GUEST COLUMNISTS

In the 13th general election it will boil down to cash versus cow.

Currently, the National Feedlot Corporation issue is getting less and less coverage. The mainstream broadcast media has almost stopped talking about it. Ditto for the mainstream newspapers.

Selena Tay, Free Malaysia Today

PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang is a much-changed man from the days when he used to deliver fiery speeches against his political foes. But his announcement not to contest the next general election has caught many by surprise.

“I was given leadership responsibilities at a very young age. I became vice-president (of PAS) in my 30s ... I have been around too long,” he was quoted by the Bahasa Malaysia tabloid as saying.

By Baradan Kuppusamy, The Star

The white ang pow fiasco is likely to haunt MCA right through the next election.

How could an organisation claiming the support of thousands and patronised by no less than a former prime minister plead ignorance about the culture of a community that makes up a major portion of the Malaysian population? And how could a political party claiming to represent that very community allow itself to be caught with its pants down?

Stanley Koh, Free Malaysia Today

It is sometimes trite, but nevertheless sadly true, to say that more wars have been waged, more people killed, and more evil perpetrated in the name of religion.

Starting with the cowhead stomping episode, that got out of hand because of the perception of approval by the authorities, to the church burning and the latest pig’s head incident, we seem to be spiralling down towards a violent and menacing future.

By David Anandarajoo Free Malaysia Today

Umno is prepared to sacrifice Najib Tun Razak than allow a system that has spawned hordes of "tenderpreneurs" from being replaced by his blasphemous ideas.

Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz (FMT)