No presidential speechwriter ever wrote a speech for his boss totally on his own. Marina Mahathir, The Star THE other day I gave a speech in front of a bunch of women who both learn and…

We cannot on the one hand ask the Malays to break free and on the other hand shackle Malays under religion. We have to decide whether Malays should break free totally or not bother at all. And to…

Voters may just opt for a fresh face compared to BN's veteran Gerakan candidate K Pragalath, Free Malaysia Today While Umno is trying its level best to retain its Malay support, the DAP has…

Salleh Said Keruak Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) should remain a Malay-only institution, said its pro-chancellor, Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad. Tan Sri Dr Rahman was responding to a…

That is why I say Najib should summon Ahmad Maslan for an audience and scold him good and proper and after that replace him with a new information chief. And if Najib cannot use words like…

Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, CPI 45 years after the New Economic Policy was introduced, the harvest of the NEP is being reaped. The NEP was supposed to have a 20 year time span and to end in 1990. That…

Today we still hear politician say “Vote for me and I’ll do this for you”. Malaysians, don’t we think it’s an outdated phrase? Gloria Teo Ching-wenn We have been hearing this for decades and…

Court of Appeal’s decision is now under appeal to the Federal Court and therefore the cases ought to be postponed even though there was no stay of the Court of Appeal’s decision. Lawyers for…

DAP's candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election Dyana Sofya, is sticking with her party's stance, in that they're not against hudud, just its implementation in multicultural Malaysia.…

Leaders come in all ages, colours, shapes, sizes and ideologies, but the criteria of a good leader always remain the same. That’s all that counts. Zaid Ibrahim The all-embracing and…

When Malays do not pray or fast, party all night long, drink, gamble, take bribes, give bribes, abuse their power, cheat in business, chase wealth, flaunt their wealth, do not pay their debts and…

It seems Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud’s mother, Yammy Samad, is now under attack for supporting her daughter who is contesting the Teluk Intan by-election on a DAP ticket. It seems, also, that Yammy is…

A Kadir Jasin, Malay Mail Online Although I am 9989.2 km away from home on my annual extraterritorial grandfather duty and will be missing the Bukit Gelugor and Telok Intan parliamentary…

The PKR polls show why it is still not fit to govern a country. Narinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today The PKR polls are a total disaster. We now know why the party’s banner of freedom and…

All matters relating to criminal law and procedure is vested in the federal government. This includes the creation of criminal offences.  Gurdial Singh Nijar , The Sun THE power to make laws…

The victory made him (or her) the darling of Austria, with its president singing praises and saying this was a win for tolerance and diversity. Contrast this to the Brunei sultan. Syed Nazri,…

In Malaysia, no one has the right to alter the status quo without common consent. Karim Raslan, The Star I AM against the implementation of the hudud law in Malaysia. Everyone should try and…

Wilfred M Bumburing Religious extremists and hate groups are putting the country at a crossroads at which point every Malaysian is now taking a second look at what Malaysia has…

A win by Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud with additional support from young Malay voters in this semi-urban seat while not losing Pakatan's existing support base means an immediate threat to the cluster of…

Alyaa Alhadjri, The Ant Daily True to its name, the Teluk Intan constituency deserves to be represented by a gem, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in reference to the word “intan” which…

Timmy Say, TMI Presiden Gerakan Mah Siew Keong akan bertempur dengan setiausaha politik kepada Penasihat DAP, Lim Kit Siang, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud di Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Parlimen Teluk…

The word ‘Hudud’ is now a dirty word. It is associated with the law that allows women to be raped and who will be sentenced for illicit sex if she cannot come forward with four ‘holy’ witnesses…

Stephen Ng, Malay Mail Online While it is true that most race-based politics is played up by one particular party, DAP, as a political organisation, needs to be more multi-racial in order for…

While the anniversary of May 13 was very low key, the former Terengganu MB was the media highlight Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today This past week has been notable for two events. Firstly…

Despite what it seems on the surface, the Teluk Intan contest will test the political pulse of the west coast electorate. Joceline Tan, The Star THE camera loves Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud. Her…

 In the past one year, what have Malaysia achieved in light of IDAHOT? Jackson Yee CS International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/ falls on…

Salleh Said Keruak Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, DAP’s candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election, is being touted as the greatest thing since the invention of apple pie. She is young. She has the…

All CEOs of the GLCs must be Malay Muslims, though some of them are of mediocre calibre and even though there are capable non-Muslims out there. Non-Malays are marginalized in Malaysia.  Lok…

Dear Malaysians everywhere, Global Bersih is now a proper NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland, which is widely recognised as the global centre for human rights advocacy. Global Bersih’s…

Iskandar Fareez I grew up listening to various Malay folklore and legends. Among them are the stories of Si Tanggang and Hang Jebat. Si Tanggang was a poor boy who grew up and ventured out to…