We all knew the no-confidence motion wouldn’t go through, and we even knew it wouldn't pass. Hafidz Baharom, The Malaysian Insider This started off with DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang, on…

Umar Mukhtar Almost every politically-conscious Malay today is scratching his head. Does he ignore the elephant in the room in a desperate attempt to save the status quo of so-called Malay…

Umar Mukhtar A parliamentary vote of no-confidence is no small matter. DAP is right in that it should be tabled by the Opposition Leader herself and not some random MP that makes up the…

The writer takes a sarcastic and satirical look on how the government can keep dissenters quiet WH Cheng, Berita Daily The Barisan Nasional government’s growing intolerance towards criticism…

“Mengapa kamu mudah sangat murtad?” Xifu Naser, Sinar Harian Zamri Vinoth, Presiden Skuad Mubaligh dan juga seorang pendakwah yang berani berfikir luar kotak, telah menelefon saya, “Xifu,…

When the air pollutant index (API) had breached the ‘hazardous’ 300 level, the authorities decided to change the ‘emergency’ level to 500. Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser Do Malaysians know…

(New Mandala) - Greg Lopez looks at the legacy of former Malaysia PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and whether power corrupts even the most ‘ethical’ of Muslim leaders. In Malaysia, is being…

Fa Abdul, FMT I read Scott Ng’s piece on Sunday titled “The price of speculation” with a raised eyebrow. Although Scott made a number of rather good points, it still felt like a kung fu kick…

We call him a hero now, but how many of us have apologised to taxi driver Hanizan Mohamed Radzi? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Hanizan Mohamed Radzi’s rescue of an abducted child is the…

Umno's last moderate finds a new home in PKR, but the party of Reformasi has it's own share of problems Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today And so, Umno’s last moderate casts his fate to the winds…

Kua Kia Soong Of late, Malaysian politics seems to have taken on some of the rules of organized religions. It is well known that in some religions, you may have committed so much sin in your…

John Teo, NST All politics may be local and while Malaysians are consumed by heady political goings-on within, it took a more detached foreigner to make a deeper sense of contemporary Malaysian…

He has not only survived, but has thwarted, Mahathir's best machinations. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Embattled. Under siege. Facing his greatest test. These words have been been used over…

The PM, who promised a liberal style, has become authoritarian and the ex-PM actually sounds like a progressive democrat. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today It looks like the Samosa law is…

US$770,000 in a personal account of a minister is too much for the integrity of the French government Tricia Yeoh, The Sun Daily A MONTH ago, Otto Perez Molina resigned as president of…

Many had written him off, but he's back with a vengeance. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Flanked by Muhyiddin Yassin, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Shafie Apdal, Sanusi Junid and Ong Tee Kiat,…

The great Ahmed Deedat pointed to the increase in Muslims worldwide as proof of Islam’s truth. I now realise it was proof of lack of family planning. Quantity of people over quality of life.…

"How can I teach my students the law when the law seems to disregard such fundamental principles as constitutionalism and the rule of law”? Azmi Sharom, The Star Recent judgments have an…

The first NCC was preceded by much turmoil and bloodshed. Is the Prime Minister waiting for a similar tragedy to strike the country before he finally acts to right the ship of state? Lim Teck…

Americans believe that A grades go to smart kids, while Asians are more likely to think that they go to hard workers. Nicholas Kristof, Today This is an awkward question, but here goes: Why…

The two have always had a 'you scratch my back and I scratch yours' relationship. Tajuddin Rosli, Free Malaysia Today Ex-MCA president Ling Liong Sik has become the latest old politician…

The Malaysian opposition's double standards and lack of leadership are making it irrelevant Jason Chin, Free Malaysia Today “Dr Mahathir seems to have expected to exercise remote control…

Should MCA be most loyal to the BN, to effect change from within or the Chinese people, who are being fingered as the bogeyman by racial extremists and who it fights for? Robin Stanley…

“As the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia, I will continue to play the role as a friend of Chinese education." Lee Yuk Peng, The Ant Daily “Allow me to love all of you, alright?” These closing…

Umar Mukhtar If we were to listen to DAP in the aftermath of the 2009 Perak takeover by Barisan Nasional, and as recently as during the Selangor menteri besar crisis of 2014, DAP's belittling…

Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, Malay Mail Online The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) may be likely face economic headwinds and political turmoil, but analysts project that it would still withstand a challenge…

Julia Chan, Malay Mail Online Call it what you will — autonomy, empowerment, self-determination, Sabah rights, devolution, or decentralisation — but a subject that was laughed off and dismissed…

Hazlan Zakaria, The Ant Daily It is with no small amount of amusement that I watch the ping-pong match between politicos from both sides of the political aisle continue in the media, this time…

Tajuddin Rosli, Free Malaysia Today Dr. Mahathir Mohamad appears to be in perpetual attack mode. He is now heavily nuking Najib and his family with all that he has got. He patronises an…

Din Merican, FMT We have Azmi Sharom, a respected Universiti Malaya academic, Umno’s gutsy Khairuddin Hassan, and now lawyer cum activist Matthias Chang, how many more? Soon, there will not…