The government should seriously consider doing less, not more as too many of its ventures have gone awry and are burdening the taxpayer. TK Chua, FMT There is a Midas touch and there is a…

The problem with us is that not only are we afraid of being open with our views, once we air views we are not very good at handling dissenting views. Erna Mahyuni, MMO Malaysians need to…

The state assembly frivolously increased the number of representatives. But, the EC is obliged to implement the decision. I am curious to know what the EC says is the basis for its second…

We must not forget that moderate Malaysia is indeed extremely young, and we have no idea how many or how few we are. Scott Ng, FMT The appearance of the Group of 25 has been much discussed…

Tariq Ismail, Malay Mail Online This is a call to Malay Muslims. This is a call to Malaysians. For centuries since the Malaccan Empire to modern times, the Malays have lived and worked with…

Dr Chandra Muzaffar In the last few weeks, letters in the media by various groups and individuals have once again brought to the fore the critical question of the role of Islam in state and…

This reader doubts our politicians have any clue as to what kind of change is good for the country. TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today Kadir Jasin talked about the need to kick out Najib to save…

Both Putrajaya and Kota Bharu are guilty of decades of neglect and under-investment. Mariam Mokhtar The reason for the flooding in Kelantan is not just the extensive logging, nor is it God’s…

Not just the oil price and economic matters to worry about Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid, The Star THE past year had seen a number of tragedies. Two airline tragedies involving Malaysia Airlines…

The current "escapades" involving the PM's jet is a crisis that any PR team can do without. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Prime Minister Najib just can’t get a break. After cutting short his…

Hannah Yeoh, Malay Mail Online I consider it a high calling to be an elected representative. Our job scope can be vague, our schedule is demanding and our responsibilities are broad and…

Nur Jazlan Mohamed, TMI Hari ini, 1 Januari 2015 tidak seperti kebiasaannya dengan pelbagai pesta sambutan pada malam menyambut tahun baru, tiada sambutan besar-besaran diadakan malam tadi…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily I have no doubt of PAS' ruling objective. Son of PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, rising star Pasir Mas MP Nik Abduh Nik Aziz wrote on his …

Marina Mahathir I WAS afraid that this first column of the year would be a depressing and doleful one. 2014 had been remarkable for its sheer awfulness, with not one but three plane accidents…

It cannot be brought about by conservative organisations that would use bogeymen tactics rather than a determination to challenge everything. Hafidz Baharom, Free Malaysia Today It is…

New Straits Times (NST) had, on November 9, 1990, quoted then deputy Mentri Besar Rozali Isohak as saying the state government declared war on illegal logging which cost the government millions of…

Pakatan de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is stonewalling questions on the pact's decision with his "agree to disagree" line.  Hazlan Zakaria, The Ant Daily As the main actor in the…

Dr Abdul Aziz Bari, The Ant Daily PAS insistence on tabling the hudud bill in the Kelantan state assembly, as expected, has riled the party’s Pakatan Rakyat partners, particularly DAP. But…

Politically and constitutionally, the federal government is digging its own grave by refusing to acknowledge Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners and refusing the listen to the voices of the people…

The writer, citing first hand experience, thinks the answer lies in dredging sand from the mouth of the Kelantan river. Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today Like all Malaysians, much of my…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily What does Kelantan and the Aceh region in Indonesia have in common? On the surface, both Kelantan and Aceh share a similar image of being coastal areas with…

What is clear now is that Putrajaya doesn’t believe the Harmony bills will address the racial and religious tension and disharmony among Malaysians. Jimmy Adit, The Ant Daily Minister in the…

They have done nothing much except simply to exist and maybe just to get paid. And nothing else except blunders in every disaster that we faced.  Nawawi Mohamad, TMI Malaysia has experienced…

Raggie Jessy Months of opposition fuelled vendetta has finally borne fruit. Najib is reeling from heaped derision by sceptics who dressed him down last Wednesday over precedency. Yup. That’s…

Ian McIntyre, The Ant Daily Pakatan Rakyat may split three ways if the Kelantan PAS-dominated State Legislative Assembly special sitting tables and passes amendments to the Syariah Criminal…

K Kabilan, The Ant Daily It is very perturbing when our politicians link even a natural disaster to God to drive home a message that is favaourable to them. With more than 100,000 people…

Mariam Mokhtar When Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan compared the different attitudes of Chinese and Malay schoolchildren, he decided that lessons in “entrepreneurship” could create more…

Alwyn Lau, New Mandala It is common to hear multi-culturalism being endorsed as a basis for national identity. Given this era of increasing fundamentalism, what could be more welcoming than a…

Farah Harith, The Rakyat Post IT is rather disturbing that we have reached a point where one picture can be translated into so many different interpretations. Safe to say that the old adage…

Hudud has very little to do with religion but everything to do with dictatorial power, absolute control and subjugation of the people. TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today I would like to remind…