When asked during an interview soon after he retired in November 2003 what his greatest regret was, Tun replied that his greatest regret was that in his 22 years as Prime Minister he still could not…

 Kee Thuan Chye When Nelson Mandela died last Thursday, some Malaysian political leaders paid him tribute and expressed their admiration for what he stood for.Prime Minister Najib Razak, who recently…

 Datuk Dennison, Datuk Saifuddin and Tan Sri Michael Yeoh Tan Sri Razali Ismail, a (now retired) senior Malaysian diplomat who negotiated Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest in 2002, and is…

 Pua Khein-Seng invented the USB flash drive. His talent was not recognized locally and the Taiwanese capitalized on the invention. Today, Phison Electronic Corporation is one of the key players in…

 What are the Regional Foreign Policy Consequences?Murray HunterThe largely Anglophile Singapore is an anomaly in South-East Asia. It has staunch connections with the US and Israel, and a network of…

Was Mandela right to sacrifice justice for the chance of a richer and more democratic South Africa? The question of his heroic status depends on the answer. Looking at the career of Yasser Arafat,…

But this year's more comprehensive study showed six more, bringing the full list to Afghanistan, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United…

Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director of MAHB  Mungkin sudah tiba masanya Yang Mulia Raja mengungkai cerita ini kerana andai perkara ini saya bawa ke pihak atasan, saya yakin tiada tindakan yang…

 Kee Thuan ChyeUmno President Najib Razak diminished the stature of a great man when he said last Saturday at his party’s general assembly that Umno fought for the “same cause” as Nelson Mandela, who…

 My basis of argument is not to present whether the pay hike is right or wrong but to show how at times we can be penny wise pound foolish.Richard Loh

There is this worrying Arabisation trend in Malaysia. People want to talk, dress and behave like Arabs. Schools, for instance, have become places where students are indoctrinated with what is Arabic…

To come back to the present, this is why the recent demonisation of communism and socialism as represented by Parti Sosialis Malaysia is not so much about their basic arguments towards a fairer…

The PKR official is confident that the reconciliation talks this time around will not fail, unlike the "unity government" talks between Umno and PAS during the administration of former prime…

Call it the Chinese tsunami or whatever, the fact remains that rural Malays are still with Umno while the urban Malays have swung to the opposition — PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). (MM) - Umno…

The question Umno needs to address is this: how many Malays are with Umno and how many against? And Umno is now looking at the Malays in PAS and PKR. CT Ali, FMT “By 2020, we would have increased…

Amin Iskandar, TMIDi antara sebab mengapa penjajah dapat menguasai tanah ini selama ratusan tahun adalah kerana kebodohan penduduk setempatnya. Selepas beberapa ratus tahun dijajah, barulah timbul…

Since the last general election, in which Pakatan Rakyat managed to retain Selangor with an impressive two-thirds majority despite Selangorians being made to endure the tune of “Sayangi Selangor”…

Nevertheless, how many Jews, Christians or Muslims would live by the ideals, standards and demands of Psalm 23? We would be lucky if we can find even 1% who do. To the rest of the 99%, Psalm 23 is…

History is interesting if we learn to live it, rather than just treat it as another examination subject.Wong Chun Wai, The Star IT’S a bit hard to swallow. Imagine you are a housing developer in an…

By Helen Ang The DAP has been going around town loudly proclaiming that Hannah Yeoh is the country’s youngest ever Speaker. Therefore when her term as Speaker finishes, she will be eligible to…

By the time his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pronounced Islam Hadhari, through which Islam was to be interpreted and applied through enlightened civilisational lenses, the Islamic bureaucracy…

 Why do you want to write something about Sunni Islam into the constitution when UMNO Malays don’t have faith in our constitution?   Sakmongkol AK47 

Umno is at its most stable in years after a successful party election but it is taking nothing for granted as it prepares to dominate the new political landscape and win the young Malay vote.Joceline…

 (Fz) - Kelantan Umno declared that their quarrel with PAS for all these years was not due to reasons such as hate, revenge or over colours but it was all in the name of jihad, a religious duty of…

 PAS being a party that is supposed to champion the religion of Islam should take the initiative to revamp the Islamic taxation system in the country. They can initially implement the system in the 3…

 To a contractor's bulldozer operator, a candi in the Bujang Valley is a pile of rocks. Rocks are rocks. He was there to do a day's honest work to remove the rocks.  Yussof Condred

 There has also been criticism of the Malaysian Franchise Association's lack of effort in promoting ethics within the industry by its membership. Part of the problem may appear to be in the way the…

 Party members attend Umno’s annual assembly were told, “Malay millionaires are important because Malays are Muslims. When Malays are rich, Islam would be defended. If Malays are poor, Islam would be…

 The MCA will hold its party poll on Dec 21. Liow, former president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Vice-president Gan Ping Sieu are expected to engage in a three-cornered fight. Chen Shaua Fui, Fz.com

 If the Malays from PAS and Umno coalesce via the Islamic binding factor, why then should the Malays in Pakatan be left out to suffer and not enjoy the various sweetened pies? Narinder Singh, FMT