He has risen up the ranks of senior leadership at an accelerated rate, and success has a way of making a man want more. Scott Ng, FMT Uncertainty reigns supreme in Umno. Many fear that as…

Rakyat Marhaen Barely a year after Mohamed Azmin Ali was appointed the Selangor Menteri Besar, he is already in hot soup both politically and administratively. Following the virtually official…

A more appropriately named rally may have addressed inequities in participation. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today I was going through some of my notifications on Facebook the other day when I…

The Umno supreme council meeting tomorrow will be a closely-watched event as rumours that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and several others will be sacked from Umno refuse to go away. Joceline Tan,…

There is no guarantee that the government would remain in Umno-BN hands. This is because we have yet to see a concrete guarantee that all 134 MPs would remain united under the coalition. Aziz…

Jika penderma itu sanggup menderma RM2.6 bilion kepada Najib, mengapa beliau tidak sanggup tampil membersihkan nama Najib? Tidakkah penderma itu takut duit derma itu akan dibazirkan jika Najib…

Rafidah Hanim Mokhtar, Malay Mail Online I was amazed at how concerned the director of DAP political education, Miss Syerleena (pic), of last Friday’s sermon by JAWI that she claimed to be…

Rakyat Marhaen The last Dewan Negeri Selangor was held almost a year after Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim was forced to resign as Menteri Besar following a string of defamatory accusations ranging…

Parti Amanah Negara aims to replace PAS in the opposition coalition and lead the charge to take over Johor in the next general election. Joceline Tan, The Star MOHAMAD Sabu will be 61 in…

The old street fighter only gets better with age. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Mahathir’s iconic appearance at the Bersih 4 rally has been discussed, dissected, and debated by the pundits…

UMNO and PAS seem to feel the pulse of the Malays, rightly or wrongly to you. And PAS is not even pro-Najib and yet they were not there. What does that tell you? Umar Mukhtar As a means to…

The revival of populist former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad comes at a price for the people of Malaysia. Joyce Lee, The Diplomat Mahathir Mohamad received a hero’s welcome at the Bersih…

While working towards a more progressive society we should be wary of creating extremists along the way. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today “I wish the FRU beat the shit out of the Bersih…

“It is a patriotic call from the Chinese. They are not saying they are packing up their bags and leaving the country. They are doing this because they are concerned with the way the country is…

Lee Yuk Peng, The Ant Daily QUICK TAKE: The recently concluded Bersih 4 rally highlighted several points worthy of attention. Firstly, the majority of participants at the rally were urban…

Every day that it avoids serious contestation, and every day that it survives overt challenge (or is not made to face one), it further consolidates itself, “normalises” the conditions under which…

Robin Stanley Augustin, The Ant Daily In the past few months, we have read reports on hijacking activities in the busy Straits of Malacca. In the past few days, there have been other…

You can hate him all you want, but don't pretend you didn't need him at the rally. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Mahathir Mohamad’s presence at last weekend’s Bersih rally marked a watershed…

(The Rakyat Post) - The weekend at Independence Square (now known as Dataran Merdeka, and once known as Selangor Club padang or simply The Padang) went without incident. Of course, that depends…

The upcoming Kongress Rakyat offers a better alternative for those seeking change Sahabat Seperjuangan Because the Malay crowd was not there, the ruling regime did not feel threatened and…

I have no intention of being politically correct when I say that it is obvious that this undeniably Chinese funded and organised demonstration had chosen carefully the dates to flex their muscles…

We need a platform all Malaysians can invest in regardless of their political affiliations and racial backgrounds. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Last Saturday, I woke up earlier than is my…

Umar Mukhtar With his trademark cynical smirk, the old retired tin-pot dictator came down to inspect the troops. And they responded with rounds and rounds of mindless applause, even though the…

You cannot change the government by merely staging protests because like it or not, the reality is that the present government is legitimately elected with still two years to go, no matter how…

The sizeable Malay crowd in the previous rallies was clearly missing this time round and the lack of demographic mix is a cause for concern for some. Shahanaaz Habib, The Star  UNIVERSITY…

Hafidz Baharom, The Malaysia Insider The Bersih protest is still ongoing, yet there are already those wondering just where are the Malays since their attendance has dropped to ranging from 10%…

Andy West, Malay Mail Online One of the great paradoxes of modern society is that those bestowed with the greatest level of public trust tend to be those who most abuse it. Look at leading…

The Old Man is a player and Malaysians need to play hard ball now to get out of their current mess. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today In these days of instant communication, my closest…

I know that on the one hand they are thrilled by the idea of ordinary Malaysians supporting their cause, but they cannot have their cake and eat it too. Umar Mukhtar With the declared…

For Najib Razak, the Malaysian prime minister beset by controversy over nearly £450 million paid into his personal bank account, the timing of a global anti-corruption conference in Kuala Lumpur…