Hafidz Baharom, Sun Daily BY NOW, many students and parties have voiced their disillusionment over the broken promise announced by National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) chairman Wan Saiful Wan…

119,039 folks to be exact, as of yesterday signed the petition to stay the country’s “separate but equal” philosophy. They demand formal inequality over equality as a perverse necessity to retain…

According to Budget 2019, Jakim’s total budget in 2018 was RM871,615,400, with a planned increase to RM882,801,000 in 2019. What percentage of this money has Jakim actually been spending on…

Terence Fernandez, The Star IS the first Pakatan Harapan Cabinet already heading for a reshuffle, albeit a minor one? Talk in the corridors of power in Putrajaya and the headquarters of the…

It’s a tight fight but some are saying should Rafizi Ramli beat Azmin Ali in the PKR deputy president race, it would be a political abnormality.  Philip Golingai, The Star THE Julau PKR division…

Wan Haron Wan Hassan, FMT I refer to the article by Zaid Ibrahim which was published by FMT (READ HERE). Zaid is a good friend of mine. But I am not always in agreement with him in his…

Philip Golingai, The Star IF you can’t fulfil your promise, who do you blame? Blame it on Barisan Nasional. Here’s one example of how the Pakatan Harapan government, when unable to fulfil…

Zaid Ibrahim The world came crashing down on me after I suggested in a tweet and a blog posting that Tun Daim Zainuddin and his billionaire friends were making key decisions for the Pakatan…

Ratifying ICERD would require a total change of mindset and how things are done in Malaysia, not least the ruling political parties’ own race-based membership structures. Don’t get me wrong; I…

Ratifying ICERD is a commitment to talk. And that makes it worthwhile. (MMO) - The Malaysian government confirmed last month that it plans to ratify ICERD — International Convention on the…

Some people are relying on false arguments to whip up objection to an international convention on racial discrimination.  Azmi Sharom, The Star I WAS looking forward to enjoying some chapati and…

The joke is that PKR went one up on all the things that it used to accuse the former government of doing in an election. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is…

Affirmative action articles in the Malaysian constitution such as Articles 89 and 153 and various institutions and arrangements that have evolved over the decades are also aimed at ensuring justice…

Philip Golingai, The Star THE Azmin vs Rafizi fight for the PKR deputy president post is this close. About 1.8% or 1,659 votes separate Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, the two-term incumbent, and…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star OUR people generally have short memories. There was a time when many of us were outraged at elected representatives from any one of DAP, PKR, PAS and PBS for defecting…

THE signals from the recent Bersatu’s Federal Territory convention has sent ripples through Pakatan Harapan. Joceline Tan, The Star First, there was the clarion call made at the meeting for…

Zaid Ibrahim, Free Malaysia Today The Four Wise Men – being the respective heads of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties – will meet this Saturday. The talk in town is that PPBM’s success…

Despite the assurances that it is not about master versus slave, it brings to mind things like white supremacy and the Nazi’s brand of Aryan supremacism. And surely right-thinking people would…

BN was never a coalition in spirit and intent even during Mahathir’s first tenure as prime minister. BN was essentially Umno in disguise. BN was Umno masquerading as a power-sharing multiracial…

If PPBM has more MPs, say 30 or 40, Muhyiddin, or even Mukhriz Mahathir, can stake a claim to be the next deputy prime minister, ensuring PPBM remains relevant. (FMT) - I am not surprised that…

Umno members have been inundated with claims that their party will be deregistered soon but is that enough to drive the rank and file into the arms of Dr Mahathir?  Joceline Tan, The Star…

TK Chua, FMT I think Malaysians in general must have been happy that the new government was able to reduce the cost of the MRT2 project by RM8.82 billion although that meant the project was…

TK Chua, FMT I know our former prime minister Najib Razak needs no advice from me but I want to give it anyway. When one has lost power with no one, foreign or domestic, to protect him, I…

The rakyat must be informed that ratification of ICERD, as it stands, would run contrary to the constitution, and that the Council of Rulers should be consulted before such ratification. Ahmad…

Rumors have it that a new Malay party will be formed sometime in December as a new "home" for Umno and PPBM parliamentarians. This party is said to try to get the support of enough MPs to become a…

Dennis Ignatius, Free Malaysia Today Amid growing international outrage over the brutal and gruesome murder of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, Foreign Minister Saifuddin…

Only such a race-free policy can convince the people that the government is socially just, fair and democratic and walks the 1Malaysia talk. Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today The current debate…

More often than not, they are just regular people who are trying to make the best decisions they think they can make with the information they have, in the contexts and social structure they have.…

Firing up the religious sentiments of the people will not make PAS any wiser. Mere religious rhetoric and highlighting petty personal crimes committed by offenders in the state to show that they…

Does the PM-in-waiting keep quiet and wait patiently until he takes the oath of office or does he start positioning himself for the big day by talking about what he intends to do when he takes…