And did Dr Mahathir not warn Najib a few days ago to beware of the Ides of March? What is Dr Mahathir trying to say? Well, those who have read Shakespeare will know that the Ides of March is about…

The fight for his freedom looks futile for now because there seems to be no focus. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today  Nearly three weeks have passed since Anwar Ibrahim was sentenced to five…

Umar Mukhtar The organisers of the "Malam Perpaduan Melayu" tried to downplay the obvious intent of the gathering by saying that it has nothing to do with politics but only a call for the need…

There are increasing allegations about leaders within the professional faction hatching a plan to topple party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang due to dissatisfaction with the party No. 1's…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily Pakatan Rakyat seems to have made a grave error in their tai chi to push for Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's temporary release from prison to attend…

Umar Mukhtar The common thread that runs through all of the above controversies is the lack of responsive leadership by the Prime Minister. These are not irate public criticisms about Datin…

Zainur Zakaria, NST MALAYSIAN Bar president Christopher Leong has invited the group of lawyers who criticised him over his press statement relating to the Federal Court judgment in Datuk Seri…

Lawyers' group says Christopher Leong misled public about past prosecutions of sodomy Faidhur Rahman Abdul Hadi, Free Malaysia Today We, the G100 who have issued the Press Statement dated 21…

(This article is an edited version of one that was written in March 2010) Raggie Jessy H.L. Mencken once put it: “each party in a democratic nation devotes its chief energies towards proving…

Almost half the world or over three billion people live on less than RM10 a day. At least 80% of humanity lives on less than RM50 a day. More than 80% of the world's population lives in countries…

Anyway, you have to choose which side you want to regard you as a hero. If I renounce Islam and become a Christian and explain that I do so because I believe in Jesus and I do not believe in Islam…

Salleh Said Keruak No one would deny the fact that Sabah and Sarawak are Barisan Nasional’s ‘fixed deposits’. Politicians from both sides of the political divide have openly admitted this, even…

So the first step to removing bad laws, such as the sodomy law, is to legalise gay unions. Then we no longer need worry about being sent to jail for sodomy. And Pakatan Rakyat should spearhead…

The Unspoken Truth In the Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland sang “Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high where skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream, really do come true. Unlike the…

Is ISIS Islamic, given its explicit use of Quranic verses to justify its actions? H.a. Hellyer, The Straits Times Earlier this week, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Sunni…

Some genius has built a wonderful road to the middle of nowhere in the Lake Kenyir area (Malaysia) and apparently didn't feel the need to make drivers aware of the abrupt stop in a forest…

Datuk Zulkifli Nordin Saya agak pelik dengan permohonan pengampunan keatas Banduan bernama Anwar Ibrahim oleh isterinya Wan Azizah. Pelik kerana Wan Azizah sendiri tidak hadir memberi…

Dr Wan Azizah initiated the application to make sure that Anwar would remain the Opposition Leader and to make sure that Azmin cannot take over as Opposition Leader. Furthermore, this is also to…

Azizan Abdullah Upon close scrutiny of Sakmongkol's article on The White and Black Minstrel Show ended as a huge Embarrasment, objective readers can safely conclude that it is…

Everyone has a price. It could be money and wealth, it could be the safety and security of you and your family, or it could be a good career and better future, anything. But whatever you do and…

Salleh Said Keruak There were loud protests from the Malaysian Consultative Council for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) regarding the Islamic Information and…

Tan Jooi Long, The Ant Daily The void in Pakatan Rakyat left by the loss of two unifying leaders has exposed the Achilles' heel of the three-party opposition alliance. Datuk Seri Anwar…

Indeed, why does 1MDB even need to float its power assets to raise money when there should be some RM34 billion lying around the place? Where has it put the money from all its loans and bonds?…

The statement was signed by Nazir Razak, the chairman of CIMB group, as well as his brothers Johari, Nizam and Nazim. It apparently was not signed by Najib. John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel…

We need a new leader for PKR. Fight for us, the rakyat, not just for one man! Sarvin Chandran I am not a legal expert. I am a simple man on the street but just like everyone else, I too have…

Ni pandangan saya dalam isu wan azizah minta pengampunan tu. Bagi saya, tindakan itu mempunyai beberapa strategi politik. The Unspinners Berikut adalah satu komen menarik dalam posting…

Leaders of civil society say the high-handed arrests on flimsy charges, the tweets and the boasts are radicalising Malaysians: causing more to become advocates of far-reaching changes.  Rama…

On social media we find many people who are unable to reason things out, or to accept different points of view. They are absolutely certain they are right. Marina Mahathir, The Star The root…

The move to seek a royal pardon for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a family initiative, says his daughter, Nurul Nuha Anwar. Despite the Federal Court upholding the guilty verdict, Nurul Nuha says…