Given the fact that Azmin is the incumbent No. 2 and holding an important Cabinet post, he should have pulled far ahead of Rafizi by now. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Azmin Ali occupied…

How can our ministers expect to discharge their responsibilities to the rakyat effectively if their own house is in shambles – with suspect ‘advisors’ running riot?  Terence Fernandez, The Star…

Joceline Tan, The Star IT was one of the darkest days in his political career but Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi put on his most dazzling smile as he waved to the Umno crowd that had turned…

It’s surprisingly not a straightforward fight in the PKR party polls as Team Azmin and Team Rafizi slog it out.  Philip Golingai, The Star ON paper, it looks like an easy fight for a federal…

Sin Chew Daily The Crooked Bridge proposal has once again come into limelight following the installation of the new government under Tun Mahathir, and will likely be incorporated into the…

Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today We expected the Mid-Term Review of the 11th Malaysia Plan to be an exposition of the new Pakatan Harapan government’s development strategy that would be…

TK Chua, Free  Malaysia Today Sometimes I am just amazed by the new government and its so-called new resolve. Despite its pragmatism, the issues being considered are myopic and even stupid. I…

To say that the manifesto was drafted without expecting a victory in GE14 begs the question: what would the manifesto have looked like if we really did expect to win? Ramkarpal Singh, Free…

Understanding that past is critical to understand the injustice that has lingered all the way to the present Skot Thayer, Ozy For six decades, a single party’s rule denied leftists, Hindus,…

If Bung Moktar wants to take the issue of smokers’ rights seriously, then we would like him to take the issues faced by the LGBTs and on human rights here in Malaysia just as seriously, if not…

Why don’t the newer populations adjust their social and political mindsets to the soul of the new land they have come to inhabit? At the very least, that is basic manners. Arof Ishak, Free…

Joceline Tan, The Star DREAMS do come true. Just five months ago, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sitting in pri­son, but on Saturday evening, there he was, standing before a cheering crowd…

Chandra Muzaffar, FMT One hopes that upholding and enforcing the rule of law will be one of the legacies of Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s leadership. He has emphasised the importance of this…

Clarence Devadass, TMI HAVING dinner with a group of friends recently, someone asked, “What do you think of the new government?” Almost unhesitatingly one said, “New bus driver, still the old…

Even with the Port Dickson seat in the bag, there are more obstacles to clear before Anwar can assume the country’s top position, says one observer at the ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute.…

S. Thayaparan, Malaysiakini “Every page should explode, either because of its staggering absurdity, the enthusiasm of its principles, or its typography.” ― Tristan Tzara, ‘Manifesti del…

Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today About a week ago, at an open forum, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng were answering questions after Mahathir delivered his…

If you can simply terminate the contracts signed by the Barisan Nasional government, no respectable contractors would dare sign contracts with the PH government for fear that the next government…

The performance and mobilisation of the above campaign is nothing short of impressive. The question of the cost of the project to the government was conveniently ignored. Tony Pua, Free…

It is dangerous to teach that theology must be unquestioned, that faith must be blind and swallowed as it is delivered by men who claim to know better. Erna Mahyuni, The Malay Mail Online…

DATUK Seri Azmin Ali knew he would have a tough time in the PKR election. Joceline Tan, The Star What he did not expect was just how tough his challenger Rafizi Ramli would turn out to be in…

Kua Kia Soong NOW that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's destiny as 8th prime minister draws potentially closer with the costly Port Dickson (PD) by-election, Malaysians wait with bated breath for him…

Dennis Ignatius, FMT There is, of course, no love lost between Mahathir and Anwar. All Mahathir’s suspicions and doubts about Anwar appear to be fully reciprocated. Anwar insists that people…

Philip Golingai, The Star THE conversation at a burger stall in the idyllic fishing jetty in Teluk Pelanduk, Port Dickson was political. Two Malay men were excitedly talking about the…

Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been going on at a punishing pace in the campaign for Port Dickson. Those watching him campaign the last one week are convinced that he…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star IF there’s one thing the Umno leadership needs to accept – no matter how painful – is that it’s now in the opposition. They got kicked out, and that’s life. So, for…

(FMT) - Reading between the lines (admittedly not an exact science) of what Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said thus far about Anwar Ibrahim, it would appear that Mahathir hasn’t changed his views about…

(FMT) - The man who stands to lose the most from the appearance of Anwar Ibrahim at an awards ceremony for army veterans is Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu, better known as Mat Sabu. Despite the…

It is normal in any democracy to have people who are unmovable. Their political views are set in stone and there can be no changing that. However, not everyone is like this and it is these people…

Of more importance are the issues that were carefully chosen for discussion, how Mahathir answered them, his body language and the issues’ relevance for Malaysians. Sharifah Munirah Alatas,…