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…

Religion and the law

The Jais raid on the premises of the Bible Society of Malaysia has put into focus the Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Amongst Muslims) Enactment 1988 of Selangor. Roger…

Kami mahu damai

Meor Yusof Aziddin Keluarga saya adalah penyokong kuat parti kerajaan terutamanya emak saya, juga emak mertua saya. Sehingga segala apa yang dihidangkan oleh pembangkang itu tidaklah ada yang…

The May coup d’état that failed

Anyway, His Highness quashed the May coup d'état and averted a crisis instead of playing along with this conspiracy and possibly allowing Umno to take back Selangor once a crisis erupts. THE…

‘Allah’: Secrets & Loss

Alwyn Lau I dreamt I was at a TED talk. This morphed into a nightmare when the first speaker looked and sounded like a Perkasa spokesperson. I wouldn’t have given him 18 mili-seconds…

The trouble with democracy

In Malaysia, the opposition knew the voting system was biased in favour of the ruling coalition, more than is usual even with a first-past-the-post system. In May it lost the election despite…