Indeed, why does 1MDB even need to float its power assets to raise money when there should be some RM34 billion lying around the place? Where has it put the money from all its loans and bonds?…

The statement was signed by Nazir Razak, the chairman of CIMB group, as well as his brothers Johari, Nizam and Nazim. It apparently was not signed by Najib. John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel…

Leaders of civil society say the high-handed arrests on flimsy charges, the tweets and the boasts are radicalising Malaysians: causing more to become advocates of far-reaching changes.  Rama…

On social media we find many people who are unable to reason things out, or to accept different points of view. They are absolutely certain they are right. Marina Mahathir, The Star The root…

The Selangor Menteri Besar seems caught up in a web of intrigue. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Gather round, ladies and gents all. For this be not news your town cryer may shout on the…

If you had good faith, would you demand an apology and furthermore issue threats when your gesture is rebuked? That’s not good faith at all; that’s a hostage situation.  Farouk A. Peru, TMI…

The mamangkis is a war cry used by pagan ancestors of local natives to rally warriors for battle against the enemy. Now it has been adopted as a clarion call of Christian natives in Sabah for…

1Malaysia Development Bhd.’s bonds are trading like junk as investors seek greater clarity over the state investment fund’s plans to wind down and sell off assets. David Yong, Bloomberg…

It was capitalism that skewed the distribution of wealth, concentrating it in the hands of a few. Chandra Muzaffar, The Star WHEN Yayasan 1Malaysia was launched in July 2009, it identified…

Having its way is more important to the Islamist party than anything else. Scott Ng, FMT Pakatan Rakyat’s marriage of convenience has always been under some form of threat from the inside.…

It is fallacious to argue that blocking someone on social media constitutes a denial of a person’s freedom of speech and expression. Syahredzan Johan, The Star I recently decided to trim my…

Looking back on how Karpal brought up Vijendran and Anwar in Parliament KS Lee, Free Malaysia Today It is natural that Karpal Singh’s sons should feel affronted that their late father has…

Umar Mukhtar The way Pas and DAP are treating Sirul Azhar Umar like a victim celebre is sickening. The man, by his own confession to the investigators, is a cold-blooded murderer, whether or…

Shahril Hamdan, NST Few court cases in recent times have generated bigger interest than that of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s. It has been controversial and at times polarising, in part due to…

It seems possible that the fugitive from Malaysian justice is being moved by a new puppeteer. Scott Ng, FMT Many Malaysians are of the opinion that the Altantuya case failed to dig deeper…

While you fight your political games at the top, the struggling rakyat feel rather left out of the equation. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today I am an ordinary Malaysian. I come from a lower…

The speech, although short, was crafted to sound like those historic speeches by Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi or Socrates. Anwar sees himself on the same level as those historic figures, a…

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online “Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.” ― Carl von Clausewitz. Anwar Ibrahim’s current predicament is cruel, unusual and reprehensible,…

Michael Cavna, Washington Post THEY ARE the four silliest words I often, as occupational hazard, hear.“It’s just a cartoon.” Silly because a good cartoon is one of the clearest and most concise…

For all intents and purposes, it is a great big strategic blunder for PKR to reveal that its jailed de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim once willingly entered into "reconciliation"…

Now we are seeing PAS Election Director Hatta Ramli working hand in hand with Nurul Nuha Anwar in her “March to Freedom” campaign, and this raises many questions about what exactly that means.…

If Mawan’s BN spirit knows no bounds, Wong cannot ever see UPP merging with SUPP.  Jimmy Adit, The Ant Daily Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) president Tan Sri William Mawan’s declaration…

Christine SK Lai, Malay Mail Online So many things have happened. So many things continue to happen in my beloved country.  Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. Many times I don’t…

Tay Tian Yan, My Sinchew I met Nik Aziz on several occasions, but one particular occasion stays firmly in my head even until this day. During the Bukit Gantang by-election in Perak in 2009,…

Mahathir should know Islam's image problem is not caused by non-Muslims By Ravinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today Non-Muslims should beware of the free distribution of a million copies of the…

Philip Golingai, The Star IN the war against the Islamic State (IS), unlikely heroes have emerged. They are anonymous hacktivists called Anonymous. In #OpISIS, Anonymous hunted down and hacked…

No religious group has objected to Section 377A. Therefore, it is ludicrous to label Section 377A and Section 377B as archaic. Surely, the root of such blind over-generalisation must be to rake up…

Feud reportedly sparked by PM Najib’s wife John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel The announcement last week by top Malaysian banker Nazir Razak of his intention to file defamation charges against…

The moderate person knows that you don’t need to comment about every single thing just because you cannot be an expert in everything. Marina Mahathir, The Star OF late, there’s been a lot of…

Was Khalid’s instruction to detain individuals behind any seditious tweets made directly without having to going through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) first?…