What's in store for 2014? Maria J Dass examines 2013 and what the promises that we missed out on. 'Just Say It' by Maria J Dass AS 2013 dawned, there was much to look forward to. It was…

Ong Kar Jin Every single time an NGO wants to stage a protest, the immediate reaction is to first deny permission and then to suggest that the protest be held in a stadium.  This stadium knee…

Secebis Kewarasan Ketika artikel ini ditulis, negara diambang satu lagi demonstrasi di ibukota, iaitu perhimpunan TURUN. Perhimpunan yang akan diadakan pada 31 Disember 2013 ini bertujuan…

We have a moral duty to our descendants. And it is immoral to spend their money indiscriminately just so that we can have a better life while we care a damn about what Malaysians of 2100 are going…

And now Malaysiakini seeks Norian Mai’s opinion regarding the right of Malaysians to hold peaceful demonstrations? So what next is Malaysiakini going to do? Seek Chua Soi Lek’s opinion regarding…

Helen Ang At about this time in 2007, Dr Chua Soi Lek’s secretly filmed sex tape had been leaked and widely circulated in Johor. A full six years have passed since the illicit episode in the…

Danielle May, New Mandala The debate as to whether Malaysia is a secular or religious state is still rampant in political dialogue, with the balance between secular and Islamic values being…

Empire Strikes Back Bagi melaksanakan perang saraf secara terancang, PKR telah menubuhkan satu unit khas di bawah Pengarah Strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli. Rafizi memang dikenali sebagai ‘pakar…

We must return to the time of how we did things back in 1998. Back in those days even the foreign media picked up what we said and quoted us in their news reports on Malaysia. Today, the foreign…

Empire Strikes Back PKR has set up a very elaborate psy-war unit under ‘strategist’ Rafizi Ramli that specialises in the politics of misinformation and disinformation. This unit was actually…

Empire Strikes Back Sikap gila kuasa DAP tidak terhad kepada parti itu sahaja malah di dalam Pakatan Rakyat sendiri. Tindakan ‘potong jalan’ di kawasan-kawasan yang dilihat sebagai ‘favorite’…

The faster we change our thought process from individualism and start focusing on nationalism, the better we will progress as a nation Julian Leicester, FMT It’s in the air. It’s just hours…

Sakmongkol AK47, The Malaysian Insider The donkeys in Umno are coming out braying. Here and there, they were elected as leaders. The most fundamental building block of excellence - demanding…

Malays are seemingly being discriminated because the better qualified ones prefer the civil service where they don't have to compete with non-Malays By Koon Yew Yin, FMT Normally, I do not…

by Abdul Rahman Growing up in the Mahathir era, and seeing the changes in our political landscape – from the aftermath of Operasi Lallang, to the explosive Reformasi era of Anwar Ibrahim, and a…

When the economy collapses and we suffer, they can switch off the game and go on with their lives elsewhere CT Ali, FMT Is politics in Malaysia under the control of big business? Are big…

Ironic is it not that you lost your rights and freedom the day you decided to organise yourself as a community in the interest of protecting these same rights and freedom? NO HOLDS BARRED…

It's easy to put all the blame on the government. Let's be honest, to begin with, journalists must take a hard look at ourselves. Bob Teoh, mysinchew The increasingly clampdown on newspapers…

If what is reported about the 30 families is true, are they ‘recalcitrant?’ What should be done about recalcitrant folks? If the real issue is slip-shod work in the flats, should YTL have waited…

Kepada Y.A.B. P.M. yang Dihormati, Salam 1Malaysia. Ingin saya meluahkan sedikit sebanyak pandangan tentang caranya memperbagaikan sumber pendapatan dan mengelakkan kenaikan harga pada…

And this third part is more difficult than the first two parts. It is easy to whack and expose wrongdoings and transgressions and to come out with untold stories. But to train Malaysians in how to…

There is an old joke about dealing with underperformers in the public service (or at least I think it is an old joke) - you promote them so they do less damage. What happens, however, if they…

So you see, once we debate the subject of freedom we need to take so many issues into consideration. But if we just debate your notion of freedom then that is not democracy because in such a…

Just Read I am not surprise at rousing statements by the opposition, questioning the logic behind government's funding of Perkasa, a Malay organisation they labeled as racist and chauvinist.…

The unity and harmony Malaysians of different faiths enjoyed is under threat with Najib's handling of the Allah issue. Jeswan Kaur, FMT Prime Minister Najib Razak is struggling to put things…

Dimas Muhamad, The Malaysian Insider Together, Muslims and Christians constitute over 95% of Indonesia’s population. If they do not live in harmony then the country is in huge trouble.…

By S.M. Thanneermalai, The Sun Daily As 2013 draws to a close the last thing anyone wants to think about is taxes. But if you want to minimise your taxes you have a few more days to take these…

Merah Tinta MSO Setiausaha Politik Menteri Besar Kelantan, Wan Nik Wan Yusuf dilaporkan memberi pandangan bahawa hanya dua sahaja parti yang dominan di Kelantan, iaitu Pas dan Umno, manakala…

Today, Ku Li is a hero. However, 23 years ago, he was a pariah. But what he said 23 years ago is what he is still saying today. Hmm….the Malaysian mind, in particular the Chinese mind, is most…

Empire Strikes Back Mungkin ada yang akan melabel ia sebagai hanya cakap-cakap orang yang kecewa, namun tuduhan yang dilemparkan oleh bekas ADUN Teratai, Janice Lee terhadap kepimpinan…