Hafidz Baharom, Astro Awani Last week, the murderers of Altantuya Sharibuugiin @ Sharibuu, both Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar, were finally sentenced to death for their crime by the Federal…

Last year had more downs than ups for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Will the new year set him free or will it spell the end of his political career? Joceline Tan, The Star MANY people had…

Will the Federal Court pass the sword back to the Syariah Court to chop up the children's hearts? Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today It is never easy when a relationship falls apart. But when…

He's using Sarawak Report to demand 1MDB's transparency, but what about his transparency on scandals during his time in office? Iskandar Mohamad. Free Malaysia Today Clearly, Dr Mahathir…

Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid, The Star EVERY so often there is concern about the level of commitment to Asean among its members states. Even with Malaysia, which is taking some very active steps…

Cecilia Kok, The Star WHAT a difference three months make. When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tabled Malaysia’s Budget 2015 last Oct 10, global crude oil prices were still…

Will the attempts to topple the problematic Dong Zong chairman Yap Sin Tian resolve the crisis that has paralysed the Chinese education group or will it take the fight to a whole new level?…

There are gatherings in the compound of the MIC headquarters with leaders accosted as they emerge from meetings; police reports being lodged  by parties on different sides of the divide within the…

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges but right now at our public varsities, they are just Umno-linked political operators. K Kabilan, The Ant Daily It is…

For misfits in the modern world, bullets and bombs are more empowering than ballots. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today Exactly on cue, the Paris incident has opened the door to all kinds of…

Hwok-Aun Lee, University of Malaya, East Asia Forum Malaysia’s government-linked companies (GLCs) are, relatively speaking, among the most extensive and powerful in the world in terms of…

Azrulnizam Aziz, TMI Ancaman Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi) terhadap gadis muda yang terlibat dalam insiden berpelukan bersama artis Korea tempoh hari membawa mesej jelas,…

Umar Mukhtar So Eric Paulsen may be charged under the Sedition Act. What a pity, for he presumably meant well for the sake of racial harmony in Malaysia. But in spite of his big title of a…

The PAS news organ is struggling with a string of issues – plunging circulation, an ailing chief editor fighting to keep his job and claims that the ‘geng ulama’ wants to control the paper ahead…

"I have not read the book because it will dirty my pure thoughts, but if you are a Muslim, you follow Islamic rules without question. Are you even a Muslim?” Yasmin Alibhai Brown, The…

The Charlie Hebdo tragedy has sparked an outpouring of hate within the Malaysian online community. Hafidz Baharom, Free Malaysia Today I had never heard of Charlie Hebdo and I am pretty sure…

Perhaps MIC members cannot accept openness and freedom because they have grown too used to the shackles around their ankles. Ravi Kumar Viswanathan, FMT The apparent failure of MIC to evolve…

This reader is tired of how offended most Muslims in Malaysia are over the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and decided to share her own experiences. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today When I was 7, my…

In a message to the American scholar, the writer says his views are not based on knowledge of the Malaysian situation. Lukman Sheriff Alias, Free Malaysia Today Dear Reza Aslan, I refer…

Lim Teck Ghee As they went on their rampage, the men who killed 12 people in Paris this week yelled that they had “avenged the prophet.” They follow in the path of other terrorists who have…

People need to know how freedom can be used and where its application ends, and this can only be achieved through institutional education on ethical matters, something European nations tend to shy…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily There are not enough words to describe the devastation suffered by up to 250,000 victims of the recent floods – the largest number recorded in Kelantan – with…

Joceline Tan, The Star TENGKU Razaleigh Hamzah was not his usual immaculately groomed self when he turned up to meet Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Gua Musang recently. His snow-white hair…

Choo Sing Chye Let us break free from the shackle of hate, and make 2015 a  year to rekindle our hopes of goodwill, and harmony in Malaysia.  We have forgotten the feelings of brotherhood, and…

Raggie Jessy Have you ever wondered what it would take to piece UMNO together again? Now, we all know how some from within UMNO intend to sell Najib down the river, in rupiah. Perchance, you…

Umar Mukhtar There is not much religion IN the Paris shootouts except for it being a 'respectable' excuse for some lunatics to avenge decades of mistreatments and discriminations by some…

(The Star) - Activist Hishamuddin Md Rais was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court here after he was found guilty of uttering seditious words at a forum on the May 13 riots. Sessions judge Azman…

write2rest A lot of monkey business was transacted in the Sarawak State Assembly on 11 November 2014. Thirty pages of the Hansard record for the day are dedicated to the discussion of the…

"The Quran related such defamations and they will never stop. So, the appropriate response is through thought, art and opinion, not violence and terror.” - Dr Khaled Hanafy Dorairaj Nadason,…

(Roketkini) - Mengapa tiba-tiba kumpulan Melayu 25+11 ini bangkit bercakap soal sederhana? Dimana mereka sebelum ini? Siapa sebenarnya yang mereka wakili? Kebelakangan kita dengar kemunculan…