Perkasa poised for a new role

Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali took a few hard knocks last year and his political career is almost over but his controversial NGO may become a full-fledged political party. Joceline Tan,…

CSMU issue should concern every NGO

Jeevithan P.Ganasan My heartiest gratitude goes out to Prof A.A Babanin( Chancellor of CSMU) who provides a chance in a lifetime to further studies, with a full scholarship, for one…

Dear Jane

Anyway, as usual, I am digressing. What I just wanted to tell you is that the coffee shop talk about me owning a BMW 7 series is correct. But it was not Dr Mahathir who bought me that car because…

Of mad mullahs and mangled muftis

Azly Rahman When will we ever see people respecting each other for what they believe in and to pray by whichever way they feel safe, at peace, and connected as what "religion" derived from the…

Let’s see some nation-first leadership

The year 2020 is now only six years away. What are the milestones to mull over? Only one federal election need to be called before that, and that is not before 2018. The wider context to note is…

The CM in S-Class

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily I really admire the incumbent London mayor Boris Johnson as well as his predecessor Ken Livingstone. The former is a Conservative while the latter, a Labour Party…

The Disposable Hero Of Hypocrisy

Dear Sir, I am giving CM Lim Guan Eng an ultimatum to return the car to the vendor within seven business day. Failing which I will lodge a corruption report against him under section 16 of the…

And now to the next level

Umno is hoping and praying that Pakatan Rakyat Selangor will go into a Constitutional Crisis with the Sultan. Would Umno’s prayers be answered and its wishes be granted with the possible…

How racism works

Don’t always look down on the Malays. Don’t always assume that the Malays are hopeless. Don’t always assume that if the Malays want to drive a car instead of ride a bicycle, and if they want to do…

Moving away from the consociational model

Although a consociational democracy accepts a diminished form of parliamentary democracy for political and social stability, the extent to which Malaysia has deviated even from its initial state…

It’s called posturing

So do what you want to do quietly and nothing will happen. But once you openly challenge me to a fight then I will have no choice but to accept your challenge or else I will lose face. And losing…

Have some of us lost the plot?

by Marina Mahathir, The Star As we reflect on the past year, let’s resolve to be strong and wake up to reality in 2014. ALTHOUGH this is my first column for 2014, I’m actually writing this…

Window dressing

By Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Translated by Dominic Loh Finally, the sound-insulated Putrajaya begins to hear the outside voices, and has come up with unimpressive 11 austerity measures.…

MT Letter – Equal religious rights

Dear Sir, Article 11 of the federal constitution says every person has the right to profess and practice his own religion. Every person has the right to propagate his religion, but state law…

Islam was a process of evolution

Take note, though, that my views are not exactly what you would call the popular view and I base my assumptions on the recorded history of that period, specifically in that region. And note, also,…