Contrary to what the critics say, there is nothing underhanded or dirty in forcing a by-election as a political strategy. Those who lament over the costs of the by-election fail to understand that…

FMT LETTER: From Penang Forum Steering Committee, via e-mail Penang Forum is disturbed both by the sweeping statements made by Chant advisor Jimmy Lim as well as the legal action initiated by…

Visnu Natesan The current unity talks between PKR and UMNO as described by Raja Petra Kamarudin in his blog titled ‘Is a marriage over the horizon’ marks the leadership credibility of both…

Phang Chong Lee [email protected] PKR’s Rafizi Ramli released a video to “educate” people about the upcoming implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and its effect on the rakyat…

FMT LETTER: From Shaun Yap, via e-mail Anwar Ibrahim always boasts about how things are done based on consensus in Pakatan Rakyat, unlike in Barisan Nasional where things are done according to…

Shaun Yap Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong was picked by the newly-elected Johor DAP state committee to replace Dr Boo Cheng Hau as state party chairman. Boo who was clearly emotional with the…

Anwar Ibrahim I arrived at Narita International Airport at 6.45 this morning from Kuala Lumpur but was barred from entry by the Japanese immigration authorities and was told to board the first…

Dr Chandra Muzaffar It would be unwise to restore the Internal Security Act (ISA). Of the many features of the ISA, it was detention without trial which had evoked widespread condemnation.…

Alwyn Lau I dreamt I was at a TED talk. This morphed into a nightmare when the first speaker looked and sounded like a Perkasa spokesperson. I wouldn’t have given him 18 mili-seconds…

The end of World War II saw the rise to independence of this diverse region. As leaders of the new country sat to discuss the future, the topic of Muslim and non-Muslim animosity was placed in…

Capt. Dr Thiru JR, The Star An open letter to Solidariti Anak Mahasiswa Malaysia and Che’gu Bard. DEAR SAMM, I understand your frustration after losing in the last General Election. I…

Jeevithan P.Ganasan My heartiest gratitude goes out to Prof A.A Babanin( Chancellor of CSMU) who provides a chance in a lifetime to further studies, with a full scholarship, for one…

HINDRAF PRESS STATEMENT 4th Jan 2014 Hindraf condemns JAIS’ raid on the Bible Society of Malaysia and calls for constructive approaches …

Dear Sir, I am giving CM Lim Guan Eng an ultimatum to return the car to the vendor within seven business day. Failing which I will lodge a corruption report against him under section 16 of the…

Dear Sir or Madam, I learned to day that the Barison Nasional has prohibited non-Muslims from using 35 Arabic words connected with Islam – such as  Nabi, Insya’Allah, etc.   Could you please…

Dear Madam, I refer to your statements regarding the ongoing controversy on the use of the much debated word in the press recently, You have rightly stated that there are no provisions in the…

Dear Sir, Article 11 of the federal constitution says every person has the right to profess and practice his own religion. Every person has the right to propagate his religion, but state law…

by Abdul Rahman Growing up in the Mahathir era, and seeing the changes in our political landscape – from the aftermath of Operasi Lallang, to the explosive Reformasi era of Anwar Ibrahim, and a…

Kepada Y.A.B. P.M. yang Dihormati, Salam 1Malaysia. Ingin saya meluahkan sedikit sebanyak pandangan tentang caranya memperbagaikan sumber pendapatan dan mengelakkan kenaikan harga pada…

Taxation is a sensitive issue. Nobody likes it, but it’s necessary for the running of a country. Take the recently announced GST. There will be those who will protest against it, and that’s…

I have to admit that I might not have enough knowledge to scholarly conclude whether Shiites are Muslims, pseudo-Muslims or outrightkafirs. However, is it necessary to go all out, guns blazing,…

The Round Table, founded in 1910, is Britain's oldest international affairs journal, providing analysis and commentary on all aspects of international affairs. The journal is the major source for…

This is a film that focuses on two stateless families of Philippines descent and tackles the issue of stateless migrants in Sabah. Production was especially hard for us when we were interrogated…

 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…

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…

 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

 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…