Braced for a property glut

Everyone talks about rising residential property prices and high rentals because of rising demand and speculative activities. Now they are talking about the impact of GST too. Shahanaaz Habib,…

In the spirit of national unity

Salleh Said Keruak The four-year long American Civil War between the United States and the Confederated States from April 1861 to May 1865 saw about a million dead and wounded from both sides…

When gay used to mean happy

So the west can keep its opinions to itself. They condemn Malaysia’s Internal Security Act and then sends its army to invade other countries to kidnap people and detain them without trial and…

The reformist tradition

Ahmad Ibrahim Zakaria, The Malaysian Insider In the early verses of the Quran, of the juz amma, the surahs mention the variety of creation, and Allah implores the Prophet to view the realities…

Is Anwar Ibrahim going to jail?

But if the Federal Court agrees with the prosecution regarding Anwar’s sworn testimony, or rather the absence of it, plus regarding the 13 witnesses who later got cold feet when they found out…

Be careful what you ask for!

KTemoc Konsiders TMI - Why is Razak Baginda protecting Najib over Altantuya’s murder, asks lawyer Our most learned legal counsellor, Mr Americk Singh Sidhu, is back once again, this time to…

The keyboard warrior manifesto

A spectre is haunting Malaysia – the spectre of fear, hatred and self-righteousness. Both the left and the right are feeling under siege. The left would regard anything from the right as…

Why the HRW report matters

We must constantly remind ourselves that we can treat each other better. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Human Rights Watch does a necessary job, a hard one, and often a thankless one, of…

Another split crisis

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…

Air the dirty laundry, please

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…

I am your enemy

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…

Youth as third force

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…

Islamism is a Chinese problem

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 …