Giving birth is a complicated and possibly dangerous process, so a mother should have a choice about who delivers her baby. Zaid Ibrahim, The Star THE job of a legislator is to make policies…

We get outraged when one side does the same thing we are accused of doing, and yet cannot see beyond double standards. Hafidz Baharom, The Heat Malaysia First the DAP tells a restaurant to…

Helen Ang An article to ponder … ‘DAP creates Muslim terrorists‘ by Raja Petra Kamarudin in his No Holds Barred column yesterday. THIS BLOG SAYS: There are 1,200,000,000 Han Chinese…

The trial proper hasn’t even started, which means that outside of those with the prosecution and possibly the defence, none of us knows what evidence they have against Lim. The evidence could turn…

No one is born with poison in their minds, so how did it get there in the first place? Ravinder Singh, FMT The fruits are ripening and the harvest has started. If the fruits are bad, don’t blame…

Sholto Byrnes, The National ISIL has made good – all too good – on its vow to make Ramadan “a month of pain", with one estimate of 800 people killed over the past four weeks. The majority were…

P Gunasegaram, Malaysiakini “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln Merely raising the question of whether Penang…

DAP leaders are setting a dangerous precedent by insisting their Chief Minister does not step down despite being charged with two counts of corruption. Kua Kia Soong, FMT Zaid Ibrahim’s recent…

'They can't be Muslims because they're killing other Muslims'. As if killing non-Muslims would somehow make us accept they have something to do with Islam?? Maajid Nawaz, …

This courtesy is sadly not reciprocated by Muslims towards Christians in Malaysia. Even when it is Christians extending gestures of friendship and muhibbah, Muslims end up making police reports…

A wrong move will cause a deeper entrenchment of anti-BN sentiment among followers of the opposition. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The sudden arrest and prosecution of Penang Chief Minister…

Joceline Tan IT was almost 7pm but the sky was still bright when a convoy of cars emerged from the underground car park of Komtar, Penang. The only hint that this was no ordinary caravan of…

Umar Mukhtar It is not political ideology or governing philosophy or belief in differing economic regimes that separate Malaysian political parties. It is simply race and religion, period. It…

Remaining as Chief Minister now may blemish his reputation Rahim Zainuddin, Free Malaysia Today The truth is that not every politician has an opportunity to leave behind a lasting legacy. In…

In ISMA’s article against Maryam Lee, a slew of scholars were invoked to say that Muslim women who cannot fast should not consume in public because it may tempt Muslims. Not a single Quranic verse…

The Third Force For most of his political career, Lim Kit Siang has made a travesty of Barisan Nasional’s system of governance and social justice, such that he has accused every Prime Minister…

Umar Mukhtar Selective prosecution is an abuse of power when that power is used only against certain parties, usually your detractors. It is done in bad faith because it is not done to truly…

Unfortunately, no one in authority wants to put an end to it. Citizen Nades  DURING my days in school, Malay was taught as Bahasa Kebangsaan (national language). But they all taught me wrong…

Zakiah Koya, The Heat Malaysia The usual route is out of Umno and into the opposition, but for former deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and ex-Kedah Chief Minister Datuk Seri…

Farouk A. Peru, MMO The loudness of Islamic opinion has gained so much traction in Malaysia. I once sat through a phone-in religious programme in which a caller asked a minor league scholar if he…

Scott Ng, FMT The political futures of Muhyiddin Yassin and Mukhriz Mahathir are in limbo, now that they have been sacked from Umno after a year of confrontation between former PM Mahathir…

(MMO) - I was as shocked as any other to wake up to the news last Thursday that the Brits have voted to leave the European Union by a margin of 52 to 48 per cent. This was pursuant to a referendum…

(NST) - BY sacking suspended Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and former Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir from the party on Friday, Umno president and Prime Minister…

Umar Mukhtar Like other Malaysians, Chinese voters have their biases, pet peeves, fears and dreams. Their priorities for each of these do move up and down depending on the perceived challenges…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star THE Opposition really has no one to blame for its defeat in the recent two by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar except itself. It is really distasteful to call…

Joceline Tan, The Star THEY were at each other’s throats during the recent by-elections but just days later, it was as though the fight never took place. Strange things happen in politics…

Where are the strategies to bring about Najib's defeat? Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today It’s doubtful that the latest warning from the Coalition of Branch Chiefs Malaysia (GKCM) has left…

Umar Mukhtar I have written here before that it is not difficult for Anwar Ibrahim to indulge in politics while in prison. The facilities accorded to him in order to able to do that is…

Mastura thrashes the combination of Mahathir-Lim Kit Siang-Lim Guan Eng-Mat Sabu causing the Spartan-like Mahathir to lose to a powerless lady sitting at home. Can it get any more insulting?…

Mahathir Mohamad is a liability to any organisation including the Opposition - he practices selective amnesia and tells partial stories. Karamjit Singh, FMT The battle for Sungai Besar and Kuala…