Press statement issued by Datuk Jerry Dusing, president of Sabah Council of Churches We acknowledge the aspirations of some of our Muslim brothers and sisters, who consider the implementation…

Salleh Said Keruak Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said yesterday that there is no such thing as absolute freedom. As students of political philosophy would know, the age-old saying goes: your…

The trouble is you are looking at Hudud based on life on earth. Muslims look at Hudud based on the Afterlife in heaven. So you are not on the same wavelength here. And when you are not on the same…

DAP is caught in a bind. It opposes hudud but it needs PAS and it cannot deny Kelantan's sovereign right to enact its own laws. Aspan Alias, Free Malaysia Today DAP has decided to ostracise…

(Sin Chew Daily) - The DAP central executive committee decided on Tuesday to “end ties and cease to work” with Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, and discuss the future of Pakatan Rakyat…

PAS thought it could have its cake and eat it too by remaining in the PR coalition but still having its way on hudud through the support of other Muslim MPs. Scott Ng, FMT If statements by…

KTemoc Konsiders I'm rather disappointed with what we see as the DAP recent tactic vis-a-vis PAS and its hudud. I feel DAP has mangled (f**kup) its handling of the sorry situation. But before I…

As a nation and as a society we are not indestructible. We have been tracing a delicate orbit of balance through the forces of chaos and order. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today Astronomers…

The current rift in PR over hudud shows all too clearly that a pact between secularists and Islamists was bound to end in disaster. TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today Please allow me to express my…

The future of Pakatan now hinges on PAS' party elections Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today DAP’s official statement on the hudud issue is an interesting one. It seems like a few hours in a…

Karamjit Ghill  “An Islamic State over my dead body” – famous words from the late Karpal Singh, the “Tiger of Jelutong” that stirred the whole nation once upon a time. These were not just words…

In short, why should Muslims and non-Muslims be subjected to religious rules that mainly come under the Sharia and are only crimes because religion says they are crimes? Why should religion tell…

Umar Mukhtar What most Non-Muslim Malaysians are not fully aware of is that it is ingrained in the minds of Muslims that Islamic law, of which Hudud is a part of, is God's law which should be…

KS Lee Ong Kian Ming’s recent spin about Jho Low’s influence on Malaysian Foreign Policy, published in online portals, is a bit farfetched even to the most gullible. Jho Low has considerable…

Kit Siang's bold idea of a coalition of moderates should have come long ago, but better now than never Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today It’s amazing what people can come up with when their…

It looks like Malaysia is about to see a new political grouping emerge -- those who are pro-Islam on one side, those who are anti-Islam on the other. There will no longer be a Barisan Nasional and…

So why give them an easy way out? We want to know their stand. And the only way we can do that would be to allow the Bill to be tabled in Parliament. And if it is defeated we can put this matter…

Would it be fair that a Muslim guilty of theft gets his hand amputated while a thief of another faith only gets a jail sentence? Is that just? Well, not even by Islamic justice or standards.…

KTemoc Konsiders TMI - To save Malaysia, Kit Siang suggests new coalition with MPs from BN, Pakatan Only if Najib shows support for PAS' hudud, Lim KS expresses his PERSONAL proposal for a new…

We have yet to recover from our earlier follies with nationalism and Bahasa, yet we blithely continue making new ones with our current obsession on religion. M. Bakri Musa We Malays are…

PAS and its leaders have every right to adopt and enforce hudud to fulfil the majority wishes of their Muslim community. They have the majority in Kelantan and that's democracy, isn't it?  Ng…

Agreeing to disagree on a law that goes against our Federal Constitution was a mistake, and it provided PAS with an excuse that it could fall back on. Scott Ng, FMT In a recent article, I…

(MMO) - This reaction has little to do with defending Islam. It was born of a desire to enact misogyny and tribal rage, masked by indignant righteousness. Let us all have a round of applause…

Salleh Said Keruak You do not have to be a political genius to see that both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat are going through a crisis. The crises are both inter-party as well as…

The only way to resolve this is to allow this matter to be brought to Parliament. Then we will see how the 222 Members of Parliament vote. Will they vote as Muslims, or non-Muslims as the case may…

The PAS election is another two months away but the battle for dominance in the party has been fierce and divisive with the ulama class openly campaigning to stay in the driver’s seat. Joceline…

Our politicians prefer to play cat and mouse games, hinting at this or that but hardly ever talking straight. TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today I am just so irritated by Malaysian politicians.…

Raggie Jessy Let me tell you a short story. Once upon a rainy November, three dato’s rendezvoused in a cavern with heads held high and wizardry in check. They came together with pearls of…

Contrary to popular belief, backdating contracts is a common practice and does not always suggest wrongdoing as critics of 1MDB would like everyone to believe. Lim Sian See Folks have…

An analysis of state and federal powers on Islam and criminal justice Shamsher Singh Thind, Free Malaysia Today I once asked my students “How many states in Malaysia enforce Islamic criminal…