It looks like Najib is fortifying his position ahead of a push to the next general election. Scott Ng, FMT Prime Minister Najib Razak may not be the most popular prime minister Malaysia has…

Syed Umar Ariff, NST Let us be frank here. Some of our politicos’ statements do not spur the advancement of society’s intelligence; it is as if they prefer to sport greasy mullets rather than…

Admitting to have paid the ransom means accepting that abduction is not crime, but a form of commercial transaction. Tan Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily The Malaysian hostage held by the Philippine…

Umar Mukhtar In the aftermath of PRU12 and PRU13, the opposition takeover of Putrajaya seemed imminent. It's just a matter of time. But now we are looking at scenarios where BN will be the…

A day after the twin by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Selangor, the Facebook page of Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir FC posted a congratulatory message from Umno Jerlun Division Chief Datuk Seri…

Malaysia is mocking our sovereignty by operating in our territory to pay ransom to terrorists plaguing our land Rigoberto D. Tiglao, The Manila Times Yes, that’s what they have done in…

Umar Mukhtar It is a trait of spoiled brats to walk off a game when he finds that he is losing. Maybe daddy will do something to change things that he is not capable of. Who's daddy now, Zaid?…

No one wants to deal with a political crisis and an economic one at the same time. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The Chinese get mentioned a lot after votes are counted in any election.…

Umar Mukhtar The written reactions of young 'cikus' like PKR's Rafizi Ramli and DAP's Tony Pua after the opposition disaster of the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections are typical of…

Bringing forward Hadi's bill for tabling was a brilliant gambit that targeted the opposition's weaknesses. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The results of the by-elections in Kuala Kangsar and…

While Barisan Nasional celebrates, the losing side has a lot to ponder and work on in the aftermath of the twin by-elections. Joceline Tan, The Star THE Umno headquarters in Sungai Besar was…

Umar Mukhtar If you have ever attended an opposition ceramah, everything they say seems clear-cut. And if they don't seem like that to you, then it's because you are stupid or you have eaten…

There must be a better way of doing things than to impose sudden and drastic rate increases. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The attitude the average Klang Valley dweller has towards tolled…

Kelantan is clearly a failed state and its PAS government doesn’t have a clue how to uplift the standard of living of the people there. They certainly deserve better. Wong Chun Wai, The Star…

The thumping victories in the dual by-elections signal that Barisan Nasional is on the comeback trail, with the Chinese vote swinging back. Joceline Tan, The Star THE political tsunami has…

For many in Umno, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s campaign against Umno in the recent by-elections was seen as the ultimate betrayal and the torching of the last bridge. Joceline Tan, The Star TUN…

Umar Mukhtar The Malay voters of Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar have spoken; they trust their future in the hands of UMNO. Rightly or wrongly, they have screamed out loud to those who want to…

The Third Force Five weeks ago, on the 13th of May, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad came out to brag about the Citizens’ Declaration, a so-called memorandum opposing the leadership of Prime Minister…

Soo Wern Jun, The Heat Malaysia The thin line that differentiates politicians from ruling parties and politicians from the opposition parties seem to have blurred into oblivion. At one time,…

The royal institution actually lost its role in the lawmaking process more than two decades ago. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The recent gazetting of the National Security Council (NSC) Act…

Ibrahim Sani, Free Malaysia Today Perhaps Ramadan has a lot to do with the rather subdued campaigning in the run-up to tomorrow’s by-elections in Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar. There has been…

It's easier to believe that ransom was paid than to buy the story about RM12 million being given to charity. V. Shuman, Free Malaysia Today Malaysians are obviously relieved that four…

Baradan Kuppusamy, The New Straits Times The twin by-elections in Sungei Besar and Kuala Kangsar that entered their final lap with voters going to the polls on Saturday, are a defining moment…

Semua parti bertanding di PRK Sungai Besar dan Kuala Kangsar mewakili orang Melayu dan calonnya juga semua Melayu belaka. Srihanasham Noordin, Free Malaysia Today Tinggal satu hari lagi…

Joceline Tan, The Star THERE is a lot resting on Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s shoulders and he has been zipping back and forth from Sungai Besar to Kuala Kangsar as though his life…

For a start, was Mahathir’s flight paid for by the taxpayer? If it wasn’t, Hishammuddin has really lost his sense of reason. If it was paid for by the rakyat, did it cost several million ringgit?…

Cheering for killers will not make people accept your point of view; it's an action that literally negates all the blessings that you accumulate in the holy month. Ahmad Azrai, The Heat…

The concerted thoughts of many, somewhat difficult to refute, was that the error was a deliberate attempt to ridicule Hinduism and Sikhism! Darshan Singh Dhillon, The Malay Mail Malaysia’s…

There should be no exemption clause during the holy month of Ramadan that permits Muslims to exercise a relaxed lifestyle while fasting. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today “Is our shooting…

The Third Force Recently, the guy who loves to throw microphones on podiums during ceramahs, Mat Sabu (Mohamad Sabu), tried to con a group of reporters by thinking that he could hypnotise them…