Like everybody else, I fell in love. And, like many, the object of my love is of a different faith. So what? Cogito Ergo Sun, The Rakyat Times Love conquers all, love is blind and…

A kindred spirit pays tribute to an extraordinary man. Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today Many Malaysians think that hornbills are found only in Sarawak. Only a few weeks ago, as I floated…

Nawawi Mohamad, (TMI) - The Umno bloggers and cyber troopers (UBC) could roughly be categorised into four groups. They are the obliged ones, those critical of Umno, the paid writers and…

K. Kabilan, The Ant Daily It has become a norm for the federal government to be making conflicting and flip-flop statements, so much so that the people have become immune – but not necessarily…

Najib has the cheek to say, “We believe that our friends from BN’s component parties will also agree with our decision.” Would they have much choice after the bomb has been dropped? Kee Thuan…

Mariam Mokhtar, The Ant Daily Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M Loga Bala claimed that it was the Ruler’s Council which had requested the renaming of certain roads in Kuala Lumpur.…

Joceline Tan, The Star THE selfie or, rather, wefie culture is in full bloom in Umno. The tall, dark and happening Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin was the top favourite for wefies among…

Umno must decide if it wants to play to the Malay gallery or to the non-Malay gallery as well. It cannot be all things to all people. Roslan Bistamam. Free Malaysia Today Looking at things…

Devi Asmarani, The Malay Mail When Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced just days after the new Cabinet was sworn in that people would have the option of leaving the religion column…

Cynthia Ng, Astro Awani You know it’s the time of the year again where a big political gathering is taking place (aside from the general elections) when there is an intensified slew of…

Restrictions are not meant to protect the government but to ensure everyone is not at each other’s throat.  Radzi Tajuddin WE were told that democracy is the best system in the world. I…

The trouble with most politicians is that they lose the connection with the people after a while. They forget the people who put them in their positions in the first place. Wong Chun Wai, The…

Surekha A. Yadaf The owner of the famous local briyani restaurant Blue Diamond, Abdul Hameed Mohamed Farook, is being prosecuted for hiring workers on an S pass (a visa category that requires a…

Dr Chow Yong Neng, The Ant Daily Malaysia’s outstanding student loan comes close to RM50 billion this year, an amount that represents over 9% of the national debt. Higher education is expensive…

Tay Tian Yan, My Sinchew The Umno president’s opening speech in this year’s general assembly could have been one of the most important and most watched speeches ever made in this whole year.…

The Umno President must address the crucial issues Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today So we’ve got a taste of what our Prime Minister has become capable of after about five years at the helm. A…

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s presidential speech was about walking the fine line between what the Umno grassroots want and what the party leadership wants for the party to survive. Joceline…

Is he sensing the tilting power shift in Umno and aligning himself with Mahathir? Scott Ng, FMT Khairy has set Umno Youth on a bold new path, but we'll have to wait and see whether he'll be…

Citizens have been told to have confidence in the government. How can confidence ooze when with a stroke of a pen, millions of ringgit are signed away? Has all the time, effort and money from the…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Will this year's Umno general assembly be different from the past events? Could be! The undertone of the general assembly, supposed to be aggressive with…

Erna Mahyuni, Malay Mail Online It is the 21st century and yet many Malaysians have the mentality of serfs. Obedient, unflinchingly loyal to their “masters” to the point they abdicate reason…

Rakyat yang akan memberikan undi dalam PRU 14 bukannya pemimpin dan ahli Umno sahaja. Nur Jazlan, TMI Amanat Presiden Umno Datuk Seri Najib Razak dalam ucapannya Perhimpunan Agung Umno (PAU)…

If Umno discusses half the topics above, I win the bet of RM100. Tota, Aliran Umno is set to pull the wool over the eyes of delegates at its general assembly by avoiding the real issues and…

Azmi Sharom, The Star IN Parliament on Monday, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Wan Jaafar had reportedly brushed aside Kuching MP Chong Chien Jien’s queries about secessionist…

News that the elder statesman may not be able to attend this year caused a flutter, especially among the top leadership. The implication was too obvious to miss. Joceline Tan, The Star MANY…

We may see, in the next few days, the beginnings of Najib's fall, if not his last stand. Watch out for moves by Zahid and Muhyiddin. Scott Ng, FMT The Umno general assembly, which begins…

We must at least know what Liberalism is before building an argument – for or against. It is very tedious  to argue back and forth when we do not know where to begin and when to stop. Choo Sing…

Raggie Jessy Have you ever heard of the saying, ‘’If you can’t be good, be careful’’? It’s a turn of phrase, and a good one at that. It simply means this; if you’re about to pull off something…

By continuing to attack Khalid Ibrahim, Pakatan is admitting that abuse of power occurs under its watch Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali has revealed…

Despite being a Chinese, Lee made English the main language in Singapore and shut all Chinese and Tamil schools. Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today There is an interesting posting by…