When will Mahathir be satisfied?

As the kingmaker moves closer to removing another prime minister, we must ask what it takes to get his approval Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today As Dr Mahathir Mohamad moves closer to…

Is there really no one else, PKR?

Even after a decade, the party has yet to groom a single new leader in their backyard Hafidz Baharom, Free Malaysia Today And thus, the president of the People’s Justice Party (PKR) will…

All The President’s Men……

Umar Mukhtar "Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men, couldn't put Humpty together again" The Prime Minister's men are…

Our education system is a disaster

The writer expresses his concern about our education system by highlighting a letter a student wrote to him which is littered with errors. Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today Recently, I…

Nik Mohamad Abduh on Hudud

PAS tidak akan menjadikan isu hudud sebagai sebab perpecahan dalam PR. PAS bersama PR demi keadilan dan menolak kezaliman. Hudud adalah jaminan dan alternatif keadilan daripada PAS buat negara.…

When Mahathir sings, Umno dances

He owns the three-letter word. When someone mentions “Tun” — the highest title for a commoner — only, it is unlikely my countrymen are befuddled of whether the person is referring to a retired…

The third force

The "third force" should initiate this as they will bring into the picture a new level of credibility and assurance that is needed. K. Haridas, The Malaysian Insider There is an increasing…

1MDB: The Plot Thickens

Umar Mukhtar In the light of an allegation that 1MDB relied on the contents of a bank document that did not tally with the truth, for Prime Minister Najib Razak to answer a public query, is a…

Of Vampires and other Fanatics

The real vampires who are not scared of any physical, spiritual, or surreal being/objects would be those who have an inherent desire to cast aspersions in the minds of Malaysians. Maryann…

BR1M is not all bad

Salleh Said Keruak Two days ago, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is opposed to BR1M because it gives an impression that Malaysia is a backward country and a country that is not successful.…

Najib deserves better than this

It's one thing to criticise the PM on legitimate issues, another entirely to be distasteful about it. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today I have always been an ardent critic of Prime Minister…

How Mahathir has been checkmated

Lim Teck Ghee, The Heat Online Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his supporters in Umno appear to have been check mated in his attempt to get Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to resign…

Who will bell the cat?

As the country goes down the chute, who among our present crop of leaders can lead us through a much needed transition? K Haridas, Free Malaysia Today The one constant factor seems that we…

Illegal Church

Would you believe it that we have visited this issue before with the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) back in 2011? Mak Khuin Weng Barely 24 hours after the initial uproar over the…

The protest against the cross

Salleh Said Keruak Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattāb was one of the most historical figures in Islam. The Muslims, under Umar, conquered Jerusalem in the 630s and it is reported that when the Caliph…

Faith of one in the cross of another

The Taman Medan issue has brought out the ugly side of Muslims and non-Muslims, showing up everyone for the real hypocrites that they are. Fa Abdul, FMT Hafidz Baharom wrote an excellent…