Pribumi: shot down before taking off

Cliques are quite normal in political parties, said Khairuddin, Mahathir’s Gurkha. But normally you have to wait some time for cliques to form. And they normally form when they smell power. But…

Enough with the complaints

Here's the news. We are in fact a third world country. Daniel Chandranayagam, The Sun Daily IT was a fine rainy Tuesday morning when I opened up social media with a cup of coffee, after…

We aren’t a ‘safety first’ people

Let us not kid ourselves into believing we are actually in the safety first mindset when as parents, members of society or even voters, don't even believe in it. Hafidz Baharom, The Heat Malaysia…

Former enemies now frenemies

Joceline Tan, The Star DAP’s newsmaker and parliamentarian Jeff Ooi marked the 29th anniversary of the notorious Operation Lalang on his Facebook. “Ops Lalang ... 29 years today. A…

So what if Bersih is pro-opposition?

Boo Su-Lyn, Malay Mail Online Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan accuses Bersih of trying to “topple“ the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, which he uses as justification to blacklist government-linked…

Time for an apology, Dr Mahathir

29 years after Operation Lalang, the time is now ripe for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to apologise to both the victims and the nation Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today This 29th anniversary of the…

Ops Lalang: Malaysia 29 years later

Widely blamed as the architect of Ops Lalang in his bid to keep power and fight off political foes within and without the original Umno that was declared illegal in 1988, Dr Mahathir today is on…

Back to Politics 101

Who asked them to have so much wealth, to live in a big house and to drive a fancy car? If they didn’t have any of that, then there wouldn’t be any thievery. Azmi Sharom, Brave New World, The…

Ibrahim Ali and Perkasa have gone MIA

Mahathir formed Perkasa in 2008 to be Umno’s militant wing and to defend Umno from the ‘Chinese Tsunami’. DAP said 90% of the Chinese are behind the opposition while only 50% of the Malays support…

A Christian’s appeal to Amanah

All Malaysians must stand up and object to the tabling of the amendments to the Shariah Courts Criminal Jurisdiction law KJ John, Free Malaysia Today As a Christian, I wish to congratulate and…

Umno’s two souls

Clive Kessler, The Malay Mail Online Among my friends, including my co-authors in this brave new book, I am often seen, I admit — and on their part pityingly — as some sort of Umno “softie”, an…

The waltz around Hadi’s bill

It is not only the “for” that have been misunderstood. The “against” have also been misrepresented. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today After allowing Hadi Awang’s private member’s bill to…

Cutting off the nose to spite the face?

Where on earth can you get worldwide TV coverage for  3 days in a row for just USD 5 million? KC Lim It is almost 17 years to the date when SIC first hosted Formula 1. I remember it well…

SNTS Statement: Pengkhianat Rakyat

How can a member of Pakatan Harapan call out BN for breaking promises about toll rate subsidies yet have no gumption to condemn his own party members for being complicit in approving new…

Why the cuts on MACC in Budget?

Is anti-corruption no longer a high priority on Najib’s agenda? Hafidz Baharom, The Heat Malaysia While Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has highlighted various goodies for the civil…

Anwar’s multiple betrayals

Many see Anwar as Gandhi and Mandela two-in-one. What they do not know is that Anwar is partly responsible for the mess that the country is facing plus the even bigger mess that the opposition is…

Why Bersih is yellow

KJ John said, “Yellow is our royal colour and royalty must keep the “notional neutrality” and not express personal views or opinions.” I do not know what that means. Does KJ John mean the Johor and…