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…

Passing the baton

Gobind, make your father proud. Show us that your father moulded you and brought you up in the proper way. Show the nation that you have what it takes to walk in those large shoes of the late…

A disturbing dichotomy

We need to cool things down a bit to resolve the sad saga of legal conflict due to religious issues. Shad Saleem Faruqi, The Star  THE domestic discord between a fractious couple (which…

When Man plays God

Ex-Convent Girl Does one really need to follow a religion to believe in God? Does one really need political parties to believe in change? Religion and politics are pretty much like oil and…

Opposition divided over hudud issue

A dream is about to come true for PAS which is pushing Parliament to give the nod to implement hudud law in Kelantan but its coalition partners are having nightmares about it. Joceline Tan, The…

Coming home to roost

Kedah has since been lost to Barisan Nasional and the Menteri Besar has since died while Khalid was reappointed the Menteri Besar of Selangor a second term in 2013 in spite of the unflattering…

Losing the madness

Visnu Natesan We have lost the plot in the search for a better country. Our society has become pessimistic without much thoughts or critical thinking. Many disagree for the sake of disagreeing.…

Behaving like the master

PKR wants to make major decisions without fully consulting its partners, which could weaken its position within Pakatan Rakyat. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star SOON after Datuk Seri Anwar…