The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the issue of illegal migrants in Sabah is a political landmark in Malaysian politics. Many are of the opinion that the massive increase in Sabah’s…
Sonia Ramachandran, The Ant Daily
Which law is supreme, civil or Syariah?
With controversies surrounding interfaith custody cases in the country and the latest transgender rights issue in…
K Kabilan, The Ant Daily
Are we seeing the beginning of an internal Umno revolt to push out Prime Minister and party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak?
While there had been rumblings for some…
(Bernama) - Ties among the three parties that make up Pakatan Rakyat (PR) are still edgy despite the trio having forged some kind of political collaboration back in 2008.
While PAS, Parti…
Cecilia Jeyanthi Victor, The Ant Daily
Petaling Jaya residents opposing the RM2.42 billion Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex) project have good reasons to be bitter with Selangor Menteri…
Taking into account that both PAS and DAP had 'agreed to disagree' over hudud, there should be no issue for as long as PAS does not propound its ideals on the Pakatan Rakyat platform. But this is…
Polls show 53 per cent of Malays are fearful of a repeat of race riots while most Chinese are confident country is not going down that path.
Free Malaysia Today
A recent unpublished Merdeka…
Lim Kit Siang wants to know whether MCA, Gerakan, MIC and the Sabah/Sarawak BN component parties will leave Barisan Nasional if Umno Assemblymen in Kelantan support hudud implementation in the…
Four months later, the decree to outlaw 40 words to non-Muslims in Penang was enforced on April 29th 2010. Then, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng who maintained an eerie silence sings a different tune…
It was DAP who first broke ranks on a Pakatan 'consensus' with regards to the 2-1 decision on acceptance of Islamic hudud law and principles of an Islamic state, PAS was in support with PKR…
On allegations he overstepped his role in the appointment of Azmin, Sultan Sharafuddin said his role was clearly defined in the state constitution and it gave him absolute discretion to pick a…
Petronas president and chief executive Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas had said on Nov 28 that the national oil corporation was cutting its spending for next year by between 15 and 20 per cent and…
Terence Fernandez, The Malaysian Insider
Almost five years ago in January 2010, I along with colleagues Llew Ann Phang and R. Nadeswaran sat down with Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail…
(Malaysian Digest) - “RERORMS! Give youths more chances!” Those were among the many calls that can be heard from last week’s Umno General Assembly. Many people from both in and outside the party…
Pauline Wong, The Ant Daily
Twenty six-year-old Mayanne Lee* (names have been changed) has been searching for a house for the past two years, ever since she made the decision to settle down…
Rosli Zakaria, NST
DIRECT to the point on a topic called “Malays”, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar painted the stark reality faced by Umno to forged a Malay identity that can bring…
Marina and I just came home after attending Bryan Adams' two-hour concert, RECKLESS, in Manchester. What more can I say other than it was awesome. We are looking forward to Lionel Richie in…
The timing of the Perkasa convention itself, a deliberate move on the eve of the Umno General Assembly, makes for significant reading.
Free Malaysia Today
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak,…
New Straits Times
Question: What do you think of (former Umno president and prime minister) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposal that Selangor Umno should be revamped?Answer: I feel we do not…
In the prelude to the 2008 general election, when the writing was on the wall that the BN was losing support, the then Mentri Besar Dr Mohamed Khir Toyo, even talked about "zero opposition" in the…
(AFP) - A number of Muslims in Europe are publicly abandoning their religion to become Christians or agnostics despite their former community’s taboo against such acts.
In France, the film “The…
Daily Express
THE present and future crop of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders must stand up for what they believe in, speak up for the masses and be accounted for, according to party…
Zainah and Marina take on the clerics
The excessive powers exercised by the religious authorities, “with the complicity of the executive and legislative bodies are dragging the country down the…
Britain is changing, becoming more multicultural and secular. Is religion changing too? Throughout November, The Huffington Post UK is running its Beyond Belief series, profiling remarkable…
Karen Arukesamy, The Sun Daily
If all goes according to schedule, the Federal Court may deliver its judgment on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Tan Sri…
GURMEET KAUR & CECILIA KOK, THE STAR
JYNWEL Capital may not ring a bell, but the name Low Teik Jho, aka Jho Low, sure does. The 32-year-old high-flying businessman needs little…
Sheridan Mahavera, The Malaysian Insider
They are from different families, faiths and ethnic groups but share a common belief – that Malaysian students need to reclaim their role as a third…