Teluk Intan, a gift from PAS

Zaid Ibrahim I have no doubt that DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud will win the Teluk Intan by-election, even though she’s another example of Lim Kit Siang using his usual ploy of singing the…

The gamble with Dyana may backfire

Narinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today The Bukit Gelugor by-election this Sunday is a forgone conclusion. There was no necessity for any other party or independent to stand against DAP’s Ramkarpal…

Huge win that highlights a divide

Almost every face in the voting lines was Chinese. Joceline Tan, The Star The Bukit Gelugor win was a sweet and poignant moment for the Karpal Singh family and the outcome suggests that the…

Populism gone bad in Thailand?

As populism manifests itself across the Southeast Asian region, and increasingly becomes the norm in the conduct of domestic politics, it is imperative that politicians and policymakers take a…

True Valor

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily DURING THE ELECTORAL campaign, some have gone a little too far as to compare the sexual inclinations of candidates. I would suggest these people to take a look…

Looking beyond Anwar

The troubled PKR election has been very embarrassing for the party but the outcome suggests that it is getting ready for a post-Anwar Ibrahim era. Joceline Tan, The Star THE rival camps in…

Hudud on hold — for now…

Henry Loh,  Aliran I believe that many would have heaved a sigh of relief when Pas announced its decision to “postpone the tabling of a private member’s bill in the Dewan Rakyat over the…

Celaka, damn it

Bob Teoh, Sinchew Daily One Malay word has set the country on a collision course. The word, celaka, was uttered by a DAP lawmaker in the Penang State Assembly which immediately attracted an…

Ramkarpal under pressure

Many feel Ramkarpal will win hands down but will he be able to equate or better his late father's majority in the Bukit Gelugor by-election? Athi Shankar, Free Malaysia Today Following a…

Report card of a recalcitrant govt

SUARAM’S MALAYSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2013: REPORT CARD OF A RECALCITRANT GOVERNMENT By Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser In 1998, SUARAM coordinated and published the first ever Malaysian…

How I would bring Najib down

Now, if I wanted to bring down Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak I would do exactly what they did to Tunku Abdul Rahman almost 50 years ago. And what I see in Malaysia today is a repeat of what I saw…