Umar Mukhtar Irrespective of what minister Hishammuddin claimed with a brave face over Rompin by-elections result, it remained a clear indication that the voters of Rompin are fed-up with the…

Jason Chin, Malay Mail Online The relationship that PAS shares with PKR is something more complicated then even figuring out how the Pyramid of Sphinx was built to perfection in ancient times.…

Raghavan Nair, The Rakyat Post THE 2008 General Election hosted some of the most fiery campaigns in Malaysia. PKR’s supremo Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim walked into Kampung Buah Pala to speak to…

Umar Mukhtar Consider these: A Prime Minister whose wife loves Birkin handbags, yet would let his son-in-law pay for his only daughter's lavish wedding. A Prime Minister whose only statement on…

Khoo Kay Peng, The Ant Daily PKR’s decision to nominate Dr Wan Azizah as the candidate of Permatang Pauh by-election shows that the party is at its crossroads. There are some serious questions…

The dissatisfaction of the people is real, and so is the threat of Umno losing the next GE. Scott Ng, FMT ‘In front of a 5,000-strong crowd in Kuching, far removed from the thousands…

Is there a consultation process or inter-ministerial meeting held before a new government policy or initiative is introduced? R. Nadeswaran, The Sun Daily STATEMENTS by religious leaders are…

Zurairi AR, Malay Mail Online A lot of young Malay couples get indoctrinated into their spousal roles the moment they get married. A popular prayer recited during the Malay solemnisation…

Malaysia faces a dilemma in that there's a distinct lack of Malay leaders to take over once the current generation is gone. Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today Take your eyes off the conflict…

How many times must we ask about 1MDB, about the increasing racial and religious tension in Malaysia, about the GST before we get concrete answers from the man at the top?  Scott Ng, FMT Our…

Umar Mukhtar The false bravado exhibited by Prime Minister Najib Razak in his "I will not surrender" speech is symphonic of the precarious position he is now in regarding his prime…

Sin Chew Daily May 7 is a public holiday in Penang. It is not for mourning for the thousands of precious lives lost in the Nepal quake, nor to celebrate Datuk Lee Chong Wei's return to…

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online The Permatang Pauh by-election won’t end the late winter in Pakatan Rakyat. But the overstaying season chills can go easy on the thermostat if the Opposition…

Another faction, supporting Tengku Razaleigh, may yet hijack Mahathir's campaign. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today In 1987, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was within smelling distance of the Prime…

BNBBC chairman says former PM was neither holding any Umno posts nor was in government to know what was going on. Lin KayKay, Free Malaysia Today Tan Sri Shahrir Samad, currently the…

The residents of Permatang Pasir are a highly politicised community who have kept the seat in PAS hands through good and bad times. Yet, there was not a single PAS flag or banner in sight.…

We'll still be a sick nation unless Umno undergoes a paradigm shift and a naturally talented leader takes over. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today The nexus between Tun Mahathir and Perkasa…

(Asia Sentinel) - The benefits are concentrated on the party leaders and members, and pro-Malay policies conflict with the goal of strengthening the nation as a whole. A curious silence has…

Lim Sue Goan, My Sinchew The by-elections in Permatang Pauh and Rompin have benchmark effects on both the BN and Pakatan Rakyat, and the results could trigger reverberations within both…

In the battle between Mahathir and Najib, could the Islamist party come out the winner? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Malaysians have been looking on intently as the battle between Mahathir…

Umar Mukhtar In the history of this country, the next PRU 14 is the best ever chance for the opposition to take over the reins of government at the federal level. The government in power is at…

Lim Mun Fah, My Sinchew There have been endless entanglements and disputes between Malaysia and Singapore over all these years, and former Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and…

Karamjit Gill, Malay Mail Online Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is starting to look like the only capable leader in this country; or rather shall I say the only capable leader in PKR.…

Christopher Fernandez, The Ant Daily Najib Razak is being besieged as prime minister of Malaysia by former Umno strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a bid to oust him from office. Mahathir…

Umar Mukhtar What can be the mitigating factors for someone who may have lost 20,000 million ringgit of other people's money entrusted with procedural conditions to him? That he is the Party…

Until today, many in Umno are still speculating on the real reason for Dr Mahathir’s fallout with Najib. As far as they are concerned, past leaders have survived worse scandals and financial…

It is quite shocking to hear Pakatan leaders predicting that she may win by as little as 5,000 votes. These are people who have always been so ultra confident about their tsunami politics and the…

The Najib-Rosmah scandal is crippling the nation and we seriously need an above politics prescription  J.D. Lovrenciear, Free Malaysia Today Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivered the grand slam…

Despite Azmin's reassurances, the threat of a coup against him is real. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The Selangor Menteri Besar may shrug off the rumours of a possible coup against him from…

As the kingmaker moves closer to removing another prime minister, we must ask what it takes to get his approval Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today As Dr Mahathir Mohamad moves closer to…