Is The Star spinning?

What if I were to say that a very senior DAP leader who wishes to remain anonymous said that if Pakatan Rakyat takes over the federal government with a two-thirds majority they are going to make…

The Other Side of Anwar

Iskandar Mohamad How much do you know about the background of Anwar Ibrahim? Are you one of those who have taken umbrage to the recent judgement of Sodomy 2? Do not be deceived by a…

Najib will fall because of 1MDB

Umar Mukhtar I am not saying this because I am so sure that there is something rotten in our nation's second "sovereign-fund" management. How could I know? I am only an ordinary citizen. But…

Hudud: Umno has trapped and shackled Pas

No one dreamt that Pas would be easily enticed to cooperate with Umno. But Umno has its hidden agenda to break up Pakatan Rakyat in order to weaken the opposition. P. Ramakrishnan   It has…

Malay unity for prosperity, my foot!

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…

Of 1MDB, FGV, PKFZ, NFC and Najib

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…

Bar Council president must clarify

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…

Kampung Buah Pala revisited

(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…

We should legalise gay relationships

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…

Self-Serving Dreams Never Come True

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…