Why was it right to give Chinese and Indians citizenship in the 1940s and 1950s (for whatever reason that may have been) and wrong to give others citizenship today? THE CORRIDORS OF POWER…

Catherine Allerton, New Mandala The Malaysian state of Sabah is currently embroiled in a bad-tempered political debate about whether or not the many thousands of stateless children living in…

Take a close look at the photo of the overloaded lorry. Now imagine yourself driving behind it, wondering if the end of the protruding log will snap off and ricochet through your windscreen and…

Any ruling parties that refused to admit their weaknesses after decades of being in power do not deserve to continue to be in power.  Khoo Kay Peng, The Ant Daily Umno is making a big…

Selangor DAP chairman Tony Pua reportedly said that they deserve the seat after giving their full support for PKR when they faced PAS dissent over the PKR led and DAP supported coup against former…

Wouldn’t that be nice? Now why do our 222 Members of Parliament, about 90 of them from Pakatan Rakyat, not discuss this? Rather than scream about the Sedition Act, why don’t they propose a new and…

Petronas president and chief executive Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas had said on Nov 28 that the national oil corporation was cutting its spending for next year by between 15 and 20 per cent and…

Just when, if at all, were the Malays under threat? Did they once assume a precarious posture?  Raggie Jessy I’m not sure if anyone can shake hands with me on the mood prevalent at the just…

Terence Fernandez, The Malaysian Insider Almost five years ago in January 2010, I along with colleagues Llew Ann Phang and R. Nadeswaran sat down with Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail…

Like everybody else, I fell in love. And, like many, the object of my love is of a different faith. So what? Cogito Ergo Sun, The Rakyat Times Love conquers all, love is blind and…

A kindred spirit pays tribute to an extraordinary man. Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today Many Malaysians think that hornbills are found only in Sarawak. Only a few weeks ago, as I floated…

Selangor Menteri Besar abandons Pakatan Rakyat’s manifesto on NO TO TOLL AND NO TO CRONIES Selve Sugumaran Perumal, Say No to Kidex, Vice Chairman  I would like to congratulate YAB Dato…

And if we say ‘yes’ to a referendum on the Sedition Act, what justification is there to say ‘no’ for the other referendums as well, just like Scotland did a referendum on whether to remain in…

Salleh Said Keruak With the price of oil and gold falling and the Ringgit declining against foreign currencies (now RM5.5-5.6 against the Pound Sterling from RM4.8-4.9 just a couple of years…

Apanama's latest posting (ex bangang) which I believe went up last nite was quite critical of the UMNO president.  OutSyed the Box By coincidence or not his 'account' has been suspended.…

(Malaysian Digest) - “RERORMS! Give youths more chances!” Those were among the many calls that can be heard from last week’s Umno General Assembly. Many people from both in and outside the party…

Nawawi Mohamad, (TMI) - The Umno bloggers and cyber troopers (UBC) could roughly be categorised into four groups. They are the obliged ones, those critical of Umno, the paid writers and…

Pauline Wong, The Ant Daily Twenty six-year-old Ma­yanne Lee* (names have been changed) has been searching for a house for the past two years, ever since she made the decision to settle down…

A Kadir Jasin PRESIDEN Umno, Mohd Najib Abdul Razak, semalam secara terbuka mendedahkan yang Umno mengupah blogger. Inilah kali pertama seorang pemimpin atasan Umno dan kerajaan membuat…

K. Kabilan, The Ant Daily It has become a norm for the federal government to be making conflicting and flip-flop statements, so much so that the people have become immune – but not necessarily…

Najib has the cheek to say, “We believe that our friends from BN’s component parties will also agree with our decision.” Would they have much choice after the bomb has been dropped? Kee Thuan…

Mariam Mokhtar, The Ant Daily Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M Loga Bala claimed that it was the Ruler’s Council which had requested the renaming of certain roads in Kuala Lumpur.…

Joceline Tan, The Star THE selfie or, rather, wefie culture is in full bloom in Umno. The tall, dark and happening Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin was the top favourite for wefies among…

Umno must decide if it wants to play to the Malay gallery or to the non-Malay gallery as well. It cannot be all things to all people. Roslan Bistamam. Free Malaysia Today Looking at things…

Devi Asmarani, The Malay Mail When Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced just days after the new Cabinet was sworn in that people would have the option of leaving the religion column…

Cynthia Ng, Astro Awani You know it’s the time of the year again where a big political gathering is taking place (aside from the general elections) when there is an intensified slew of…

Restrictions are not meant to protect the government but to ensure everyone is not at each other’s throat.  Radzi Tajuddin WE were told that democracy is the best system in the world. I…

The trouble with most politicians is that they lose the connection with the people after a while. They forget the people who put them in their positions in the first place. Wong Chun Wai, The…

Surekha A. Yadaf The owner of the famous local briyani restaurant Blue Diamond, Abdul Hameed Mohamed Farook, is being prosecuted for hiring workers on an S pass (a visa category that requires a…

Dr Chow Yong Neng, The Ant Daily Malaysia’s outstanding student loan comes close to RM50 billion this year, an amount that represents over 9% of the national debt. Higher education is expensive…