There's a breakdown in logic in the outbursts against a Hindu temple in Putrajaya and a gurdwara in Bukit Beruntung. Scott Ng, FMT In recent years, we have been witness to increasing flexing…

Phua is known globally for his involvement in illegal online sports betting but Zahid says Malaysia would welcome Phua back with open arms. John Mallot, FMT Whenever there is an American…

The problem is, with the tudung on, the wearer carries an additional religious identity, and comes under heavier moral pressure. Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily IN THE BEGINNING, we went to…

If the death penalty is carried out, we will never know the full story of why they murdered the woman; whether she was connected with the purchase of the RM7 billion Scorpene submarines or if they…

They will get so disgusted with Umno, that even their dislike of Pakatan will not make them want to vote for BN ever again. Life of Annie I have not been writing the past four days as I'm…

The idea of scrapping vernacular schools will be met with resistance from various groups. When representatives of one race advocate something that is perceived to be a ‘threat’ to another…

Charlie Hebdo would be better off taking a cue from the American MAD magazine.  Yussof Condred All the world's sane people have condemned the murders at Charlie Hebdo. And rightly so. But…

 Shankaran Nambiar, MIER After a year of solid achievement on the economic front, Malaysia’s leaders will face difficult circumstances as they implement reform in 2015. One of the more…

Even the church has changed. Although the Bible forbids homosexuality and talks about how God punishes homosexuals with death, today even homosexual priests are allowed and are no longer put to…

Raggie Jessy Principles of causality are nothing new. For centuries, physicists have subscribed to the idea that every action, physical or incorporeal, effectuates a reaction. Likewise,…

Salleh Said Keruak I am very concerned about talk by some Sabahans that Malaya annexed Sabah in 1963 and that Sabah needs to conduct a referendum as to whether Sabahans still want to remain in…

Today, thanks to social media, just about anyone can now share an opinion in an instant. But Malaysians are in need of clever and intelligent discourse. Wong Chun Wai, The Star IT is a mark…

Amin Iskandar, The Malaysian Insider Walaupun masih ada setahun sebelum pemilihan Umno pada 2016, pertandingan yang bakal memberikan laluan kepada ahli parti untuk menjadi pemimpin negara itu…

Sidi Munan, The Borneo Post THIS news about the small percentage of school teachers from Sarawak – allegedly only 50 out of the 500 earmarked to teach in the state this year – has become a…

Hafidz Baharom, Astro Awani Last week, the murderers of Altantuya Sharibuugiin @ Sharibuu, both Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar, were finally sentenced to death for their crime by the Federal…

Last year had more downs than ups for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Will the new year set him free or will it spell the end of his political career? Joceline Tan, The Star MANY people had…

A 139-year old letter cannot express better the predicament that we are in, writes Choo Sing Chye. Aliran Umno’s convention in November 2014 gave us a brief interlude, a small window to peek…

Will the Federal Court pass the sword back to the Syariah Court to chop up the children's hearts? Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today It is never easy when a relationship falls apart. But when…

He's using Sarawak Report to demand 1MDB's transparency, but what about his transparency on scandals during his time in office? Iskandar Mohamad. Free Malaysia Today Clearly, Dr Mahathir…

Salleh Said Keruak The government has been urged to monitor and tighten up the existing regulations of the independent and private schools in this country, particularly those suspected of…

Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid, The Star EVERY so often there is concern about the level of commitment to Asean among its members states. Even with Malaysia, which is taking some very active steps…

Cecilia Kok, The Star WHAT a difference three months make. When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tabled Malaysia’s Budget 2015 last Oct 10, global crude oil prices were still…

He noted that they started to attack Daim a couple of months ago and about a month ago the attacks spread to Mahathir. “They were too systematic to be the work of individual reporters and editors…

Freedoms, liberties and absence of restrictions should apply equally to all ethnic groups in the county. From: Tariq Ismail and Amir Isa of Aura Merdeka via e-mail We refer to the statement…

Will the attempts to topple the problematic Dong Zong chairman Yap Sin Tian resolve the crisis that has paralysed the Chinese education group or will it take the fight to a whole new level?…

There are gatherings in the compound of the MIC headquarters with leaders accosted as they emerge from meetings; police reports being lodged  by parties on different sides of the divide within the…

SeaDemon Says “Loose Talk Could Sink This Ship” “The Walls Have Ears” The above are among reminders you would normally see then in a military establishment. Whether or not these reminders…

KTemoc Konsiders Tun Daim Zainuddin has revealed he knows those behind a sudden spotlight on his business empire as Malaysia's anti-graft officials investigate the former finance minister's…

What Charlie Hebdo does is not journalism, it is sophomoric jokes and thinly disguised propaganda. Hebdo 's general tone and themes place it completely outside the mythic tableau of heroic defender…

"Don't make us so wretched and so embarrassing a people, so far from the actual, beautiful teachings of Islam, that when non-Muslims see us they say, 'Why would I want anything to do with Islam?'"…