2015: The Year of the Inhumane Malaysian

Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser 2015 will be remembered as the year cold Malaysian values were exposed to the world. It was the year the hot air of “Eastern values” rhetoric was chilled by the…

The influence of Malay Rulers

Sin Chew Daily Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor shared his views on a number of major issues in a recent media interview. The Sultan has in recent years expressed his personal views on a…

A crucial year ahead

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily 2016 is going to be a very crucial year, especially for the country's political and economic development. The year will determine whether we are heading towards…

Removing unnecessary sensitivities

Sin Chew Daily The Langkawi “cross-like” design on the roofs of double-storey terraced houses has been instructed by the Kedah state government to alter. The developers have reached an…

What PAS wants out of Umno

Hudud was used as an opening gambit in getting out of the Pakatan coalition. It has served its purpose and is now being put on the backburner. Lim Teck Ghee, The Heat Malaysia We are seeing…

2016: The Twin Challenge

Elite corruption not only undermines the faith of domestic and foreign investors in the economy but it also subverts the people’s trust in their leaders --- the single most important factor that…

Money maketh elections

Looking at BN’s access to public resources, private sources and even foreign sources, it does look like a done deal for the next general election. Thomas Fann, The Malaysian Insider We have…

Bila Ahmad Maslan buka mulut

Nizha Periaswamy, Free Malaysia Today Tiap kali Datuk Ahmad Maslan buka mulut, tiap kali itu ada sahaja kebangkitan kemarahan daripada orang awam. Mengapa Datuk? Terbaru ialah apabila Datuk…

Nothing but the best

(The Sun) - Aren't we entitled to know how such a colossal amount was spent on day trips? ALONE with just the PC in front of you and a calculator on the side, notions can sometimes run wild. A…

Jangan Main-Main Dengan Undi Kita

Oleh Thomas Fann Negara kita adalah negara demokrasi, hak memilih jenis kepimpinan dan masa depan negara adalah hak asasi kita. Tiada sesiapa pun harus berfikir mereka boleh menafikan hak kita…

Dr Mahathir’s spectacular failures

All of Dr Mahathir’s piratisation projects failed. The profits and returns they expected did not happen but the profits of the cronies are legally protected. His Malay crony-billionaires failed…

Don’t confuse news with opinions

Salleh Said Keruak We always discuss freedom of speech, press freedom, freedom to disagree, freedom of thought, freedom of opinion, and so on. I would be the first to agree that it would be…

Money talks, religious bullshit walks

Look at the economy and don’t worry too much about whether e-cigarettes should be declared haram and should be banned. As Bill Clinton said in 1992, which helped him win the US Presidency, “It's…

2016…a time for change

It is futile fighting hatred with hatred. Angeline Lesslar Several news articles in both traditional and social media caught my attention over the past week. One was about Muslims shielding…