The impact of the GST on the ordinary man on the street is still not clear; to claim that the man on the street will not be impacted by the GST is not true. NUBE The Malaysian Government…

"I have not read the book because it will dirty my pure thoughts, but if you are a Muslim, you follow Islamic rules without question. Are you even a Muslim?” Yasmin Alibhai Brown, The…

These poor native NT land owners have absolutely no idea how extensive the acreage owned by them or its location as no admission or information on neither these titles, sublease fees payments nor…

CENTHRA and CLJ We, the Centre for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (CENTHRA) and Concerned Lawyers for Justice (CLJ) condemn in the strongest terms the highly provocative, outrageous as well…

Sunday, 11th January 2015, is a milestone in human history. Before this we lived in boundaries and we tried our best to not cross these boundaries. And Muslims in particular would get upset if…

The Charlie Hebdo tragedy has sparked an outpouring of hate within the Malaysian online community. Hafidz Baharom, Free Malaysia Today I had never heard of Charlie Hebdo and I am pretty sure…

Clive Kessler, New Mandala The Ottawa parliament, Café Lindt, Charlie Hebdo and so many others too: these are all separate incidents.  But they are all part of the same global phenomenon.…

King Owl was in a dilemma --- he was against the motion but reluctant to object, fearing it might upset the hawk. Dim-witted he might be, the hawk had been useful to King Owl. Yussof Condred…

Perhaps MIC members cannot accept openness and freedom because they have grown too used to the shackles around their ankles. Ravi Kumar Viswanathan, FMT The apparent failure of MIC to evolve…

Why is the large number of seats for Sarawak so entrenched in the Federal Constitution? write2rest The principle of “one person, one vote, one value” was bandied around in the Sarawak State…

This reader is tired of how offended most Muslims in Malaysia are over the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and decided to share her own experiences. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today When I was 7, my…

Boo Su-Lyn, Malay Mail Online The Charlie Hebdo shootings have seen a pushback against the defence of the French satirical weekly’s right to free speech, with critics accusing it of xenophobia…

In a message to the American scholar, the writer says his views are not based on knowledge of the Malaysian situation. Lukman Sheriff Alias, Free Malaysia Today Dear Reza Aslan, I refer…

Lim Teck Ghee As they went on their rampage, the men who killed 12 people in Paris this week yelled that they had “avenged the prophet.” They follow in the path of other terrorists who have…

Lasha Darkmoon On 7 January 2015, at about 11:30 am, two masked gunmen forced their way into the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. They killed twelve…

People need to know how freedom can be used and where its application ends, and this can only be achieved through institutional education on ethical matters, something European nations tend to shy…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily There are not enough words to describe the devastation suffered by up to 250,000 victims of the recent floods – the largest number recorded in Kelantan – with…

Joceline Tan, The Star TENGKU Razaleigh Hamzah was not his usual immaculately groomed self when he turned up to meet Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Gua Musang recently. His snow-white hair…

Choo Sing Chye Let us break free from the shackle of hate, and make 2015 a  year to rekindle our hopes of goodwill, and harmony in Malaysia.  We have forgotten the feelings of brotherhood, and…

Raggie Jessy Have you ever wondered what it would take to piece UMNO together again? Now, we all know how some from within UMNO intend to sell Najib down the river, in rupiah. Perchance, you…

My name is Fatima and I am a mother of two young boys and a girl in one of the most dangerous places in the world. I am a volunteer for the White Helmets in Idlib. I help save people from…

Umar Mukhtar There is not much religion IN the Paris shootouts except for it being a 'respectable' excuse for some lunatics to avenge decades of mistreatments and discriminations by some…

(The Star) - Activist Hishamuddin Md Rais was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court here after he was found guilty of uttering seditious words at a forum on the May 13 riots. Sessions judge Azman…

write2rest A lot of monkey business was transacted in the Sarawak State Assembly on 11 November 2014. Thirty pages of the Hansard record for the day are dedicated to the discussion of the…

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So this means there are boundaries and limits to free speech. And the government and/or society define these boundaries of free speech. And you are not allowed to cross this boundary or limit or…

Yayasan 1 Malaysia mengalu alukan pendekatan kerjasama kerajaan persekutuan dan kerajaan negeri di dalam menangani cabaran bencana alam yang melanda negeri di pantai timur desawarsa ini. Usaha…

Mohd Nawab Mohd Osman, New Mandala The recent United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) meeting was full of contradictions. While Prime Minister Najib Razak exhorts the need for the government…

"The Quran related such defamations and they will never stop. So, the appropriate response is through thought, art and opinion, not violence and terror.” - Dr Khaled Hanafy Dorairaj Nadason,…

The Malaysian government remained silent today about the horrific killing of French cartoonists, with prime minister Najib Razak issuing a bald one-line statement that essentially said nothing.…