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…

Not knowing why we disagree

Now, why did Emperor Constantine who was not even a Christian take so much trouble to interfere in Christianity and decide what form Christianity should take? In fact, it was Constantine who…

A storm in a teacup

Salleh Said Keruak The opposition is trying to paint the recent Terengganu episode as a crisis. In fact, they are even labelling it a Constitutional Crisis and are equating it to the Perak crisis…

Hudud and the distortion of Islam

Azlan Abdul Razak, The Malaysian Insider When Kelantan first exhibited her zeal in implementing hudud law through the passing of Kelantan Shariah Criminal Bill (H) 1993 the same year and…

Fascist Wannabes in Malaysia?

Malaysia can only grow more mature by learning to accept your opinions without the emotional backlash. Shamil Norshidi, President of Kelab UMNO US East Coast, Stony Brook University This…

A Short Note to Lim Kit Siang

Dear sir, I voted for DAP in the last election on your party's assurance that PAS is a trusted partner of Pakatan. Today this trusted partner appears to have betrayed you. Make no mistake,…

Power play that rocks Terengganu

The political transition in Terengganu did not go as smoothly as expected and the state has been throbbing with all sorts of speculation. Joceline Tan, The Star THE late-night swearing-in of…

Like children fighting

Unfortunately, most of you are still ‘locked’ in the fight for democracy. You still talk about democracy. Four years ago, in 2010, I already left democracy behind me. Four years ago, in 2010, I…