The Crying Shame of Pakatan Rakyat

The coalition parties of Pakatan Rakyat have differing views about hudud and yet claim to work together for the nation. If they cannot agree on ONE important issue, how will they be able to rule…

The age of secularism

Hell, if you want to implement Hudud in England then 36 million British citizens would need to be put to death for no longer believing in God and the remaining 20 million of the 36 million will…

What next in Anwar sodomy II?

Kim Quek, The Malaysian Insider Despite 85 pages of rhetoric, the Court of Appeal’s written judgment (the “Judgment”) convicting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy has failed to establish the…

PAS’s ill-conceived Hudud move

Now that the issue of hudud has re-surfaced with even more serious implications for the nation as a whole, we should remind ourselves of the magnitude of the challenge that faces us. Chandra…

When Malays adopt Chinese values

What happened along the way was that the Malays were told they must become wealthy to be successful. They were told they must copy the Chinese and become rich like the Chinese. So the Malays…

Water cuts just get to you

Right now there is water supply in my house and Apsara is screaming with joy as she is inside the 30-gallon water container. She thinks it is her “mini” swimming pool. Peter Golingai, The Star…

What we tend to forget

Salleh Said Keruak Last year, when the court acquitted Anwar Ibrahim of the charge of sodomy, the Pakatan Rakyat supporters hailed the ‘brave’ trial judge who ‘did the right thing’. Now that…

You are kafir, so what?

So, if the Qur’an came from God or Allah, as Muslims believe, then it is Allah that is calling non-Muslims kafir. So why get angry with the Muslims when God was the one who calls non-Muslims…

Behind the veil of religion

Have you not heard evangelists and televangelists in the US preach that hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, fires, bombings, etc., -- even 911 and AIDS -- are God’s punishment for…

So long, Ol’ Gal

It could be a deadly plot. Or it could be the innocent transpiration of a very tragic airborne emergency spiraling into oblivion. The Helicopter Hobbit More than a month has passed since…

Kassim Ahmad – 80

Dr Mahathir Mohamad 1. Saya sedih melihat pegawai Jabatan Agama Islam dibantu oleh polis menangkap Kassim Ahmad, 80 tahun. 2. Kita ingin jadi Negara Islam yang sederhana, tidak keterlaluan.…

Loss of statesman and ‘adab’

Are we fighting so much for Islam that we forget how to be a Muslim? Or are we trying to be a pious Muslim that we ignore to be a good human being? Abdul Haleem Abdul Rahiman, TMI The nation…

Death of a True Son of Malaysia

Kee Thuan Chye The Tiger of Jelutong has died in a road accident. It happened at 1.10am this morning near Kampar on the North-South Expressway. He was on his way to Penang to represent a client…