The lack of consensus over whether Penang should go for an early state election has caused a deep rift in Pakatan Harapan with DAP and PKR leaders sniping at each other. Joceline Tan, The Star…

There was a loose end that could unravel everything: Xavier Justo. Not only had Justo leaked information about 1MDB’s dealings with PetroSaudi, he was also a potential star witness in any future…

There is a strong likelihood that one of the bank employees or even a former employee of Goldman Sachs, who arranged the 1MDB bonds, will tell all in return for staying out of jail. Even Jho Low…

The Lim family's political legacy in Penang may be abruptly ended if a conviction comes without a prior election, as a by-election need not be called. Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily I was at a…

The Third Force Recently, it was rumoured that Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak had instructed what was described to be his trusted aide, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, to meet US…

The complicated and fluid situation in Pakatan Harapan may require PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali to play a focal role in dealing with all the big personalities and egos out there.…

Hafidz Baharom, The Heat The authorities in the United States have finally taken action against three Malaysians now accused of spending government cash. Few days back, the Department of…

The most obvious to us who have been lectured to by Americans about the rule of law, democracy and natural justice at every turn has been the total absence of communication with 1MDB, the subject…

For the moment, short of the DAP declaring itself a revolutionary party and will have nothing to do with the bourgeois state, we are stuck with the Malaysian judiciary – warts and all – at this…

Umar Mukhtar All the excitement that we may have been ripped off assumes that we know what is good for us. Maybe it is not good to be ripped off but the real question is do we really care about…

Why burden the electorate with this ploy when even a landslide victory cannot decide the verdict of the chief minister’s corruption charges. Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today After the asinine…

Will Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposed new party address human rights issues and democracy including neo-liberal economic policies he himself implemented? Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today In…

Individually, the present grouping can be regarded as 'mosquito' parties. Collectively, can it amount to more? Lim Teck Ghee, The Heat Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak have been seen as Barisan…

Tens of thousands of people listened to a half-truth Hari Raya sermon. A sermon like this is insidious because of its subtlety in promoting abuse of a government agency and in enhancing ignorance.…

Many are concerned over the power balance of a coalition that includes Mahathir's party. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The announcement of a new opposition party headed by Mahathir Mohamad…

This party is famous for demanding that politicians resign for issues big and small but given the sense of siege in the party that day, it would not have been the done thing for any of the DAP…

DAP was put under great pressure by his latest comment. The party could not bring itself to condemn Hew because he is too popular among the DAP grassroots. There are many DAP members and…

Umar Mukhtar Consider this! In almost all straight fights between PAS and the Barisan Nasional, the winning margins in past elections when PAS won rarely exceeded 15% of the votes cast. Does…

Philip Golingai, The Star CAN Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal do a Pairin in the next Sabah polls? After Shexit (the suspended Um­no vice-president quit the party on July 4), one of the questions on…

Umar Mukhtar The assumption that traditional UMNO members are not comfortable joining the present opposition parties and would need to join a sort of UMNO-in-exile party temporarily until Prime…

You don’t take pride in being able to harm the defenceless. If the Umno lads can’t stomach belligerent ethnic Chinese, they should head to the east coast, jump on a boat and charge on to the…

It may even lose Selangor in GE14. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today As the 14th general election draws near, things don’t look too good for the opposition. The Pakatan alliance, in particular,…

The problem with god-related suicides or murders or wars is that you don't really get God to officially confirm this was his intention. Erna Mahyuni, The Malay Mail Online Ah, suicide…

The Third Force The following disclosure is provided pursuant to the principle that truth is primarily in the judgement of the human conscience as it is shaped by the intellect and the capacity…

Ivanpal Singh Grewal, The Star The DAP has always prided itself as a party of principles that stands for freedom of speech and thought, equality and justice. They fought well and hard over…

By asking for investigations into the leaked documents, it has authenticated what Sarawak Report has said over the week. If they contained false information, it would not come under the purview of…

THE two most powerful Lims in the DAP-led state administration have been making the news for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks. Audrey Dermawan, The New Straits Times Chief Minister Lim…

Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal’s dramatic exit from Umno has split political sentiments down the middle in his power base of Semporna but it has strengthened the hand of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri…

In light of the IS attack in Puchong, we cannot keep silent or look the other way any longer. Let moderation prevail. Wong Chun Wai, The Star WE all know that an attack by the terrorist…

Boo Su-Lyn, MMO Malaysian Islamic State (IS) member Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, also known as Abu Hamzah al-Fateh ― who is believed to have been behind the grenade attack on a club in Puchong,…