Salleh Said Keruak Taxes are never a popular thing, anywhere in the world. And there is hardly any country that does not have some form of tax. Malaysia’s 6% goods and services tax (GST), which…

Hashim can be described as Husam's trusted banker and runner to collect for Husam the "commissions" from projects or "donations" from businessman able to secure state projects with Husam's help.…

It's time for those who wish to be PM to make their case to Mahathir. Scott Ng, FMT Kingslayer. Kingmaker. Mahathir is both, having installed prime ministers and unseated them. As the single…

(MMO) - If you are arrested, you cannot challenge your arrest in court. You cannot argue in court that your arrest is unlawful. No court can order your arrest to be stopped. And no court will be…

Anyway, that was when I realised how good a politician Dr Mahathir is and I actually became pro-Mahathir at that time. He ousted the First Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. The Second Prime…

If Muhyiddin Yassin is our PM, will we suffer under yet another leader who does as he pleases and hides in his cave when questioned by the people? Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today Let’s cut to…

Nehemiah Kong It seems many portals and websites are overflowing with Mahadepression – a new word I coined meaning a depressing ambiance caused by the incessant rants of the former PM of…

Pas and UMNO now need each other. It would almost be treason to the Malays if they were to allow DAP to disrespect the Malay rulers again as what they (DAP) had done in Perak. Megat Ibrahim Bin…

RPK seems to be fond of lies, lies and lies in his writings. Abdullah Abu Yusuf I have read the write up by RPK on his blog MT, "THE UMNO, PKR AND PAS INTERNAL STRIFE (PART 2)” feeling…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily QUICK TAKE: PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is not doing her party any favours by once again volunteering to be the “torchbearer candidate” for Permatang…

Now that his chosen king has not lived up to his expectations, the slayer comes to claim his due.  Scott Ng, FMT Ask yourself, just who is the Opposition Leader right now? Is it Lim Kit…

John Lloyd, FMT If a young woman, before her marriage or after it, is found to have had sexual relations with another man not her betrothed, she is sentenced to be stoned to death. By contrast, a…

Umar Mukhtar Whatever the motivations of Dr Mahathir in raising those tough questions casting aspersions on Prime Minister Najib Razak, they remain valid questions that beg answers. The…

KTemoc Konsiders Has Dr M been right to char koay teow on the Altantuyaa case, by calling on Najib NOW to answer allegedly unanswered questions on the murder of the Mongolian model, or ...…

Raggie Jessy Journalism is sometimes best described as the art of turning dignitaries into money. And just recently, The Malaysian Insider may have stamped its seal to that portrayal with a…

Raggie Jessy Now that I got your attention, I bet you’re here because of Shakil and Diana, two names you wouldn’t have given a hoot about should the title have read “It was Shakil who taught me…

(The Star) - The late Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis posted this touching message a few days ago via WhatsApp to his acquaintances. The Rompin MP was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in…

Dr Mahathir never forgave the Chinese. The following year he wrote a book called ‘The Malay Dilemma’, which was perceived as an anti-Chinese book. Because it was so controversial and seditious,…

The country needs to be transformed and this can be done without Najib and his substandard Cabinet. Aspan Alias Malaysians yearn for the nation to get back to the state it was in some three…

Lim Sue Goan, Malay Mail Online Former PM Tun Dr Mahathir has been harsh on PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the latter's sixth anniversary in office. Najib is no Abdullah, and will therefore not…

No one has asked the good doctor what kind of prime minister he would be satisfied with. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today I get the feeling that for a great portion of Mahathir Mohamad’s life,…

When Nasaruddin discovered that he was not going to replace Nizar as the Perak Menteri Besar after all, he went back to Umno and two State Assemblymen from PKR, Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Osman…

The Umno Youth leader seems as quiet as a mouse since last year's Umno general assembly. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today It seemed like 2014 was going to be Khairy Jamaluddin’s year. The…

Dr Mahathir dan Ku Li, dua musuh tradisi kali ini bersatu dalam fikiran, menyatakan kepada Najib - sila berhenti, selamatkan Malaysia. Sakmongkol AK47 Saya ada  memberitahu seorang pemimpin…

Saya sering bermonolog, apakah saya kebetulan dilahir Islam atau saya sendiri yang mahukan Islam? Muhamad Mat Yakim, Sinar Harian UMUR saya 44 tahun. Pada usia ini, saya dihadapkan dengan…

Pakatan has missed a golden opportunity to make a fresh start with the new Sultan. Pakatan politicians had a controversial relationship with the late Sultan. They regarded him as one of the…

Izack Chin Eight years and six months since Altantuya was C4-ed to death mercilessly, the chronology of events from the discovery of her remains until today puzzles even excellent…

Umar Mukhtar First, of course, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) was an intellectual giant. Lim Kit Siang (LKS) did not even lap at the former's feet. Second, LKS only knows how to ride Chinese chauvinism.…

Personally I do not support Hudud. But I do support the right of PAS to push ahead since it obtained 100% support in Kelantan. I also do not support the Kajang Move. And I do not support the…

Malaysia is a hotbed of controversies these days. Over at the Barisan Nasional (BN) camp, controversies include the Goods and Services Tax (GST), dubious accounting and business practices (1MDB)…