An open letter to Anwar Ibrahim

Not so much a hero but a failed martyr By Iskandar Mohamad, Free Malaysia Today Dear Anwar, For how long can one hope to ride on the glory of days gone by? For how long did you hope…

The end of an era. What now?

Unless the coalition comes up with a concrete solution for its future, Anwar's sacrifice may come to naught – and the hopes of the rakyat with it. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today The future of…

Anwar’s date with destiny

The sodomy verdict is also taking place at a time when Pakatan Rakyat is being held together by a thread. The differences between DAP and PAS have blown up into open squabbling. They are like an…

Let religion unite, not divide

When did expressing respect and love to others become something to fear? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today You really have to take your hat off to the people in ISMA. Just when you think they…

Is there hope for PR?

Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today Even the greatest lives have experienced despair. When this happens, we need hope to pull us out of the trench. When Anwar Ibrahim first chanted “Reformasi”, he…

Of Asri and Hadi

Was Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang merely exercising his "presidential" right when making decisions seen as "detrimental" to Pakatan Rakyat? Like those he made during the Selangor menteri besar issue…

Who is Ismail Sabri?

I suggest that the best thing for detractors to do is to uncover the full record of his service or his disservice to the nation as the case may be.  Koon Yew Yin, TMI Now that the Cabinet…

Boycotting does nothing to lower prices

Boycotting is an ill-conceived and poorly thought-out strategy, racial undertones aside. What can boycotting do in a marketplace that is inherently inefficient and uncompetitive? TK Chua, FMT…

Anwar the most likely loser

The very public battles within Pakatan Rakyat are likely to lead to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being its major casualty. Baradan Kuppusamy, The Star ONE man must be very worried over how his…

Kalau marah, kenal jual!

Kebanyakan keluarga bukan Muslim yang memperjuangkan pluralisme pada hakikatnya akan berang bila anaknya sendiri memilih agama Islam. Apakah jenis pluralisme yang diperjuangkan? Abdul Naser Tun…

AK is 1MDB’s white knight for Malaysia?

The implications of such a loan from an individual to a country, after all 1MDB is wholly owned by the ministry or government, speaks volume and to say the least, embarrassing. Ng Kee Seng, The…

The reformist tradition

Ahmad Ibrahim Zakaria, The Malaysian Insider In the early verses of the Quran, of the juz amma, the surahs mention the variety of creation, and Allah implores the Prophet to view the realities…

The keyboard warrior manifesto

A spectre is haunting Malaysia – the spectre of fear, hatred and self-righteousness. Both the left and the right are feeling under siege. The left would regard anything from the right as…

Why the HRW report matters

We must constantly remind ourselves that we can treat each other better. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Human Rights Watch does a necessary job, a hard one, and often a thankless one, of…

Air the dirty laundry, please

Trying to silence the media will sharpen the perception that there is something to hide Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Plugging your ears and screaming at the top of your voice so you don’t…