Today, the Malaysian rakyat have three masters. Not one, but three – Umno-Baru, the sultans and the ulamas.  Mariam Mokhtar, The Ant Daily When the ulamas read about the overwhelming…

Karen Arukesamy, The Sun Daily If all goes according to schedule, the Federal Court may deliver its judgment on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal on Tuesday or Wednesday. Tan Sri…

Salleh Said Keruak Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat are both suffering from the same ailment. The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing and the top is not moving in tandem…

Nationalism is forbidden in Islam and Muslims will cite the last sermon of the Prophet to support this argument. But Muslims celebrate Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day. In fact, we even declare those…

I take it you now understand what I meant many months ago when I said that democracy is not perfect and is merely the tyranny of the majority. And we are about to see why I said that. But then if…

Malaysia needs to have a serious conversation with itself, and soon. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Another day, another controversy for the headlines. That seems like the order of the day to…

The PAS plan to implement hudud law in Kelantan is going full steam ahead despite opposition from its political partners and critics outside the state. Joceline Tan, The Star IT has been…

Aziz Bari, The Ant Daily It so happened that except for Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng all others who raised issue with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s surprise decision to have retired Federal Court judge…

Raggie Jessy A courtroom is a crucible. In it, we burn away all irrelevancies, until we are left with a purer product, one we could hold to be a truth for all time or until such a time, when…

GURMEET KAUR & CECILIA KOK, THE STAR JYNWEL Capital may not ring a bell, but the name Low Teik Jho, aka Jho Low, sure does. The 32-year-old high-flying businessman needs little…

Sheridan Mahavera, The Malaysian Insider They are from different families, faiths and ethnic groups but share a common belief – that Malaysian students need to reclaim their role as a third…

Time will tell if Khairy Jamaluddin could one day gain the trust of Malaysia’s penultimate power broker. But he is beginning to make headway among the youth and the moderates, who are slowly…

That’s why when netizens wished that Adenan were prime minister, my inside laughed because they were really saying what I have been saying to myself – that the chief minister is more than the…

It spells trouble for any country when the public loses confidence in the judicial system for it is this system that the citizen turns to for resolution to disputes, including disputes with the…

He will need to be ruthless enough to play the political game, but not lose the support of those who see him as different. In short, he will need to display a mixture of political cunning and…

K.S. Lee It has been revealed by Anwar Ibrahim that Gopal Sri Ram himself approached Anwar requesting to act as defence lawyer. Those in the legal fraternity who know the ex-Judge well would…

Citizen Times On October 22nd, the Gallup 2013 survey conducted by an American research-based and global performance management consulting company released its results, which showed that most…

Dr M says the Quran should be the only guide for Muslims. Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today Last July, the Selangor government issued a gazette informing the public that a fatwa had been…

(Malay Mail Online) - A fatwa banning Muslims from “celebrating” Halloween is indicative of a growing use in Islamist rhetoric to repackage the racial politics that has blighted the nation for…

It is hard to see how Mr Anwar’s case will benefit Mr Najib even if he thinks him deserving of punishment. (The Economist) - FOR 16 years Anwar Ibrahim, leader of Malaysia’s opposition, has…

The reasons given by the AG is nothing but mitigation for the man whose outburst was a call to Muslims in this country to commit a serious crime under the Penal Code. Dato' Stanley Isaacs, (former…

While a Muslim himself, he is viewed with distrust by some Muslim conservatives who fear his blossoming multiracial opposition movement will open the door to a more liberal, pluralistic Malaysia.…

Pua should do more homework and research to maintain accuracy or his integrity and credibility would be severely dented.  Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) today…

Sir Wenger Khairy, The Rakyat Post THERE have been recent attempts to besmirch the good name of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak by alleging impropriety behind the operations of 1 Malaysia…

Salleh Said Keruak Seven months ago, the Bar Council president, Christopher Leong, said that a resolution had been passed to ask the government to prohibit retired judges from litigating in…

While Anwar plotted Khalid’s dismissal, His Royal Highness the Ruler of Selangor, assassinated Anwar’s credibility by favouring Azmin, denying Azizah a ‘throne’. Raggie Jessy Has anyone read…

The contest for the majority in Malaysia is fuelling the deployment of Qur’anic quotes for competing purposes. Amrita Malhi, The Conversation Fuelled by the rise of Islamic State (IS) in…

Salleh Said Keruak Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement today that it is not wrong for Ibrahim Ali to suggest that Bahasa Malaysia Bibles be burned and that such a statement is not seditious does…

Citizen Times With the expansion of democratic space in the Internet, one would think citizens would be more enlightened about social and political issues. Current trends, however, show…

Raggie Jessy The road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is a short one. It was suspicion that led throngs of jarred adherents to Anwar’s residence following his political castration…