Although the Menteri Besar of Johor declares that he remains the chief executive in Johor, it is hard to believe that he will do something His Highness disapproves of. In fact, his tenure as…

This may be the BN’s gambit to seemingly accede to remove the royal provisions but by sleight of hand ramrod through the other provisions that may be open to abuse.  Hazlan Zakaria, The Ant…

A Kadir Jasin RANG Undang-Undang Lembaga Perumahan dan Hartanah Johor diluluskan oleh Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN). Semua 38 Adun Barisan Nasional menyokong dan semua 18 Adun Pakatan Rakyat…

The Malaysian Insider Until Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim provides the facts on his sweet out-of-court settlement with Bank Islam over a huge unpaid debt, there is going to…

Well, the solution is simple. If you were not married then you would not have a wife problem. Hence if you do not have any Rulers then you would not have any constitutional crises. But how many…

KTemoc Konsiders In the Malay Mail Online House buyers welcome new Johor bill Chang Kim Loong who is the secretary general National House Buyers Association (HBA) appeared at first glance to be…

Why do some men exact vengeance on their former spouses by using their innocent kids as pawns? Sandra John, Free Malaysia Today Father’s Day is just around the corner and as kids everywhere…

Their article is infused with errors, selectivity and omissions. I’ll list ten examples. Rama Ramanathan Last week several dailies published an article titled “Were the Malays immigrants?”…

Freedom of expression has been abused to the extent that critics believe they have the license to say whatever they want about the government whereas the reverse never applies. If it happens and…

Interpreting a provision on the freedom of religion will set a precedent on how other guarantees of freedoms are to be understood. Malik Imtiaz, fz.com I READ with interest the call by some…

Review of Syed Husin Ali’s Memoirs of a Political Struggle. M. Bakri Musa Syed Husin Ali:  Memoirs of a Political Struggle. Strategic Information and Research Development Center, Petaling Jaya,…

While the Qur'an does warn that those who profess Islam and then leave it attract divine displeasure and will be held accountable in the next life (Q3:86-89; Q4:137; Q18:29) it nowhere states that…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Yesterday (June 7) was the birthday of His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a day when all Malaysians celebrated as a public holiday to mark our respect for the…

So, dear comrade Mat Sabu, your input on this please. Should the rulers’ power over Islam be removed so that they can no longer ‘interfere’ in matters of religion and so that we can end the…

The Kajang Move was not the new politics they had been promised and damaged the image of Pakatan. It opened the eyes of many, especially that of the urban intelligentsia and younger cohort, to the…

And that is what the Johor palace is, a power above the law with a Sultan appointed by God. And because of Johor, most likely the days of the Republic of Malaysia may not be too far down the road.…

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Rip Van Winkle, The Malaysian Insider Has there ever been doubt that the income/wellbeing gap between stronger and weaker students will widen over time if problems related to this fissure are…

Lisa Adam, FMT Malang dan terus malang. Pemilihan dalaman yang tunggang-langgang, politik wang yang ternyata masih dipraktikkan , penyokong parti yang tindak-tanduknya seperti samseng, dakwaan…

One has to ask: Why, Why, Why is MB Mohamed Khalid Nordin insisting on introducing a new law which both sides of politics in probably the first demo of bipartisanship have frowned upon? Ktemoc…

Big Dog A new state enactment for Johor to empower the Sultan to appoint the Chairman and Members of the Board of Housing and Properties has received quite loud responses since it was first…

The so-called legal experts may have jumped the gun in commenting on the constitutional validity of a proposed enactment in Johor. Free Malaysia Today A few days ago it was reported that the…

Salleh Said Keruak DAP is celebrating what it calls its menang dalam kekalahan (winning in defeat) performance in the recent Teluk Intan by-election. Its candidate lost by just 238 votes in…

Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, Malay Mail Online Unresolved issues within Pakatan Rakyat (PR) such as PAS's renewed hudud bid and the mounting discontent in Selangor could leave the pact with just…

Zakiah Koya, Fz.com With a number of Muslim converts in all their zealousness converting their young ones without the permission of their non-Muslim spouses, and then with a number of them even…

Instead of assuming that ‘enemies’ are out to destroy us, we should think of the many programmes and activities that show us to be a closely-knit community. Zaid Ibrahim IN Malaysia we spend…

Sonia Ramachandran, The Ant Daily The hudud issue is a contentious and confusing one, with Malaysians arguing over whether their country is a secular state. Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF)…

Hence any good and true Muslim would not waver in the face of a mere jail sentence. Muslims of days gone by were tortured to death and they never wavered or changed their stance. Should you fear a…

Ultimately, we have to blame Dr Mahathir, for he was the one who gave the Syariah and civil law systems equal status. Su-Yin Tan, Free Malaysia Today Once again JAIS has struck a nerve, this…

Berbagai gelaran diberikan kepada kaum bukan Melayu. Dan persoalannya ialah apakah akan maju dan berjaya orang Melayu dengan melaungkan ‘cogan-kata’ berkenaan? Abu Hassan Adam Aku tidak…