The fine art of Malaysian debate

By Marina Mahathir, The Star IN light of recent events and with the lack of guidance from up top on how to conduct ourselves in an argument, I thought I would volunteer some tips on How to Win…

Najib Wrong to Blame Malaysians

Kee Thuan Chye Prime Minister Najib Razak is wrong to blame Malaysians for the country’s standing in comparison to Japan and South Korea. He says Malaysia is not as developed and…

No Need To Restore The ISA

Dr Chandra Muzaffar It would be unwise to restore the Internal Security Act (ISA). Of the many features of the ISA, it was detention without trial which had evoked widespread condemnation.…

Why evade the real issue, Kit Siang?

Empire Strikes Back Lim Kit Siang wrote this in his blog: The Empire Strikes Back – and the plot for a putsch by reactionary anti-democratic forces thickens with the call for a return of Tun…

Is it all because of Kit Siang?

Sin Chew Daily With party's parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang's blessing, Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong gained nine votes and defeated Skudai assemblyman Dr Boo Cheng Hau who gained five votes in…

Who is the leader?

How is it that Umno, a party that has been in power for so long, has suddenly become subservient to these relatively young entities? By Wan Saiful Wan Jan, Free Malaysia Today Even if you…

25 banned words: Silence of the minority

by Terence Fernandez When the Selangor Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Among Muslims) Enactment was passed by the State Legislative Assembly on April 4, 1988, the only two voices…

When conflicts become religious

As the Bible says, on the sixth day, God created man, and on the seventh day, God rested. And on the day that God rested man, out of boredom and with nothing else to do, created religions. And…

Turning back the clock

Now Lim Kit Siang wants us ‘moderates’ to ‘unite as patriots to save the country’. Was that not what we tried in 2004, and again in 2008, and yet again in 2010? Why did Lim Kit Siang or DAP not…

More attacks on the Selangor Sultan

The opposition supporters are launching more attacks on His Highness the Sultan of Selangor because of the Allah word issue, bringing the anti-Monarchy hate campaign to new heights. READ MORE…

DAP Pusat punca masalah DAP Kedah

Empire Strikes Back Dari satu negeri ke satu negeri, masalah yang dihadapi oleh DAP seperti tiada penghujung. Suara-suara yang kecewa dan meradang dengan cara Lim Guan Eng yang suka campur…

1998 is here again

So now either Anwar ousts his own wife or else Azmin would oust her instead. And if Anwar’s daughter joins the contest for number two, then Azmin would go for number one -- never mind whether…

Reminiscent of 1984

A couple of days ago, I saw a posting on the Internet asking how does His Highness the Sultan of Selangor have sex. Since he is not married he either masturbates a lot or he has girls/women hidden…

Umno’s survival strategy?

Escalating tension by fanning religious sentiments would only create chaos and contribute to a further breakdown of the social fabric of the society By Charles Santiago, FMT Ask any Hindu…

A profound and dangerous mistake

Rueban Balasubramaniam, The Malay Mail Malaysian politics is in a bad way. The right-wing ethno-Islamist camp now seemingly runs Umno and the government. While the prime minister preaches that…

Not Being Clever

OutSyed The Box Today a business associate told me that he did not wish to speak about certain matters on the phone to me. He said, 'Mr Syed I am certain that your phone is bugged.' I wont…

The Rubicon has been crossed

Let both sides be warned. This has now turned into a duel to the death. And let the best combatant win. And in such a combat there are no Queensbury Rules. So if you have a weak heart, stay well…

Tiptoeing around a delicate issue

The Selangor controversy over the kalimah Allah and the Bible seizure is still simmering as politicians from opposite sides of the political divide play the blame game. Joceline Tan, The Star…