The Jade Emperor’s birthday on the ninth day of the Chinese New Year is always marked in grand style by the unique Chew Jetty community in Penang but the celebration this year is in danger of…

We need a new paradigm: the existing coalition system is no different from BN T K Chua, Free Malaysia Today Notwithstanding Pakatan Harapan’s seven principles to avoid infighting and to set…

Malaysian Muslims are a weak and stupid bunch. We have established that for a very long time now because we constantly need supervision so that we don’t fall prey to manipulation. Zan Azlee,…

PAS has isolated itself on the opposition side, and Umno’s partners in BN are protesting against the idea of a PAS-Umno cooperation. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The flirtation between Umno…

The strong power-distance relationships that develop between the leader and subordinates in Malaysia is powerful enough to destroy many of the management checks and balances that exist to prevent…

ISIS may have gained less traction in Malaysia than in the Arab world or Western Europe, but Malaysia still has over six times the rate of Muslim citizens leaving for battle in the Middle East as…

The Negeri MB is right in saying that vaping and the sale of vape products are two separate matters. Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today With the Kedah and Malacca governments declaring that…

If we want gritty realism from Malaysian writers and directors, a review of the laws which impact on them would help. Azmi Sharom, The Star AH, the mental acrobatics of our great leaders. In…

Umar Mukhtar Technically, by the 15th of January, Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali has to make up his mind whether his Selangor state government is a Pakatan Rakyat coalition government or…

A liberal would respect and indeed defend the choices made by those who want to live life in what they deem as “Islamic”. Islamophobia is not at all liberal. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star…

Attempting to take a little of that shared space to tailor to our beliefs, would actually deny another’s their own way of life, religious or otherwise. Emmanuel Joseph, The Malaysian Insider…

Umar Mukhtar Early in this new year, I was told that two plus two equals five and just as usual I am reminded of how lucky I am to be living in a civilised environment and that I should be…

Zunar I'm a cartoonist in a country where cartooning can be a crime. Under my pen name, Zunar, I expose corruption and abuses of power by the Malaysian government. As it happens, I have a…

Are they saying God was stupid to have created people different from them, so it is their duty to correct God’s mistake and make this earth a place for a single religion and culture? Ravinder…

Sin Chew Daily Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor shared his views on a number of major issues in a recent media interview. The Sultan has in recent years expressed his personal views on a…

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily 2016 is going to be a very crucial year, especially for the country's political and economic development. The year will determine whether we are heading towards…

Quite how World Sailing handles a case of discrimination on political grounds against a Youth sailing team by either its own staff or a Member National Authority will be watched with keen interest…

Soo Wern Jun, The Heat The opposition should not put all their bets on the weakening of the PM as their ticket to Putrajaya, come next general election. For Umno, for all its follies, may…

Prime Minister Najib Razak still has some fight in him and despite tales of doom, has survived 2015 and proved his critics wrong. Tajuddin Rosli, Free Malaysia Today The exclusive interview…

Sin Chew Daily The Langkawi “cross-like” design on the roofs of double-storey terraced houses has been instructed by the Kedah state government to alter. The developers have reached an…

Hudud was used as an opening gambit in getting out of the Pakatan coalition. It has served its purpose and is now being put on the backburner. Lim Teck Ghee, The Heat Malaysia We are seeing…

Christopher Fernandez, The Ant Daily QUICK TAKE: The end of the year is dawning upon us. But ever since the beginning of 2015, ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been on a formidable mission to…

Looking at BN’s access to public resources, private sources and even foreign sources, it does look like a done deal for the next general election. Thomas Fann, The Malaysian Insider We have…

Nizha Periaswamy, Free Malaysia Today Tiap kali Datuk Ahmad Maslan buka mulut, tiap kali itu ada sahaja kebangkitan kemarahan daripada orang awam. Mengapa Datuk? Terbaru ialah apabila Datuk…

(The Sun) - Aren't we entitled to know how such a colossal amount was spent on day trips? ALONE with just the PC in front of you and a calculator on the side, notions can sometimes run wild. A…

Zubaidah Abu Bakar, The Rakyat Post DATUK Seri Abdul Hadi Awang went fishing at a time some segments in his Islamist party are troubled and feeling uncomfortable over PAS’ flirting, yet again,…

Kita pamerkan keIslaman kita pada kopiah, jubah, janggut, celak serta minyak atar berdozen gelen seolah-olah itu mencerminkan keperibadian seorang Muslimin sedangkan ilmu kemanusiaan yang amat…

Apart from Umno-PAS unity, there were no representatives of Muslim minorities and Muslims representing other ideologies in the recently held Al-Azhar Graduates' seminar K. Pragalath, Berita…

They have finally realised that the community is losing interest in them. Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today Malay politics often consists of what our leaders say we want and not what we say…

“So it was not God who made me a Muslim. It was you, right? It was your decision” Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today A few years back, my children and I went shopping at Mid Valley Megamall when…