Johor finds itself at the frontlines of a political battle like never before, and to go the distance, Pakatan must rethink and strategise comprehensively, covering all angles. By Liew Chin…

Soi Lek's men say the new line-up of officials is skewed in favour of Liow's camp. Stanley Koh, Free Malaysia Today In the run-up to last month’s MCA election, some members actually…

Empire Strikes Back Mengulas mengenai satu artikel yang di tulis dalam Utusan Malaysia bertarikh 29 Disember 2013, penulisnya mempersoalkan mengenai kemelut DAP-ROS yang sehingga kini masih…

Capt. Dr Thiru JR, The Star An open letter to Solidariti Anak Mahasiswa Malaysia and Che’gu Bard. DEAR SAMM, I understand your frustration after losing in the last General Election. I…

Zaid Ibrahim Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world, which probably led the late Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur)—the former Indonesian President and an enlightened Muslim…

Melati Timur, New Mandala The latest PETRONAS festive advertisement predictably continues their expected mushiness. This time elderly men in an old folks’ home are adopted by an employee for a…

Not only is God a bad gambler but God also misjudged Iblis’s sharp political skills. God did not realise that Iblis was more powerful and cleverer than Him and that Iblis’s opposition Party of…

Azly Rahman Only in Malaysia is the world perhaps witnessing a raging debate on who has the patent to the word ‘Allah’; simply translated as ‘the/that god.’ It seems to be a seasonal debate to…

But since 2007, when The Herald decided to take the ban on Allah to the courts, after receiving several warning and show-cause letters, blinkers have fallen and a rift has opened up between…

The Sultans appear to have judged well. The Federal government is paralyzed. Even Pakatan Rakyat is paralyzed. Just as Prime Minister Najib hasn’t spoken, Opposition Leader Anwar hasn’t spoken.…

To many Umno leaders, the measure of the party’s success is big cars, big houses and expensive watches whose names they can’t even mention. A Kadir Jasin, The Malaysian Insider The Kedai…

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,…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily The Public Service Commission (PSC) has revealed that some two million Malaysians sought to take up the 60,000 vacancies in the civil service last year. PSC…

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…

HINDRAF PRESS STATEMENT 4th Jan 2014 Hindraf condemns JAIS’ raid on the Bible Society of Malaysia and calls for constructive approaches …

Are these DAP people really that stupid or are they intentionally trying to create an even bigger problem that the people will refocus on and which will help them forget about DAP’s internal party…

From a problem involving one publication, it now has become a bigger issue - one about media freedom in Malaysia, about the freedom of expression, not merely about suspension of The Heat.…

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…

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…

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…

Chang Teck Peng, The Ant Daily The human nature is not clear cut, and does not operate on a "black or white" scenario; for example, if someone had a very difficult beginning and struck his…

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…

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…

Dear Sir or Madam, I learned to day that the Barison Nasional has prohibited non-Muslims from using 35 Arabic words connected with Islam – such as  Nabi, Insya’Allah, etc.   Could you please…

Dear Madam, I refer to your statements regarding the ongoing controversy on the use of the much debated word in the press recently, You have rightly stated that there are no provisions in the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily For five decades the opposition parties, especially the DAP, have resorted to chest-thumping and empty threats to solicit political support from Malaysians. It is…