Racist, judgmental, politically divided on every issue with a vengeance, holier-than-thou people who would rather remain ignorant and argumentative than have an open mind for discourse. Hafidz…

Churches, which have yet to provide disabled-friendly facilities from ramps to toilets, should really be ashamed of themselves for denying a basic right to a community that needs them. Anthony…

Karamjit Gill, Malay Mail Online The ongoing tug-of-war between BN and PKR with regards to partnering PAS is not auguring well. First we were made to believe that PAS was the bad one whose…

Umar Mukhtar In Malaysian politics, recycling and re-branding is a common occurrence. The sad thing is they don't really involve the fine-tuning of the parties' stands for our benefit…

Suzzy Khalid, The Heat The opposition bloc - Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor or Pakatan Harapan in Penang - might seem to be in tatters but one of its party members - DAP - has found its perfect…

As far as I can see, the measures that Jakim have taken are punitive in nature. It has a well-established record of issuing threats, declarations or fatwas that make Muslims fear many things…

Will spurning the ruling coalition freeze them out of power forever? John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel In the last days of August, Bersih, or Clean, the coalition for free and fair elections,…

Malaysian Muslims find IS’s ideology easy to accept, having grown up with a state-sanctioned view of intolerance towards non-Malay Muslims.  James Chin, Brookings Two weeks ago, an…

If the treasury is well loaded, distributing money to the people will not have invited this much grumble, but given the government’s 19th consecutive year of fiscal deficits, such unchecked…

Umar Mukhtar The UMNO general assembly is now over. Prime Minister Najib Razak now has some breathing space courtesy of the UMNO division chiefs, the UMNO Supreme Council, and the Barisan…

If those delegates are so blinded by the bright lights that they cannot see the disappointment and helplessness of the Malays out on the street as they grapple with the rising cost of living, then…

Now that the cat is out of the bag on the enormous sum available for UMNO's president to disburse, he can expect a lot more hands holding out for even larger sums of monies for services rendered…

Johari Yap, Sinar Harian PERKHAWINAN merupakan sunnah Rasulullah SAW dan digalakkan di dalam Islam untuk memperoleh anak atau keturunan serta menjaga diri daripada melakukan perkara haram…

Reme Ahmad, Asia One Call it the buzz that comes with power. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was mobbed by people every time he walked the corridors outside the meeting halls…

Thomas Fann, The Malaysian Insider It is that season of the year again when Umno is having its annual general assembly and we hear the usual racial rhetorics that is to be expected of a…

Umar Mukhtar Is it possible that most Malays who did not vote for UMNO did not do so not because of their protest against UMNO for being a moderate Islamic party but because it is a party…

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s control over Umno was never in doubt. He has emerged even stronger after the Umno general assembly and has offered an olive branch to his estranged deputy. Joceline…

Originally, the National Car Project was a form of protectionism for the national car industry. After more than 30 years since its inception, it has now become a burden to the rakyat, by eating…

Karamjit Gill In the most unlikely turn of events, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has become the goose that lays golden eggs in the present political climate of Malaysia. Since its induction,…

Umar Mukhtar That Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin lost this round of their war against UMNO President Najib Razak for their party's favour, and losing very badly at that, is so…

Joceline Tan, The Star EVERYONE noticed the unfamiliar seating arrangement on the Umno general assembly stage this year. Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his deputy Tan Sri…

Umar Mukhtar The fact that Donald Trump is running for the most powerful office of the most powerful nation on earth that will place his fingers on the nuclear button is not just scary but almost…

Will he be remembered for the positives of his tenure or will the negatives also be mentioned in the same breath? K H Su, Free Malaysia Today One will be hard-pressed to name another…

Umar Mukhtar After listening to ex-DPM Muhyiddin Yassin and ex-PM Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at Sultan Sulaiman Club last night, one can't help feeling that this is nothing more than an intra-party…

Norshahril Saat, Malay Mail Online The annual assembly of Malaysia’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) taking place this week has garnered more attention than in previous years…

The Kelantan prince and the former law minister are getting the issues right, and it's about time everyone else stepped up. Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the…

Rosli Dahlan and Mohammad Afif Daud, Malay Mail Online Malaysia has for several decades had an affirmative action policy in favour of the bumiputra peoples of Malaysia, a term generally…

This will be Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s first Umno assembly as Deputy Prime Minister and he will have to bring on all of his political skills to wade through the political ripples.…

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will preside over the Umno general assembly knowing he has strong support from his party but is stuck with ‘two thorns’ in his side. Joceline Tan, The Star THERE…

Umar Mukhtar Earlier in the year, as some opposition MPs continued with their attempts to arouse our suspicions that something irregular had been going on with a government-owned company, it was…