To each his own

A non-Muslim should never interfere in Islamic affairs when it doesn't involve nor affect him, her or family, whilst a Muslim should also observe likewise. KTemoc Konsiders The Malaysian…

A tough first year for PPBM

“Difficult” is probably an understatement to describe what Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) has gone through after a year of its inception. Ikhwan Zulkaflee, Berita Daily From…

EPF knows what it is doing

Raja Sara Petra Kuwait is a small country of 1.3 million citizens and about 2.9 million expatriates. The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund, which manages local…

Bringing it on in Johor

Mustafa Ali also claimed that Pakatan would not be able to defeat Barisan Nasional in the general election. His prediction is that Pakatan will win only 75 parliamentary seats in a best case…

Why the Chinese fear Islam

When PAS first took over Kelantan in 1990 and Terengganu in 1999, the Kelantan Menteri Besar and Terengganu Menteri Besar (Nik Aziz Nik Mat and Abdul Hadi Awang respectively) met the non-Muslim…

Najib’s chequebook diplomacy

Beyond the optics and the controversy over 1MDB, however, the visit also revealed a side to Najib that will surely drive the opposition to further despair: he is proving to be a far better…

Populist Coalition

Professor Dr. P Sivamurugan, Merdeka-Online The story of Pakatan Harapan is that it is a coalition of a few political parties in the opposition that were left unregistered after DAP announced…

Winning the war of perception

That does not mean his detractors have given up because by yesterday morning, a fake photograph, doctored to show Najib kissing the hand of his host, was circulating on WhatsApp. The picture was…

PPBM, one year on

To the Malays, throwing out Najib is never an issue close to their hearts, but bringing down Umno could very much contravene their own interests. Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Parti Pribumi…