Lynette H. Ong, The New Mandala With the availability of new electoral data, researchers have been able to conduct in-depth analysis of the 2013 General Election (GE13) results in Malaysia. The…

Ruchika Tulshyan, Forbes #FreeMyLibrary As a child, I would spend hours at Singapore’s National Library, losing myself in faraway worlds through my favorite activity – reading.…

Salleh Said Keruak The opposition is criticising Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim for attending a buka puasa with Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak. Some are even saying…

In Malaysia, the ghost of May 13 remains unburied. It is used as a threat even by some recent groups whose handful of members, if there are any, were not even born then.  Wong Chun Wai, The…

Rumours about Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin resigning have faded but that has not stopped the chatter in Umno circles about the political succession. Joceline Tan, The Star…

Reuters Deepa Subramaniam would not let go of her son, clinging to five―year―old Mithran’s leg even as the car into which he had been bundled began to accelerate. The 30―year―old, a Hindu in…

A tongue-in-cheek look at why Sabah and Sarawak should remain loyal to Malaysia Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Free Malaysia Today The call for secession by certain political parties, rights groups…

Kuo Yong Kooi, The Malaysian Insider The Pakatan Rakyat coalition in Selangor needs to be aware that there is a big difference between some Adun's personal displeasure and the electorate's…

After the civil war to decide which brand of Christianity was the ‘correct’ version, Christendom went through another war 200 years ago that was fought between theology and secularism. And…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily If Bung Moktar Radin were in Germany, he would have been prosecuted by now, awaiting a 3-year jail sentence. He called himself a German football fan, and so…

Amputation and stoning disappear into a committee Asia Sentinel It is beginning to look like the issue of implementing seventh-century Islamic law requiring the amputation of limbs and…

Rumours swirl and confusion reigns, but Anwar is still silent on where he stands regarding Khalid Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today This week has been a week of confusion for Selangor,…

Tan Sri Munir Majid, The Star THE People’s Asean would not be a reality if the politics is not right – both the domestic political systems in which the people live and the wider regional order…

AIDC Dear DAP Leaders and Dr. P. Ramasamy, Need I remind you that May 13th, 1969 was a dark blotch in Malaysia’s otherwise clean history? Neighbour turned against neighbour. Friends turned…

“We Malays are afraid, if we vote for the opposition, the Chinese will take over and the Malays will be finished” Sheriden Mahavera and Desmond Davidson, The Malaysian Insider On the eve of…

Salleh Said Keruak Today, 68 civil society groups and non-governmental organisations got together to form a new movement called Negara-Ku, which is co-chaired by Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and…

I believe I am not a racist but if I am one then it must have been due to being discriminated against for decades. Dear RPK, I hope you are doing well. I refer to your refusal to make…

The 10-point resolution, however, is not an Act of Parliament and there was no law passed called ‘The Bible Act 2011’. But there are state laws (such as in Selangor and many other states) that…

Dr Azly Rahman WOMEN .. and MEN ... (a summary below shared with me) here's what the Islamic scholar Imam Al Ghazali said about women. I hope scholars out there would care to comment. And…

A second top Malaysian lawyer is expected to be called soon before the committee and is expected to say that he too had been approached by an individual close to Najib to write the fake statement,…

As it stands, Malaysia’s claims in the South China Sea depend entirely on China’s goodwill. Mina Pollmann, The Diplomat Malaysia and Vietnam show the role politicians can play in ratcheting…

Another potential candidate has emerged for the Selangor mentri besar post amid Pakatan Rakyat’s internal power struggle to topple Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri…

By Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser The Rukunegara has been taken for granted for too long. It is important to remember that the Rukunegara or “National Principles” was instituted in 1970, a few…

A Kadir Jasin I AM in full support of the Federal Territory Ministry’s decision to differ the ban on the operation of soup kitchens within the 2-km radius of Lot 10 in Bukit Bintang. I will…

In all probability there may well be no following election once the religious Majlis has been established, for it will be all powerful, absolute in its command, control and governing of…

Dominic Loh, Sin Chew Daily Last Wednesday, the cabinet instructed second education minister Idris Jusoh and minister in the PM's department Wee Ka Siong to negotiate the best solution on the…

Zaid Ibrahim Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s statement in Pagoh has caused widespread criticism. He said that a repeat of the May 13 incident, where many innocent lives were…

And before serving food and drinks the passengers would first have to make a declaration that he or she is not a Muslim. I do not think we need to go so far as to ask them to drop their pants so…

Dina Zaman, Malay Mail Online At the few Peacemeal, Crescent Collective and Third Space events I attended, I noticed many young Muslims, and a few mature ones around my age, attending and…

ON JUNE 18, a motion urging the state government through local authorities to investigate and stop any development projects implemented without planning permission was passed at the sitting of…