Chang Teck Peng, The Ant Daily The human nature is not clear cut, and does not operate on a "black or white" scenario; for example, if someone had a very difficult beginning and struck his…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily I really admire the incumbent London mayor Boris Johnson as well as his predecessor Ken Livingstone. The former is a Conservative while the latter, a Labour Party…

Although a consociational democracy accepts a diminished form of parliamentary democracy for political and social stability, the extent to which Malaysia has deviated even from its initial state…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily For five decades the opposition parties, especially the DAP, have resorted to chest-thumping and empty threats to solicit political support from Malaysians. It is…

by Marina Mahathir, The Star As we reflect on the past year, let’s resolve to be strong and wake up to reality in 2014. ALTHOUGH this is my first column for 2014, I’m actually writing this…

By Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily Translated by Dominic Loh Finally, the sound-insulated Putrajaya begins to hear the outside voices, and has come up with unimpressive 11 austerity measures.…

Pakatan Rakyat has largely kept silent and a low profile over the series of price hikes announced by the government in recent months. Selena Tay, FMT Last Saturday, the Minister for Domestic…

Cindi Loo, The Ant Daily Will there be an end to the ongoing tussle between the DAP and the Registrar of Societies (ROS) with regard to the recognition of the party’s central executive…

What's in store for 2014? Maria J Dass examines 2013 and what the promises that we missed out on. 'Just Say It' by Maria J Dass AS 2013 dawned, there was much to look forward to. It was…

Ong Kar Jin Every single time an NGO wants to stage a protest, the immediate reaction is to first deny permission and then to suggest that the protest be held in a stadium.  This stadium knee…

Danielle May, New Mandala The debate as to whether Malaysia is a secular or religious state is still rampant in political dialogue, with the balance between secular and Islamic values being…

The faster we change our thought process from individualism and start focusing on nationalism, the better we will progress as a nation Julian Leicester, FMT It’s in the air. It’s just hours…

Sakmongkol AK47, The Malaysian Insider The donkeys in Umno are coming out braying. Here and there, they were elected as leaders. The most fundamental building block of excellence - demanding…

Malays are seemingly being discriminated because the better qualified ones prefer the civil service where they don't have to compete with non-Malays By Koon Yew Yin, FMT Normally, I do not…

When the economy collapses and we suffer, they can switch off the game and go on with their lives elsewhere CT Ali, FMT Is politics in Malaysia under the control of big business? Are big…

It's easy to put all the blame on the government. Let's be honest, to begin with, journalists must take a hard look at ourselves. Bob Teoh, mysinchew The increasingly clampdown on newspapers…

There is an old joke about dealing with underperformers in the public service (or at least I think it is an old joke) - you promote them so they do less damage. What happens, however, if they…

The unity and harmony Malaysians of different faiths enjoyed is under threat with Najib's handling of the Allah issue. Jeswan Kaur, FMT Prime Minister Najib Razak is struggling to put things…

Dimas Muhamad, The Malaysian Insider Together, Muslims and Christians constitute over 95% of Indonesia’s population. If they do not live in harmony then the country is in huge trouble.…

By S.M. Thanneermalai, The Sun Daily As 2013 draws to a close the last thing anyone wants to think about is taxes. But if you want to minimise your taxes you have a few more days to take these…

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…

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…

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%…

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…