Malaysia is at crossroads

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…

Teluk Intan kan kerusi bukan Melayu…

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…

Hudud is a four-letter word

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…

DAP needs to be more multi-racial

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…

May 13, Ahmad Said and Umno

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…

Age versus looks in bellwether polls

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…

517 IDAHOT in Malaysia

 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…

DAP focuses too much on race

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…

Government should not bail out MAS

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…

Global Bersih

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…

Slipping into our racial cocoons

Suddenly, pluralism, moderation and secularism are politically incorrect words, regarded as threats to the fabric of nation building. It’s astounding. Since when did this degeneration of proper…

The necessary Malay-nization of DAP

KTemoc Konsiders To be frank I have not been personally comfy with the choice of Ramkarpal Singh Deo as the DAP's candidate for Gelugor. Now, my unease has nothing, nothing at all, to do with…

PKR meludah ke langi

Sepandai mana tupai melompat, akhirnya jatuh ke tanah juga. Narinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today Sudahlah PKR! Mengaku sahajalah bahawa kamu adalah satu parti politik yang dibanjiri oleh…

Global Bersih is a Swiss-based NGO

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…

Who is the enemy?

Zaid Ibrahim Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Razak is lucky to have Khairy Jamaluddin as an ally and mind-reader. Every time Najib says something silly, which happens quite frequently, Khairy is…

Najib’s unfortunate inheritance

Salleh Said Keruak Malaysian Airlines has been losing billions over the last three years and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that it might be too late to save the national flag…

How Najib can tackle Ahmad Said

Idris Jusoh (left) and Ahmad Said (right): kissing and making up Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily The deepest impression Datuk Seri Ahmad said has given me is a "climate study" delegation headed…

Flying trash: Everything out the window

Ace Emerson, The Ant Daily You’re driving along the highway when, all of a sudden, a pile of trash from the car in front of you comes flying out of a window. It could be the driver of the…

Hudud for all is more honest

Hafiz Noor Shams, The Malay Mail I am not a fan of Isma and its narrow worldview. I find them destructive to Malaysia but this time around, one of their views is useful. They want hudud to be…