Luke Lu, The Malaysian Insider Only two weeks ago, I attended a particular event as a PhD student. It was a seminar paying tribute to John Gumperz, one of the founders of modern…

Abu Ameen, The Malaysian Insider Hafiz Ahmad wrote (see Corruption, not liberalism, is Malays’ real enemy) that some Malays are probably out of their mind being concerned about something that…

There's a big difference between 'tolerance' and 'aceptance' and in Christian-majority Sarawak, Muslims are accepting Christmas and its associated practices and celebrations. Winston Way, FMT…

(Harakah Daily) - Suspension on newsweekly The Heat and the arrest of movement against price hikes TURUN chairman Mohd Azan Safar shows BN government has hardly transformed despite launching…

So, do I have a solution to this problem? I’m afraid that other than lining up all the politicians against the wall and shooting them all dead I do not have the solution to this problem. And that…

The title of this article is ‘Pushing the envelope’ and this is what I am doing here, pushing the envelope. But it is a debate that we need to have because once you declare war against extremism…

Mujahid Yusof Rawa, The Malaysian Insider The multifaceted aspects of our society have made our social fabric a unique one, one that depicts a diverse yet united society. We have lived with…

Lim Sue Goen, Sin Chew Daily All the main BN component parties have completed their party elections, but it makes people wonder whether the BN's leadership, with mainly old faces in it, will be…

First learn what freedom of speech actually means before you talk about it. Then learn how to allow others freedom of speech before you demand that the government allows you freedom of speech.…

I strongly believed that Malaysia’s education system should be English-based. I did not support the idea of Chinese or Indian schools, or even Bahasa Malaysia for national schools. I was not just…

Pakatan Rakyat leaders think they are mightier and know it all, all the time. Nevertheless the reality speaks otherwise Narinder Singh, FMT Phantasmagoria: phan·tas·ma·go·ria. noun…

Raja Zarith Idris, The Star If Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Isa (Jesus), a prophet respected and revered in Islam, is it so wrong to wish a blessed day for those who celebrate…

A. Asohan, Digital News Asia Shocking suspension of weekly business newsmagazine The Heat has dire consequences for all citizens Still, it’s merely the latest in a series of attempts by…

Sakmongkol AK47 Two important events took place over the weekend. MCA held its General Assembly, met and elected a new president and deputy president. Liow Tiong Lai emerged victorious with a 51%…

In short, DAP’s problem is because of its internal party problem (just like what happened to Umno, which resulted in the party being deregistered). But will the Chinese blame the RoS or blame DAP…

Empire Strikes Back Bertepatan dengan jawatan yang disandangnya, Pengarah Strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli sekali lagi muncul dengan apa yang disifatkan sebagai satu pendedahan besar mengenai…

Mat Rodi YB Rafizi Ramli- arguably Malaysia’s whistle-blower icon has recently come up with a fantastic analysis on the recent venture by his former employer- Petronas in Canadian shale gas…

OutSyed The Box Latest I heard there are rumours that the Prime Minister will be "asked" to retire by March of 2014. (Err I usually hang out with pro BN, pro UMNO types ok. This is our side…

Is it wrong to be the pillar of your husband? Narinder Singh, FMT ‘I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.’ Mahatma Gandhi On that lines, why…

Empire Strikes Back Ramai yang masih ragu-ragu walaupun Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng telah tampil memberi kenyataan bahawa dia tiada kena mengena dengan pemilihan Mat Sabu sebagai…

by Bernice Low, The Nut Graph PERIODICALLY, the spectre of Internet censorship is raised under the benign guise of “regulating” the Internet. In 2009, leaked documents revealed the…

Rest Stop Thoughts We live in an age which excels in broadcasting slogans and catchy phrases. Often we, the hearers, unconsciously ‘choose’ the meaning. A good example is “People first.” What…

I eagerly wait to see how this game is going to be played out. My own Deep Throats, however, told me that this time they may have Rafizi over a barrel and they are going to make sure that they…

In the pre-Suhaimi days, Umno Youth was a party within a party, a sort of pressure group to keep the ‘mother-ship’ in line and true to the party’s struggle. Umno proper used to be very scared of…

Yiswaree Palansamy, TMI First-term Member of Parliament for Kuala Terengganu, Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad, is a picture of calmness. But beneath the cool and collected persona…

What we’ve been fed, turkey and all, about this celebration gets dumped down the chimney. Wong Chun Wai, The Star HERE are 10 myths about Christmas and of Malaysians going on holiday this…

Azly Rahman I was given the honour of reviewing and promoting the book 'The Spirit of Merdeka: A collection of essays' by young PKR leaders edited by Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Tricia Yeoh and…

I am sorry that I cannot buy all this talk about calling for a special session of Parliament to discuss problems that were already discussed 30 years ago and which were not addressed when we said…

OutSyed The Box MyMassa has made a scoop. They have highlighted that the bulk of the toll roads in the country were approved when Anwar Ibrahim was Finance Minister and/or Deputy Prime Minister…

By Kee Thuan Chye, Yahoo News The scourge is upon us. The Government is getting unreasonably authoritarian by suspending the publishing licence of the news weekly The Heat. We are seeing the…