The Khalid saga will redefine Pakatan

No amount of resistance from the PAS top brass can stop his removal from happening. And when that happens, it will redefine how PAS and Pakatan operates, when it comes to decision-making for the…

How to replace a mentri besar

Syahredzan Johan WHILE the world is grappling with the aftermath of a series of commercial aircraft tragedies in the space of days, PKR is seemingly occupied with trying to replace Selangor…

10 reasons why PAS wants Khalid

Here are ten reasons why PAS thinks Khalid is the preferred leader for  the post of Selangor Menteri Besar. Roslan Bistamam, FMT Why complicate a simple situation? As far as PAS sees it, the…

Understanding PAS

Salleh Said Keruak Western scholars of Islam -- those often referred to as ‘orientalists’ and sometimes as ‘Islam apologists’ -- say that Islam is the misunderstood religion. In a way that is…

Move backfires on Anwar

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's bid to make his wife Selangor's first woman Mentri Besar has started to unravel with the top PAS leadership openly expressing support for Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.…

Anwar, time to throw in the towel

With Hadi and Nik Aziz firmly behind Khalid as Menteri Besar, looks like Anwar's been hung out to dry Jasmine Wong, Free Malaysia Today The long spell of drought we are experiencing these…

PAS: Bahtera Yang Ada Nakhodanya

Saya membaca kenyaaan Tuan Guru Presiden dan sepenuhnya saya menyokong kenyataan beliau. Haji Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat Saya pada mulanya tidak berhasrat untuk mengulas isu Menteri Besar…

The cancer in Pakatan Rakyat

Many who voted Pakatan Rakyat in 2008 and 2013 are now very disillusioned with the opposition. The Kajang Move, the conspiracy to oust the Selangor Menteri Besar, the conflicting and contradicting…

M’sia can learn from Indonesian polls

What’s striking is how much more advanced the republic’s elections have become, with the General Elections Commission uploading a photograph of each of the result forms from all 479,000 voting…

Hadi has checkmated Anwar

Anwar is desperate. He wants Khalid out after Hari Raya because around that same time Selangor will finalise and sign the water agreements with the federal government. And once that is done there…

Anwar’s Crumbling Credibility

Citizen Times First, he tried to topple Dr Mahathir Mohamed, and failed. Then he tried to topple Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and failed. Finally, he tried to topple Najib Abdul Razak, and failed as…

Selangor MB crisis reaches climax

Soong Phui Jee, Sin Chew Daily The crisis of replacing Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim resulted from the internal struggle of PKR has brought chaos for more than six months…

Drowning in a pool of lies

The latest rumblings over Selangor's water deal is worrying. Are Pakatan leaders taking us for a ride? Jasmine Wong, Free Malaysia Today It’s one thing to play political games with one…

The Selangor Menteri Besar Poser

He wasn’t particularly successful in Umno. But if he joins PAS, he will make the party stronger in the state assembly and hence strengthening his own position. A Kadir Jasin THE APPOINTMENT …

The policing of Muslims! An evaluation

A rule that was there before does not mean that the rule is still relevant today.  Ahmad Mustapha Hassan I remember that during my childhood days in Alor Star, Kedah, Ramadan was always the…

The SPLASH issue explained

The historical dividends of RM725.4mil paid until the end of 2012 was not only sufficient for Splash shareholders to recover their initial RM400mil, but also left them with a return of RM325.4mil,…

The Kajang Move to disaster

Kapil Sethi, The Malay Mail Online A recent survey indicates that support for the PKR government in Selangor has dropped to 30 per cent. It is immediately used as proof that the state needs a…