Salleh Said Keruak It is no coincidence that the Umno annual general assemblies are more watched and get national coverage and international attention than those of the other political parties.…

Bloomberg The ringgit headed for the longest stretch of gains in a month and stocks rose on optimism debt-ridden state investment company 1Malaysia Development Bhd is close to finalising the…

Rocky's Bru I haven't spoken with Syed Akbar Ali in three years, at least, and with Raja Petra Kamarudin a while longer. About a decade ago, when blogs were fab and the Government hated and even…

Rasyhid Hamzan The National Security Council (NSC) Bill 2015 has drawn a lot of concern from people. Social activist and president of the National Human Rights Society Malaysia (Hakam) s has…

M. Bakri Musa Notwithstanding their common aristocratic background, obvious brilliance, and genuine nationalism, plus their overlapping leadership in UMNO, Tun Razak had little in common with…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin no longer cares about the risks he is taking and is bent on fighting Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the end, say observers, as the…

The Kelantan prince and the former law minister are getting the issues right, and it's about time everyone else stepped up. Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the…

Bloomberg Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak faces a test of his staying power after five months of political turmoil, with members of the ruling party meeting this week as…

Rosli Dahlan and Mohammad Afif Daud, Malay Mail Online Malaysia has for several decades had an affirmative action policy in favour of the bumiputra peoples of Malaysia, a term generally…

This will be Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s first Umno assembly as Deputy Prime Minister and he will have to bring on all of his political skills to wade through the political ripples.…

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will preside over the Umno general assembly knowing he has strong support from his party but is stuck with ‘two thorns’ in his side. Joceline Tan, The Star THERE…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib's determination to cling onto power despite being criticised from all sides shows he is a very good student of his most vocal critic, Tun…

They should have stuck to an easier issue to use against Najib — like Dr Mahathir used the sodomy issue against Anwar. High financing is too complicated for the likes of Dr Mahathir and Muhyiddin…

Umar Mukhtar Earlier in the year, as some opposition MPs continued with their attempts to arouse our suspicions that something irregular had been going on with a government-owned company, it was…

ANTARA ayat yang selalu dibaca oleh ustaz ketika berkhutbah Jumaat ialah: "Sesungguhnya ALLAH SWT memerintahkan kamu semua supaya memberikan amanah kepada ahlinya…". (Surah An-Nisa': 58)…

The former law minister is more popular than he seems, and charging him may be a big blunder. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Zaid Ibrahim was and is many things. He’s a former de-facto law…

In fact, Najib not only dares silence those who plot and conspire against him. He even dares to not sack them like how Dr Mahathir would have done. And he invites them to the Umno general assembly…

Wan Azizah missed the point when she spoke of the futility of a bloc vote. Karamjit Gill, Free Malaysia Today There were about 20 Opposition members in Parliament when Budget 2016 got…

Salleh Said Keruak Tun Musa Hitam said that back in the late-1980s Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not silence him and allowed him to talk, even at the Umno general assembly. The impression Musa is…

Beset by scandal, Najib Razak nevertheless seems safe in his job as Malaysia’s prime minister The Economist IN ANY country, a leader who received deposits of nearly $700m in a personal bank…

Umar Mukhtar At the time when the opposition is closest to have any chance to take over Putrajaya, the Barisan Nasional dares to mock the opposition with the National Security Council Bill, the…

TS Muhyiddin sedar kegagalan untuk memecatnya dari Umno menunjukkan beliau masih mempunyai sokongan yang kuat di kalangan pemimpin dan ahli Umno. Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, Timbalan Presiden PAS…

How can civil servants and the public take this policy seriously when it does not apply to those whose under-performance and poor discipline are so glaringly obvious? Robin Augustin, Free…

Najib's adversaries are interpreting this as an act of weakness. They say he is scared, which is why he is not talking. Actually this is part of Najib’s strategy. He lets his adversaries scream,…

BN has just thrust her into the national and global limelight again, and she might end up as a martyr. Shuman Vasu, Free Malaysia Today Barisan Nasional had better think twice before rushing…

Malay Mail Online 1MDB refers to the latest blog post by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed. The retired and former politician has continued to repeat old, unproven and unsubstantiated allegations based…

Jason Chin, The Malaysian Times CHIEF MINISTER Lim Guan Eng was a catalyst in exiling PAS from the Opposition coalition. He accused them of silently working with UMNO. Unfortunately, PKR has…

Umar Mukhtar I am not writing this to be in support of or against any political party. They have agendas that baffle me sometimes. I write for my fellow Malaysians with whom I share this beautiful…

The Council may be able to do anything anywhere in the country so long as it believes national security is under threat. Khairie Hisyam Aliman, The Malay Mail Online On Tuesday, minister…

My two-cents worth is that the new National Security Council Bill is not about security but about ensuring continuity of the present government. Ravinder Singh, MMO The government has always…