Why the stir over kangkung?

By Azmi Sharom, The Star Things are being blown out of proportion over the issue with some viewing it through race-tinted glasses. Are they blind to the fact that the people who are annoyed at…

Shut the Mouths that Threaten May 13

Kee Thuan Chye It’s disturbing, to say the least. Street protests staged by Umno and/or groups affiliated to or inspired by it invariably espouse the threat of violence and express racial…

Khalid Ibrahim in political peril?

As RPK had written in one of his posts: 'Anyway, whatever it may be, Khalid is not PKR’s Menteri Besar. He is not even Pakatan Rakyat’s Menteri Besar. He is His Highness the Sultan’s Menteri Besar,…

Deception of the devil

If I were Iblis, though, instead of trying to convince humankind that God does not exist, which is harder to do, I would convince humankind that God does, in fact, exist and that God has a…

The education, stupid!

Maybe the Malaysian government should look into this and come out with a master plan on how national schools can emulate Chinese schools so that the standard of national schools can improve. NO…

How we agree to disagree

So Anwar has two stands. Personally he throws his lot behind PAS and supports the ban but as the Opposition Leader he throws his lot behind DAP and opposes the ban. THE CORRIDORS OF POWER…

Plot thickens in PKNS sacking saga

by Joceline Tan, The Star The controversy over the sacking of PKR deputy president Azmin Ali from the board of PKNS or Selangor Development Corporation has taken on shades of a political soap…

No quarter asked and none given

And if Anwar Ibrahim and PAS compromise on this issue they are out come next election. And if Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak compromises he is out even before the next election. THE CORRIDORS…

The real hindrance to progress

And this is the real problem facing the Muslim world, Malaysia included. People think they know better and they tell us what we can and cannot do. They forbid us from doing what they think will…

The Najib-Anwar Weakly Show

Zaid Ibrahim It came as a surprise to many people that Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak and Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have been holding “secret negotiations” for a…

Cita-cita Lim Guan Eng…DAP Baru?

Empire Strikes Back Adakah kedegilan Lim Guan Eng menyelesaikan kemelut dengan RoS hanya gimik supaya DAP Baru boleh diwujudkan? Gambaran bahawa Lim Guan Eng mahu mewujudkan parti yang…

Press freedom essential to survive

In moving forward, Malaysia has to assent that freedom of press is no longer an option but a necessity. By Ali Cordoba, Free Malaysia Today A free press, the freedom of which is limited and…

When the ante is upped

Do you really want to put this theory to a test and try to prove it wrong? You have very little to gain if you manage to prove this theory wrong and so much to lose if the theory is proven right.…

Will Khalid survive another crisis?

The spotlight swung so completely to Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim last week that it eclipsed developments in PKR indicating that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is planning to take over…

Noh and Umno’s perilous agenda

Burning an effigy of a reclusive priest and threatening unrest if 'Allah' is not 'returned' to the Muslims is not going to win Umno and its uncouth leaders any sympathy nor support Jeswan Kaur,…

Najib’s post-election challenges

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily The PM's kangkung statement has unleashed an endless string of negative feedback, and this shows Najib is in for a new round of tests after last May's general…

The Jesus you think you know

There is a misperception that prophets create religions. Jesus did not create Christianity; his followers created Christianity. Jesus was a Jew preaching Judaism. The prophet Mohammad did not…