Edwin Michael, FMT Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng tampil dengan kenyataan bahawa orang bukan Islam di Pulau Pinang boleh menggunakan kalimah ALLAH kerana menurutnya enakmen yang sedia…

The no-frills and no-nonsense style of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem has surprised those who thought they knew everything about him. Joceline Tan, The Star EVERYONE thought…

Jimmy Adit, The Ant Daily The peaceful and orderly street demonstration held in Kuching city in conjunction with the World Human Rights Day on Dec 10 is significant for two reasons. One,…

Sonia Ramachandran, The Ant Daily Getting public input for something as important as charting the course for education is always good, provided the opinions are actually considered. And what…

Rasa Writes The Education Minister appears to be baffled by the fact that Malaysians, especially students, have a poor grasp of the English language. If Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin were to stop…

Cecilia Jeyanthi Victor, The Ant Daily Like it or not, the days when Alvin Tan was merely a sex blogger are over. Today, he is more than a brash young man trying to show off his sexual prowess…

PAS wants to meet with the 25 eminent Malays but does PAS understand how Islam can co-exist in a multi-religious nation like Malaysia? TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today The open letter by 25…

Datukships are meant for those who show loyalty to the state and to the Palace Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today The Selangor Palace sent out a very clear message in giving out datukships…

The confused public is in dire need of guidance from those with knowledge and understanding of Islam Yusri Jamaluddin, Free Malaysia Today The clash between liberal and Islamist ideologies…

Get this once and for all: Malaysia is neither a strictly secular state nor a theocracy. Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today It is disheartening to read statements by politicians and…

The Star TODAY the world celebrates International Human Rights Day. There will be the usual reports and rankings of countries that have improved their human rights records and those that have…

Amidst the pessimism and cynicism, both the old and the young are looking for constructive ways to stop the rot. Azmi Sharom, The Star  PERHAPS it is just me, but I get the sense that the…

US is in no position to lecture Malaysia or anybody else  John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel It is not often, if ever, that one finds it possible to agree with Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the irascible…

It is very difficult to live in a society where every idea that is foreign to the majority (in this case the Muslims) is dealt with in violent ways and with an ancient orthodox mind and…

Kee Thuan Chye I think some of us may have misunderstood former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad’s intention in saying that Malaysians are stupid and can’t manage aviation when he responded to…

The only solution is to remove Shariah courts altogether.  Farouk A. Peru, TMI Firstly, I must humbly apologise for addressing this letter to the group of "25 Prominent Malays". I did not…

Why are the religious reluctant to speak of human rights? Rama Ramanathan Yesterday I attended an event at which three men and one woman spoke about interfaith dialogue. The occasion was…

Although extremists must be countered, something inside many moderates may be saying we should restrain ourselves. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star THE tradition of political foundations is…

Khairie Hisyam Aliman, Malay Malay Online Reading controversial book Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia recently, I could not help but notice one mistake: Lukas Straumann’s …

A champagne-swilling youth leads the PM into a bog of debt and scandal John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel In 2008, a boisterous young man by the name of Jho Low Taek, a Penang-born Wharton grad…

If two opposition leaders refuse to apologise for serious allegations against the PM, he should sue them like he said so the truth can come out. Joshua Wu, Free Malaysia Today Malaysian…

If the political chatter in PAS is to be believed, the popular PAS No. 2 Mohamad Sabu is gearing up to contest the party presidency next year. Joceline Tan. The Star THE 63rd anniversary…

Tunku Abdul Aziz, NST IN retaining the Sedition Act 1948, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has shown that when it comes to the crunch, he knows instinctively what to do: the nation’s…

Raggie Jessy Russian flags seem to fly high in Crimea these days; heavily armoured tanks were seen crashing through Crimean barricades, leaving military and air bases looking like war torn…

Choo Sing Chye UMNO’s convention this year has given us a brief interlude, a small window to peep into the inner sanctum of UMNO. Instead of an innovative leap into the arena of fine and…

Kee Thuan Chye, Yahoo News The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the illegal immigrants in Sabah has turned out to be a big disappointment. We had hoped to get conclusive findings in its…

Take a close look at the photo of the overloaded lorry. Now imagine yourself driving behind it, wondering if the end of the protruding log will snap off and ricochet through your windscreen and…

Any ruling parties that refused to admit their weaknesses after decades of being in power do not deserve to continue to be in power.  Khoo Kay Peng, The Ant Daily Umno is making a big…

Selangor DAP chairman Tony Pua reportedly said that they deserve the seat after giving their full support for PKR when they faced PAS dissent over the PKR led and DAP supported coup against former…

Just when, if at all, were the Malays under threat? Did they once assume a precarious posture?  Raggie Jessy I’m not sure if anyone can shake hands with me on the mood prevalent at the just…