Ultra vires state laws are hardly challenged in the courts. In the rare application for judicial review, the superior civil courts are generally reluctant to invalidate laws passed in the name of…

Now, as much as the non-Muslims object to this dual-system or ‘no equality before the law’ system, this system has prevailed for hundreds of years and was the system long before the non-Malays…

1.      Today, the Wall Street Journal’s false allegations against Malaysia have been proven to be lies yet again, this time by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. 2.      Yesterday the WSJ…

Muhyiddin has not denied that he is/was having an affair with a judge’s wife or that a certain Chinese tycoon who is very close to Mahathir paid the judge’s wife RM2 million to settle the divorce…

The battle for Kuala Kangsar is no longer just about winning a by-election but about the ABU (Anything But Umno) movement attacking the family of the late Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad.…

Shamsher Singh Thind, Free Malaysia Today The presidents of MCA, MIC and Gerakan have threatened to quit the Cabinet if the private member’s bill tabled by Abdul Hadi Awang is passed. Lucky for…

Steven Thiru, Malay Mail Online The Malaysian Bar is extremely concerned over recent attempts by certain parties to ignore or reject entrenched principles in our supreme law, namely the Federal…

With the Government owning 79% of Proton, the haemorrhage will continue unless the Government, the controlling shareholder makes some drastic changes to the current existing system of producing…

During his opening speech at the congress, Mr Abdul Hadi did not raise any coherent policies. Instead, he resorted to rhetoric and sloganism. The key takeaway from his speech was that PAS should…

Sin Chew Daily Both Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar are Malay-predominant constituencies. As a result, Umno and PAS will harness the racial and religious cards to win the elections while Pakatan…

Umar Mukhtar I live in a country that will never be the most powerful in the world, nor richest, nor the most beautiful nor the most law-abiding. There are some things out of our hands. But the…

And to make sure that the non-Malays do not try to dominate the military (say by Act of Parliament if they happen to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament), the British created the Malay…

That Islam—a completely different religion with a completely different founding and evolution—should follow a course similar to that of Christianity is itself an odd presumption. We aren’t all the…

Preacher Zakir Naik's reception by the government contrasted sharply to the one received by another preacher Abdullahi an-Naim. Lim Teck Ghee, The Heat Malaysia Recently we had two…

The bill was at the bottom of the order paper. For it to take precedence over 14 other government bills – only Umno could make this happen. P. Ramakrishnan, Free Malaysia Today Those…

In short, PAS either remains a poor virgin or it can become a rich prostitute. PAS cannot become a virgin prostitute because no such thing exists. And if you want to take your people to heaven…

Salleh Said Keruak Pakatan Harapan, in particular Parti Amanah Negara, is trying to avoid talking about the Private Member’s Syariah Amendment Bill issue in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar…

Umar Mukhtar What the PKR vice-president Shamsul Iskandar said in his statement yesterday hit the nail right on the head. The PAS TG Hadi Awang's private member's bill manoeuvred hurriedly by…

Rita Salwany Mastura Yazid, nama yang dicalonkan untuk PRK di P067 bagi mengisi kekosongan arwah Allahyarham Dato Wan Khai’ril yang terlibat dengan trajedi helicopter terhempas di Sarawak.…

It must go beyond rhetoric to prove that it is truly a party for all. Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today When PAS announced that it would be the “third force” in Malaysian politics, not…

Eddie Hoo, The Heat Malaysia Even a child knows that it wrong to speak ill of the dead. The boundaries of what can and can’t be said are clear cut. A child can also tell it is wrong to wish…

KTemoc Konsiders It's now raining in Sydney. On such a rainy day, sex would be wonderful. Besides, what else is there worthwhile to do on a raining day, wakakaka. Now, perhaps even politics…

So, in short, the Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar by-elections will be about Hudud versus Secularism. This will be just one of the election issues, of course. And that was why the opposition has…

Rita Salwany Mastura Yazid, nama yang dicalonkan untuk PRK di P067 bagi mengisi kekosongan arwah Allahyarham Dato Wan Khai’ril yang terlibat dengan trajedi helicopter terhempas di Sarawak.…

Former IGP Tan Sri Rahim Noor speaks his mind about hudud, the law and police jurisdiction – and stands ready to face any brickbats.  Shahanaz Habib, The Star THE former Inspector-General of…

The Malaysian Observer Wan Azizah in her quiet reflective moments has to wonder; when did things start to go wrong. During the early part of 2015, the Opposition was riding high with…

Mahathir has accepted the reality that Najib can no longer be ousted. In fact, Najib is stronger now than he was one year ago in June 2015. Mahathir’s only hope is to take over PKR with Azmin as…

The Third Force A young Malay girl was injured early this morning when her motorcycle hit the side mirror of a slow moving car at Persiaran Gurney on the island state of Penang. The girl,…

write2rest Malaysia’s parliamentary democracy allows for laws to be initiated or changed by MPs who are not Ministers. They can introduce (“table”) Private Members Bills. Before a bill can…

Bicara News Menurut Raja Petra Kamarudin, Muhyiddin Yassin yang bergandingan dengan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dalam (Kempen Anti-Najib) ANC, telah mendiamkan diri sejak kebelakangan ini. Krisis…