It's easier to garner Chinese support with "sweets", than Malays. Of course, the "sweets" Chinese want are not BRIM alms.  Karam Singah Patul Dear Raja, Good day. After reading your…

The next general election is the final test, the third test after the first two in 2008 and 2013. Umno is now a wounded and cornered animal. But then wounded and cornered animals that are…

The good doctor's ego had been severely bruised by his having to "beg" and his humiliation in Singapore. Andrew Gomez, Free Malaysia Today It was the crooked bridge that never came to be. A…

The non-Malays can only help by supporting moderate, inclusive, progressive Malay leaders who believe in good governance. TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today I like very much the piece written by…

Whether it is good law or bad is debatable but not the point at hand, and until it is voided by the courts or annulled by constitutional supremacy, it stands as a law of the land. Hazlan…

SK Wong Many of the most repressive laws in Malaysia originated from colonial British era. Examples are the much reviled Internal Securities Act (1948), Sedition Act (1948), Printing Presses…

Umno knows it needs the Malays to support the party. Umno knows the Malays are split three ways. Umno knows the Chinese are no longer split. So Umno needs to talk about how to unite the Malays…

Dr Fatimah Zaharah Rosli, Malay Mail Online It is interesting how short-sighted Dyana Sofia is. But I don’t blame her. She is still very young. However her statement just proves how she has yet…

And in a Malay majority nation, the Malays are generally happy when non-Malays are bound by laws they are.  Raggie Jessy Does anyone know who Thomas Jefferson was? Thomas Jefferson was the…

Cindi Loo, The Ant Daily A call by Bersih 2.0 for a redelineation exercise that excludes the need for seat increase has befuddled many Malaysians. That’s because we have operated for a long…

Malaysian politics is no longer about love for the values that you hold dear. It is about hate for the other person. Some support Umno or Barisan Nasional because of hate for the other side. Some…

Lokman Mustafa, The Ant Daily Shahbudin Husin, whose column ‘Sudut Kiri’ appears every weekend on Semut Harian, is one of the more popular Malay political commentators around. In one of his…

Salleh Said Keruak To understand the history of Malay disunity, we must first understand the history of the Malay Archipelago. And when I say the Malay Archipelago this will include what is…

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily More and more individuals and organizations have stood up in support of "moderation." However, the battle between moderation and extremism will remain an uphill…

Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali’s voice has been so dominant that many think his views reflect that of all Malays. But are things about to shift now with more moderate Malays speaking out?…

The bridges that connect us as Malaysians are far more important than the walls that some want to build to accentuate our differences.  Wong Chun Wai, The Star WE can all do with a bit of…

Ahmad Mustapha Hassan, The Ant Daily This situation is getting worse by the day. This can be attributed to the intolerant attitude of the Muslims themselves. They are incapable of accepting…

Why is DAP unable to work with PAS trustfully and confidently? Is DAP admitting that should Pakatan be given the mandate to govern Malaysia, it cannot ensure that the administration will be…

Rasa Writes My neighbour, a pensioner, is very worried about the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He says, “As it is the value of the Malaysian ringgit is dropping and the price of…

Loganathan Batumalai The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is in a real mess right now. Hard to know who is wanting what, and why they are wanting it, and what can be decided in the weeks to…

The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the issue of illegal migrants in Sabah is a political landmark in Malaysian politics. Many are of the opinion that the massive increase in Sabah’s…

Sonia Ramachandran, The Ant Daily Which law is supreme, civil or Syariah? With controversies surrounding interfaith custody cases in the country and the latest transgender rights issue in…

There are some who argue that by charging Kassim Ahmad in court that is a violation of his human rights and civil liberties. What have human rights and civil liberties got to do with this? In…

The first shot that may soon wreck and break Pakatan has apparently been fired when Inanam assemblyman Dr Roland Chia made known in his Facebook and Twitter posting of his intention to quit his…

We have often heard the phrase ‘we must change our lifestyles’ and the truth is that it will be difficult to adjust – but adjust we must. Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, The Star PREDICTING the future…

K Kabilan, The Ant Daily Are we seeing the beginning of an internal Umno revolt to push out Prime Minister and party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak? While there had been rumblings for some…

Ian McIntyre, The Ant Daily Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has much going on now as he awaits his fate before the Federal Court. Facing the prospect of imprisonment after he was…

Salleh Said Keruak All you need to do is to monitor the news from around the world to see how potent the mixture of politics and religion can be. The 30 Years War of 1618-1648 was one of the…

(Bernama) - Ties among the three parties that make up Pakatan Rakyat (PR) are still edgy despite the trio having forged some kind of political collaboration back in 2008. While PAS, Parti…

In short, to be successful, the ‘prominent 25 Malays’ and their support group, KamiJuga25, must be seen as a third force and not an anti-government or pro-government movement. Their aim has to be…