Mahathir blasting off

Lim Sue Goan, Malay Mail Online Former PM Tun Dr Mahathir has been harsh on PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the latter's sixth anniversary in office. Najib is no Abdullah, and will therefore not…

The political calculation of DAP

(Sin Chew Daily) - The DAP central executive committee decided on Tuesday to “end ties and cease to work” with Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, and discuss the future of Pakatan Rakyat…

What now, Pakatan Rakyat?

It’s not the end of the road yet for Pakatan Rakyat if they explore all options carefully and pick the one that best serves their needs and that of the rakyat Kuo Yong Kooi, Free Malaysia Today…

PAS torn between Hudud and allies

(Bernama) - PAS will today table the amendments to the Syariah Criminal Code (II) Enactment, Kelantan, 1993, at the State Legislative Assembly in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Many quarters are waiting…

Hadi not riding into sunset yet

The attempt to mount a challenge to the leadership of PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang has started in what will be the fiercest and most intense election in the history of PAS. Joceline Tan,…

The rape of Gua Musang

There must be investigations into allegations of indiscriminate logging and poor treatment of Orang Asli in the heart of Kelantan. Shahril Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today What was once a mighty…

Kampung Buah Pala revisited

(This article is an edited version of one that was written in March 2010) Raggie Jessy H.L. Mencken once put it: “each party in a democratic nation devotes its chief energies towards proving…

Sirul Azhar the ticking time bomb

Will convicted Altantuya killer blow up Najib? Wait for the Ides of March, says Ariff Sabri Free Malaysia Today Convicted killer Sirul Azhar’s sojourn in Australia, and a promised “tell-all”…

Malaysia’s dark side

The jailing of Anwar Ibrahim is a setback for the whole country, not just the opposition The Economist AFTER taking an inexplicable four months to make up its mind, Malaysia’s highest court on…