John Teo, NST All politics may be local and while Malaysians are consumed by heady political goings-on within, it took a more detached foreigner to make a deeper sense of contemporary Malaysian…

He has not only survived, but has thwarted, Mahathir's best machinations. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Embattled. Under siege. Facing his greatest test. These words have been been used over…

Why did Muhyiddin disappear and has now reappeared? It was definitely not media blackout because he was missing even from pro-Opposition media portals. Rasyhid Hamzan 'Now you see him, now…

(The Rakyat Post) - After weeks of speculation, former Deputy Higher Education Minister and former Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah finally joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat today.…

What I’m driving at is this; is there something Muhyiddin has kept secret from the people, something that had to do with YTL Communications and the award of a project that was once slated to cost…

One way to avoid three-cornered fights in 14 GE is for PAS to concentrate in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis while AMANAH focuses on all the other states, subject to adjustments to the…

Zakiah Koya, The Heat Online Despite being an elegant rebel in Umno, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah has time and again vouched for his loyalty to the party and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.…

Actually, the Chinese supported DAP and not PAS from the very beginning. The only reason the Chinese voted for PAS was because DAP told them to. A vote for PAS is a vote for DAP, or a vote for…

The PM, who promised a liberal style, has become authoritarian and the ex-PM actually sounds like a progressive democrat. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today It looks like the Samosa law is…

When Mahathir said the Ringgit will not improve until Datuk Seri Najib Razak resigns he actually indirectly told us that he will continue to mastermind the destruction of the country’s economy by…

Jason Chin Issues regarding the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) has come under the microscope again with the arrest of Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan and lawyer Matthias…

US$770,000 in a personal account of a minister is too much for the integrity of the French government Tricia Yeoh, The Sun Daily A MONTH ago, Otto Perez Molina resigned as president of…

So let us see what happens from hereon. If I were a gambling man I would put my money on Tony Pua and Sufi Yusof following in the footsteps (or is it footprints?) of Khairuddin Abu Hassan and…

“You were given false information,” the Special Branch told me. “If Najib is really guilty of the murder of Altantuya do you think we would allow him to become Prime Minister?” they added. And…

Many had written him off, but he's back with a vengeance. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Flanked by Muhyiddin Yassin, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Shafie Apdal, Sanusi Junid and Ong Tee Kiat,…

The great Ahmed Deedat pointed to the increase in Muslims worldwide as proof of Islam’s truth. I now realise it was proof of lack of family planning. Quantity of people over quality of life.…

"How can I teach my students the law when the law seems to disregard such fundamental principles as constitutionalism and the rule of law”? Azmi Sharom, The Star Recent judgments have an…

Din Merican Life is indeed full of twists and turns. A very short while ago, Malaysians used to revile former Attorney-General Gani Patail and the MACC. Suddenly, the recent issues on 1MDB and…

In short, also, the AG is calling Zeti an idiot and if I were called an idiot I would resign with immediate affect. I mean the AG is putting full blame on Zeti and is saying that BNM was probably…

PRESS STATEMENT IN RELATION TO THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA’S INVESTIGATION ON 1MDB The alleged offence investigated into by Bank Negara Malaysia is paragraph (4)(b) of Part 1…

I think Dr Mahathir is worried that since two of his agents have lost their freedom (Matthias and Khairuddin) while two Cabinet Ministers have lost their jobs (Muhyiddin and Shafie), this would…

SeaDemon Says Wishful thinking. My take on yesterday morning’s press conference where the group of 6 spoke against SOSMA being used on Mahathir’s running dogs. 1) Mahathir now publicly…

The first NCC was preceded by much turmoil and bloodshed. Is the Prime Minister waiting for a similar tragedy to strike the country before he finally acts to right the ship of state? Lim Teck…

Americans believe that A grades go to smart kids, while Asians are more likely to think that they go to hard workers. Nicholas Kristof, Today This is an awkward question, but here goes: Why…

Shafie Apdal accused the government investment arm 1MDB of insulting the people’s intelligence and said that many details of concern to the people have not been addressed yet. Shafie, together…

For the second time in as many days, Sarawak Report – a foreign-run online blog that is currently blocked in Malaysia for publishing stolen and forged materials – has carried an article with what…

Salleh Said Keruak Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad held a press conference today in response to Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Matthias Chang being charged in court under Section 124L of the Penal Code.…

And this will mean the end of GAN or the ‘Gerakan anti-Najib’, the movement that aims to send Najib into retirement this month through a vote of no confidence before 1MDB announces any good news…

The two have always had a 'you scratch my back and I scratch yours' relationship. Tajuddin Rosli, Free Malaysia Today Ex-MCA president Ling Liong Sik has become the latest old politician…

KTemoc Konsiders MM Online - You want more? Make the Chinese back BN, Najib tells MCA On the surface of it, Najib's call seems more than fair, as he's implying that he has already 'given' to…