Stiff challenges ahead for Pakatan

THERE is little sense in grading a new government on its performance in its first 100 days in office especially if it has just replaced the world’s longest running coalition in power. Dr.…

Dear Jomo, Zeti, Hassan and Robert

This is the trouble with many Chinese tycoons. They make a lot of money through cronyism and then tell the world they are rich because they are clever and hardworking. Even Pablo Escobar made a lot…

Has Robert Kuok lost his bite?

Has Kuok lost his bite? Or has Mahathir upset the Chinese too much that even Kuok is not able to fix the damage? If Kuok is not able to deliver -- meaning give Mahathir free access to China -- then…

The comeback wars of MCA and PAS

MCA cannot just sit on the fence and do nothing over the tie-up between Umno and PAS because the party still needs the BN to take up exco positions in BN-ruled states as well as senatorial posts.…

A very vindictive man

Mahathir has such a vindictive heart that he had to humiliate AAB although the 5th PM has always displayed ultimate courtesy to him. KTemoc Konsiders Star Online - Report: Former premier…

PAS, you are ignorant and intolerant

To expect the whole nation to applaud a controversial decision of a court is being naïve – this is another word for stupid! P. Ramakrishnan, Aliran member Suhakam, the Human Rights Commission,…

‘Unknown factor’ to decide winner

RAFIZI Ramli has become some sort of a James Bond figure in the contest for the PKR polls. Joceline Tan, The Star He has “a licence to kill”, so to speak. The fact that he is neither an MP…

No, Umno was NOT wiped out

And that is going to be the future of Malaysian politics -- a race-based and religion-based unity government with the Chinese and Indians as the opposition. That will be the only way to go for Malay…

Will Anwar rock the boat again?

Philip Golingai, The Star ROCK the boat. Don’t tip the boat over. Rock the boat. Don’t rock the boat, baby. Rock the boat.” The song Rock the Boat by The Hues Corporation played in the mind…

Islam is a political movement

Moderate or liberal Christianity and a secular state are what Napoleon introduced 200 years ago in the 1800s. And the reason he introduced moderate or liberal Christianity and a secular state was so…