We must teach that there are multiple versions of Islam. This is a matter of fact.  Farouk A. Peru, The Malay Mail Online I had already begun writing this piece when I read the news that a…

Umar Mukhtar The Barisan Nasional is a master of coalition politics in Malaysia after more than sixty years of experience, first as Alliance and then as BN, compared to the graveyard of…

Umar Mukhtar Vote for your favourite opposition party in the Sarawak polls, by all means. But cut out the talk about reforms, transparent and honest government, and building a unified…

DAP has been forced to fall back on attacking the Prime Minister and his wife. It works but only to a certain extent because it takes a truly Sarawak issue to fire up the locals. Joceline Tan,…

Is Azmin still the trusted ally of Anwar after the episode of him coming through to become the menteri besar of Malaysia’s most prosperous state? John Chin, Berita Daily In the post era of…

Zakia Koya, The Heat Malaysia Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah seems to be treading on thin ice - very thin ice nowadays. It almost seems as if he is on the verge on suicidal when it comes to his…

Hafidz Baharom, The Heat Malaysia The new Pakatan Harapan seems set to repeat the very same mistakes that took place in the last general election, though this time the coalition cannot blame it…

A big win for Adenan will signal that Sarawak is still a Barisan Nasional fixed deposit state even though it wants to do things diffe­rently and is insisting on some degree of state autonomy.…

Things are slowly bouncing back and we must work at strengthening our economy further and getting our confidence back on track. Wong Chun Wai, The Star MALAYSIA needs to go forth. Too much…

Umar Mukhtar In the United States of America in the '70s, a 'third-rate' burglary at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee led to the ousting of a sitting Republican president.…

Come election time, Selangorians will remember the rape of their forests and the broken promise about tolled highways. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today When Selangor MB Azmin Ali took power after a…

The PAC report showed 1MDB's management, helmed by then CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, ignored board directives on 19 occasions, deceived the board six times and the auditors thrice.…

The lack of fairness towards other religions despite the privileged position of Islam has gnawed away at the non-Muslim psyche. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Controversial preacher Zakir…

The Third Force Readers are advised to read part 1, which accentuates aspects pertaining to the Taman Manggis land scam controversy. The purpose of this part is to establish a basis to the…

The Third Force Yesterday, fractured ex-premier Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad filed an application with the Kuala Lumpur High Court to freeze the assets of Prime Minister (PM) Dato’ Seri Najib Tun…

With just a few Google searches, I can debunk his questionable life story but apparently none of the bodies sponsoring Ustaz Ayub’s upcoming talk bothered. Erna Mahyuni, The Malay Mail Online…

He probably can't convince opposition supporters and reformists that the DPM is better than Najib. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today As the Save Malaysia campaign gains momentum, it has become…

We do not want to see children converted by the spur of a moment but later cannot renounce or revert to their own religion. Religion is a very personal and profound subject that should not be…

Islamophobia is the by-product of a struggle for political survival, pro-Malay Muslim ethnic policies and a state continually divided along racial lines. Rashaad Ali, The Malay Mail Online…

A revisit of this white elephant project could generate a larger public discourse especially amongst taxpayers. Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today I am not surprised to see the April 18 front page…

Many sympathised with him when he lost his DPM's job, but sympathy is quickly spent if you don't capitalise on it. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today It gets increasingly harder to figure out what…

Umar Mukhtar The average Malaysian has more likelihood of being allowed into the neighbouring countries of Singapore and Thailand than a state in their own country like Sarawak. It's kind of weird…

Shafiqah Othman Hamzah, Malay Mail Online Zakir Naik is a world-renowned Islamic scholar. Love him or hate him, you cannot deny that his name has travelled across continents and countries. He’s…

Umar Mukhtar Last week when my son asked me to top up his lunch account at the school cafeteria because it was empty, I obliged. Instead of waiting for my wife to do it as is normal, I did it…

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean the liberty to only hear opinions agreeable with them. Boo Su-Lyn, The Malay Mail Online It’s ironic that supporters of Dr Zakir Naik are calling for the…

Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin found himself the collateral damage in the conflict between two Sri Gading Umno personalities but the state assembly could be the likely venue for him to bury rumours of a…

Umar Mukhtar Fat chance. Unless I have crooked and stupid friends who control billions of dollars somewhere. Has to be premeditated, too. These things just don't happen without prior planning.…

Proton has grown to such a proportion that the government can no longer afford to let it fall. Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily Proton, 1MDB and Rayani Air are some of best instances of how…

Umar Mukhtar Humour me on these hot and dreary days. Let's assume that Prime Minister Najib Razak is on the brink of losing his job. The cat is out of the bag and the days ahead are full of…

Umar Mukhtar Ex-prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's appeal for foreign interference to assist in the solving of the quagmire that he believes is enveloping the country is not quite like the…