to his leadership as the top Malay and Muslim leader. Joceline Tan, The Star THE line in the sand will be more clearly drawn than…

Even though there are 120 Malay-majority seats or over half of the total, non-Malays could be the kingmakers in many of them. Umno and PAS may not win all! Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily MCA…

MCA believes it can team up with Umno again if the pro-PAS leaders are gone and Umno can put the 1MDB scandal behind. Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily The MCA general assembly has passed a…

There are Malaysians who actually think that what the Indonesians did a long time ago ― banning the use of Chinese names and languages ― was the right thing to do to foster unity by making…

The winds of change had been blowing for quite a while. No one really needed to use the manifesto as a reason to change when the polls were opened. Clement Stanley, Free Malaysia Today What…

And we should stop calling these incidents “racial riots” – they are in fact mob attacks by racists and fascists intent on intimidating ethnic minorities in the country. Thus, the PH government…

They hate to see other communities gain access to the same liberal and equal space despite the fact this country is large enough for all. Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily SOME PEOPLE TEND to…

If racial and religious differences need to be wiped out from our MyKads in order for us to achieve unity, does it mean that we need to wipe out the gender marker as well to curb discrimination…

The person identified was business-man Haris Hussein – the brother of Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein and cousin of Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak. Gurdial Singh Nijar, The Sun Daily YET again a…

Zainah Anwar, The Star IN my agama school in Johor Baru in the 1960s, I learnt about Iblis (Satan) who refused to bow down with the other angels before the first human (Adam) that God crea­ted.…

Marina Mahathir, The Star WHEN I was admitted to a local boarding school as a teenager many aeons ago, I had the misfortune of arriving at school late by two weeks. The misfortune was mine…

Siti Kasim, The Star OUR unity in diversity is one of the gems that make me love so much this nation we call Malaysia. It is something so dear and precious, and a source of joy that we must all…

We are now in a stalemate, an impasse. RUU355 is left on the backburner and ICERD will remain unsigned. It’s our way of resolving matters by leaving them unresolved, the classic Mexican standoff.…

From the writing in the Chinese media, it can be seen that this issue is threatening to become a “Chinese community vs LGE/DAP” confrontation. This may not augur well for Lim. Ho Wah Foon, The…

If not because of MARA's 100% Malay intake and strict racial quotas of public university admission, there wasn't even a need for TAR College. Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Some people still…

It is going to be a numbers game at the PAS-Umno rally on Dec 8 where two Malay political parties intend to protest against threats to their race and religion as well as showcase their influence on…

Khoo Ying Hooi, The Malaysian Insight YESTERDAY, Putrajaya, in an official statement, said that it will not proceed with the plan to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of…

Mahathir’s portrait of racial harmony in Malaysia is inspiring – except, of course, for being demonstrably false. Rob Edens, The Interpreter Speaking at the ASEAN summit in Singapore this…

The prime minister struggles today because he was a key progenitor for decades of upping the language on race. Praba Ganesan, The Malay Mail Online Currently, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a…

Rather than being consigned to the dustbin of history after May 9, Ketuanan Melayu will now become the altar at which all Malay politicians will have to offer obeisance if they wish to hold power.…

DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim seemed rather pensive and subdued as he watched PKR’s first national congress as a party in power. Joceline Tan, The Star This was supposed to be his big moment on…

So “a promise is a promise” but “a legal agreement to repay your loans is not a legal agreement to repay your loans”? Alwyn Lau, The Malay Mail Online Imagine if someone goes into a…

Joceline Tan, The Star PKR’s national congress this year is about a party that has finally arrived. The party is tasting power after two decades of ups and downs and Datuk Seri Anwar…

Tajuddin Rasdi, Free Malaysia Today The refusal to fully repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) signals the birth of what can be termed “the New ‘Old’ Malaysia”. I…