Zan Azlee, TMI The recent police report made by a chairman of an NGO against online columnist Mariam Mokhtar for an opinion piece she wrote is a worrying precedence. As is the case in…

Sin Chew Daily The Federal Court will announce its judgement on PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's appeal against his conviction and five-year jail term for sodomy on February 10. At this…

Trying to silence the media will sharpen the perception that there is something to hide Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Plugging your ears and screaming at the top of your voice so you don’t…

But how to share the same doctrine when many of you still believe in Buddha or the pantheon of Hindu Gods or that Jesus is the Son of God or that Islam makes it mandatory that you impose your…

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar From articles and letters in the media, meetings and seminars among the intelligentsia and conversations with people from different walks of life, it appears that there is…

Ideally, a youth political party should not make itself subservient to any of the coalitions and remain as the third force, the alternative that represents our bright future.  Scott Ng, Free…

The Huffington Post UK  More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition demanding the British government prohibit the slaughter of animals without stunning them first. Yet despite the…

Exposing The Truth of Malaysians An owner of a prominent news media empire is casting undue influence on the financial and political state of Malaysia for his own personal monetary gain.…

Always made the bogeyman of Umno’s clumsy political machinations, it is the Chinese, not Umno, who must pay for the consequences, the backlash from the threats issued by the assorted Malay …

(TMI) - Imagine all that is happening around us today – the weak government, the lack of leadership, race-based parties, racial and religious extremism, the lack of social justice, the growing…

The Malaysian Insider Nearly two years after the last Malaysian general elections, both the ruling and opposition coalitions are imploding – one with internal leadership crises and the other…

Salleh Said Keruak Umno Supreme Council Member Puad Zarkashi today urged the Home Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to investigate the masterminds…

Lim Teck Ghee Disappointed with the predictions of political pundits on the country's fortune which never seem to be right, I turned to my astrologer friend, Datuk Seri Master Chun Chun, for…

Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Malay Mail Online For more than 20 years, 62-year-old Kasim Madun had helped nearby customers service their kitchen stoves at the state-owned Jelatek flats in Taman Datuk…

Salleh Said Keruak 1. BARU-BARU ini, saya terbaca satu laporan mengenai apa yang dikatakan sebagai `perang' antara bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dengan Perdana Menteri, Datuk…

“Coming out of the mosque after the sermon, I immediately felt like becoming a suicide bomber. Very effective sermon, eh?” uppercaise Or: how to find extremists everywhere “Coming out of the…

Anwar was hoping that Hadi would be out of office by now. But Hadi is still holding on so efforts need to be stepped up to ensure a leadership change in PAS. And this is what PasMa and the RM1.5…

The good things the state government has done are not often talked about. By Salleh Said Keruak The trouble with the alternative media is that they like to focus just on the bad news while…

The weekend’s demonstration is more than about politics, political intrigue and Azmin Ali. It is not about Malays versus Chinese and Indians. It is about the Haves and Have Nots among the Malays,…

The shariah and its components like hudud differ from place to place, from state to state (in Malaysia), from country to country, and from time to time. Most certainly all these differences cannot…

John Wight, RT Hypocrisy is not usually regarded as a virtue of leadership, yet judging by the gushing tributes paid to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah by various Western governments and…

Zaparudin Abdul Rahim relaxing with the Special Branch uppercaise More Umno bullying as attack squads and police show support Apparel seller and Umno stooge? An online businessman has…

BlogTakes It appears that there will be more rope to hang Bruno Manser Fund’s Dr Lukas Straumann for the defamatory statements made in recent weeks against Sarawak governor Tun Pehin Sri Haji…

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang is duly concerned that local government election would cause instability. In his view, Chinese councillors would take over in certain big cities if…

Can you blame God if you are born with a dark complexion? Can you blame God if you are born into poverty? Can you blame God if you are born with a disease? Can you blame God if you are born a…

When we decide on our language policy, in which generation’s interest are we focusing on? Decidelah.com We are often proud that Malaysia is a multilingual country where a few languages are…

Salleh Said Keruak The issue of the third vote or local council elections is being hotly debated by both sides of the political divide and is receiving mixed reactions from both those in…

Those who exploit sensitive issues to incite anger and hatred should be taken to task by the authorities without fear or favour, says corporate captain Datuk Seri Nazir Razak. Errol Oh, The…

Ishmael Lim, FMT It is hardly surprising that Anwar Ibrahim has been willing to step up to bowl, if MACC is willing to bat, over allegations concerning Daim Zainuddin. There is no love lost…

I go to sleep at night telling myself that this may be my last day on earth and that I may never wake up the next morning. When the pilot announces for all of us to get back to our seats and to…