Interview with Reza Aslan

The Diplomat speaks with scholar and writer Reza Aslan. Sanjay Kumar, The Diplomat The Diplomat‘s Sanjay Kumar spoke to Reza Aslan, whose book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth…

When ignorance is your guide

Oh, and don’t scream too much about those who are being denied entry into Sabah and Sarawak. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Singapore, too, used to do the same thing. Those with long hair were not…

Kajang: Nothing much to shout about

For both Pakatan and BN, it is a case of 'win some, lose some' Selena Tay, FMT The Kajang by-election has been concluded on March 23, 2014, with PKR’s president, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail…

PERKARA 20 ATAU PERJANJIAN MALAYSIA?

Salleh Said Keruak SUSULAN catatan saya menyokong kenyataan Ketua Menteri Sarawak Tan Seri Adenan Satem mengenai autonomi berkaitan kuasa imigresen, ramai pula bertanya semula soal Perkara 20,…

Stop monopolising Allah!

Muslims make a big mistake by mixing Arabic culture with Islam. Many believe that it was Prophet Muhammad who brought Islam, but this can’t be further away from what the Quran says. Ro Waseem,…

Calling Rafizi Ramli

People from Sabah and Sarawak talk so much. They keep complaining about the 5% oil royalty and many other matters. The opposition, too, is complaining about the same thing. Well, stop all this…

Daulat — An afterthought

Clive Kessler, The Malay Mail After referring to a recent commentary (‘Almost there!’: The end of democratic Constitutionalism in Malaysia?), the first part provided an introduction to a more…

BN should stop its denial syndrome

The Kajang by-election shows that the voters are more interested in national issues, even in state seats. Ong Tee Keat, FMT It is with great sadness that I refer to the recent defeat of MCA…

Oh Nona ku, Wan Azizah

Empire Strikes Back Saya tidak tahu akan ada pertukaran Menteri Besar – ungkapan Wan Azizah bila ditanya mengenai matlamat Kajang Move selepas Anwar Ibrahim menamakannya sebagai pengganti.…

Kajang voters make us proud

PKR won the Kajang by-election as widely expected, albeit with a slightly reduced majority. This lower majority could be attributed to the poor turnout of 72 per cent of voters compared with the…

So it’s Chinese-Malay again, is it?

Let us hope His Highness the Sultan is progressive enough to agree to a female Menteri Besar for the first time in Malay history. Once that is able to happen then the possibility of a female Prime…

PRK Kajang dan “Cult Politics”

A Kadir Jasin MUTAKHIR - PAKATAN Rakyat, melalui Parti Keadilan Rakyat, mengekalkan kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri  Kajang apabila Presiden PKR, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, mengalahkan calon…

Malaysia Agreement: One-way street

The partnership and politics that helped in the formation of the country needs to be reappraised after several wrong turns   The Borneo Insider KUCHING: James Masing is among many in Sarawak…

A different paradigm

Malik Imtiaz Sarwar I have been finding writing my monthly opinion piece an increasingly challenging task over the last year. It is not for a lack of material; this country is a veritable…

Where art thou, Najib?

Ex-Convent Girl In our 56 years since independence we have seen some pretty interesting characters presiding over our nation as Prime Minister. The most notorious must surely be Dr Mahathir…

Anwar, how do you sleep at night?

Ex-Convent Girl So Pakatan supporters are once again crying foul over the recent guilty verdict that will put you behind bars. So they slam the judiciary (once again!) for corrupt practices.…

The Kajang farce

Hafiz Noor Shams, The Malay Mail I am not particularly warm to the Kajang move but it had its significance. I write in the past tense because Anwar Ibrahim is not in the equation anymore after…

The race against race

Mohsin Abdullah, Fz.com SO, TAN SRI Joseph Kurup did not use the word “race” when campaigning for BN in Kajang a few days ago as reported by Malaysiakini. According to Malaysiakini, the…

Day of reckoning for Kajang folk

The political drama over this Sunday’s by-election is about to come to the moment of truth as Kajang voters prepare to elect their new wakil rakyat. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK…