The Third Force For most of his political career, Lim Kit Siang has made a travesty of Barisan Nasional’s system of governance and social justice, such that he has accused every Prime Minister…

Salleh Said Keruak Today, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said: Critic of Malaysia’s Najib Arrested on Corruption Charges. WSJ was actually reporting about Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s…

Umar Mukhtar Selective prosecution is an abuse of power when that power is used only against certain parties, usually your detractors. It is done in bad faith because it is not done to truly…

And this means Guan Eng must be treated differently compared to Najib. So Guan Eng needs not resign or take leave and the prosecution must prove his guilt. In fact, since he is from the…

What you first need to do, and do it fast, is to openly declare whether Malaysia is a Secular State or a pseudo-Theocratic State. And if Malaysia is a Secular State then amend the Constitution so…

Raghavan Nair The so-called Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) is back pointing fingers. Its ex-national advisor and current member of Hindraf People’s Movement, N. Ganesan, has jumped on the…

Salleh Said Keruak When someone from the government or the ruling party gets arrested for whatever reason, the opposition is very quick to say that this is about justice, good governance, the…

Husni wanted the post of Finance Minister. For more than a year Husni messed up the 1MDB issue, hoping that due to the stress and pressure Najib would hand him the job of Finance Minister. But…

The Malaysian Observer Tun Mahathir has said recently that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should not gloat over the results of the June 18th Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections.…

The Third Force For all the talk of Tun Dr. Mahathir’s political acumen, the man has yet to name his successor in the event Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak steps down as Prime Minister (PM). Now,…

This is apparently with tacit support from the authorities, who condone their hate speech and refuse to nip in the bud such obvious acts of intimidation. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin…

Unfortunately, no one in authority wants to put an end to it. Citizen Nades  DURING my days in school, Malay was taught as Bahasa Kebangsaan (national language). But they all taught me wrong…

Semua mata-mata adik kakak abang makcik pakcik merenung ke arah saya sambil menggeleng-geleng kepala. Inilah masalah Melayu, suka jaga tepi kain orang. Harris Nasril Tadi lepas solat zohor,…

Every time someone resigns or gets sacked from the ruling party or government the opposition will pick them up and use them to travel round Malaysia to condemn the government and the Prime…

Zakiah Koya, The Heat Malaysia The usual route is out of Umno and into the opposition, but for former deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and ex-Kedah Chief Minister Datuk Seri…

Audrey Dermawan, NST IT is often said, these days, that Penang is never free of controversy. The latest to rock the DAP-led state administration is what some netizens term the…

And that is why we should no longer talk about “it is implied that Malaysia is a Secular State” because I can also say “it is implied that Malaysia is an Islamic State” since Muftis can ignore…

Back then, Sarawak Report made fictitious expose of "hundred million dollars had been siphoned out by Musa" through "a web of off-shore timber companies" bank accounts in Singapore and Hong Kong.…

What a sorry state of affairs Mahathir has found himself in. Not too long ago he was the undisputed Crown Prince of Pakatan Harapan. Now he is the Clown Prince of Pakatan Harapan. He is only there…

The Malaysian Observer Fresh off of the bludgeoning Pakatan Harapan had taken following the twin by-elections; Selangor Menteri Dato’ Seri Azmin Ali suggested that the Opposition should form a…

So this is a very important first step and since Pakatan Harapan is most outspoken about this matter then Pakatan Harapan should take the lead to push for Malaysia’s Constitution to be amended to…

Farouk A. Peru, MMO The loudness of Islamic opinion has gained so much traction in Malaysia. I once sat through a phone-in religious programme in which a caller asked a minor league scholar if he…

Scott Ng, FMT The political futures of Muhyiddin Yassin and Mukhriz Mahathir are in limbo, now that they have been sacked from Umno after a year of confrontation between former PM Mahathir…

(MMO) - I was as shocked as any other to wake up to the news last Thursday that the Brits have voted to leave the European Union by a margin of 52 to 48 per cent. This was pursuant to a referendum…

(NST) - BY sacking suspended Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and former Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir from the party on Friday, Umno president and Prime Minister…

Umar Mukhtar Like other Malaysians, Chinese voters have their biases, pet peeves, fears and dreams. Their priorities for each of these do move up and down depending on the perceived challenges…

Dominic Chia GST (Goods and Services Tax) was implemented on the 1st April last year. Though its unpopular among Malaysians, local economists of the view that it is the best ever measure taken…

It was 12 years ago when Mukhriz first dreamt of becoming Prime Minister. But as much as he tried he could not get beyond the starting post. So he pushed his father, Mahathir, to intervene. But…

Maybe in another few hundred years Muslims will become just like the Jews and Christians and can accept the concept of separation of church and state. Until then, even those Muslims who feel that…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star THE Opposition really has no one to blame for its defeat in the recent two by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar except itself. It is really distasteful to call…