Does being on the other side suddenly make you see things clearer and take on the mantle of crusader of the truth?
Su-Yin Tan, FMT
Can we ever take what Anwar Ibrahim says for real? Having…
Cindi Loo, The Ant Daily
The furore over the possible tabling of two private member’s bills by PAS in Parliament to pave the way for implementation of hudud law in Kelantan is heating up…
The Selangor Government’s reluctance to gradually raise tariffs, to allow water companies to increase supply and reduce leakages, forced the Federal Government to step in and initiate damage…
The Shari‘ah is the epitome of the Islamic spirit, the very manifestation of the Islamic way of life based on an unqualified submission to the will of God.
Dr Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani…
Muslims have the right to be governed by the Shari’ah and we reiterate that Islamic jurisprudence concerns only Muslims. The least that IMAM ask of others is to reciprocate this respect and not to…
Azman Ujang
THE past few weeks must have been a soul-searching time for Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim who had ignored warnings about a water crisis in Selangor for most of the six years he has…
Tarani Palani, Fz.com
Two courts gave differing decisions on charges under Section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 today when dealing with the organisers of two rallies in Kuala…
John Barthelsen, Asia Sentinel
For anyone in Southeast Asia with an interest in fair, honest and even-handed government, the disappointing visit of President Barack Obama to Malaysia is a…
FMT LETTER: From Dr Faris Marwan, via e-mail
As a medical doctor, I am ashamed that Malaysian Medical Association president has decided to use his spinal column to respond to an important…
You cannot have one criminal court sentencing criminals to stoning or amputation with the rest of the country's criminals committing the same offence being jailed.
Low Teck Kuan
PAS has…
KTemoc Konsiders
There's a Penang Hokkien phrase called 'pnee been'.
'Pnee' means 'action' or 'become' or 'do/make something' like in'pnee kui pnee kwai' which literally means 'become the…
Musa Ismail, Harakah Daily
The provision of Hudud is like sparkling jewels studded to the crown of the Holy Quran. Allah the Most Beneficient had over 1,400 years ago ordained through the…
Many of us, particularly non-Muslim voters, never took seriously what PAS’ ultimate plan is. But now, we’re faced with the dreaded reality.
Wong Chun Wai, The Star
IF there’s one thing that…
Zurairi AR, Malay Mail Online
By insisting to seek Parliament’s approval to implement hudud in Kelantan this year, Islamist party PAS has certainly put all other political parties in terribly…
Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
It appears that PAS will be seeking to give effect to the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment II of 1993 by way of a Private Members Bill in Parliament. Through this,…
Speculation is rife that Terengganu will have a new Mentri Besar by May amid claims that Datuk Seri Ahmad Said had promised to stay on for only a year after the general election.
Joceline Tan…
Art Harun
NOT many people know about this piece of history of our country. Allow me to recount this so that this passage of our history would not just fade away from the recesses of our memory.…
Nurul Izzah attacks defamation attacks on father by goverment, says ruling party has excessive influence on judiciary, calls for end to goverment's race-based politics.
Arnaud Dubus, AA…
America’s role in Malaysia is highly polarizing. The Malaysian government has already interpreted Obama’s visit as an endorsement of Najib’s leadership, while opposition activists accuse the US of…
KTemoc Konsiders
As many have written, PAS should be focussing on crimes, corruption, racism* and injustice in Malaysia rather than introducing an Islamic penal code, Hudud, which is viewed at…
Mohamed Hanipa Maidin, Harakah Daily
This article is not aimed at convincing anybody especially our non Muslim brothers. It is merely to share the underlying philosophy as to why an Islamic…
Azrul Mohd Khalib, Malay Mail Online
Maybe the water shortage in the Klang Valley is causing dehydration, delirium or something. Recently, I have been seeing a lot of foam around the mouths of…
Zakiah Koya, Fz.com
PAS is definitely digging its own grave with the Hudud issue and while at it, is also entering the trap of Umno. Umno, which opposed Hudud entirely to the extent of…
Selena Tay, FMT
On April 22, the 8pm news reported that in 29 days time the Sungai Selangor dam in Kuala Kubu Baru which supplies water to 60% of the population in KL and Selangor will reach…
Hazlan Zakaria, The Ant Daily
PKR deputy president Azmin Ali is reinventing himself, from de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim loyalist and long-serving party member to an idealist espousing…
Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Fz.com
CRACKS are beginning to appear in the implementation of Wave One of the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB).
The Parent Toolkit or Sarana Ibu Bapa, which was…
Azly Rahman
Let me seek clarification on the question of hudud rigorously proposed to be implemented in the state of Kelantan first, and next in Malaysia in due time.
Sharia law is…
Loke Siew Fook
Sekali lagi isu pelaksanaan Hukum Hudud di Kelantan menjadi polemik yang hangat dalam media massa arus perdana. Isu ini timbul semula selepas Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri…
Disputing Hudud would be just like disputing the Trinity or arguing that it is illogical that Jesus was the Son of God or that Jesus died and came back to life three days later. Since when do we…
In Malaysia religious and controversial topics like the Islamic penal code elicit six responses, all of them imperfect
Mariam Mokhtar, Free Malaysia Today
How often have Muslim clerics, the…