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…
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…
Umno is hoping and praying that Pakatan Rakyat Selangor will go into a Constitutional Crisis with the Sultan. Would Umno’s prayers be answered and its wishes be granted with the possible…
Don’t always look down on the Malays. Don’t always assume that the Malays are hopeless. Don’t always assume that if the Malays want to drive a car instead of ride a bicycle, and if they want to do…
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…
So do what you want to do quietly and nothing will happen. But once you openly challenge me to a fight then I will have no choice but to accept your challenge or else I will lose face. And losing…
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…
Wan Hafiz Hamzah, Umno Online
Bekas Ketua Pemuda Pas Pulau Pinang, Hafiz Nordin secara sinis meminta Pemuda Pas mengadakan demonstrasi di negeri itu terlebih dulu sebelum merancang untuk…
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.…
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 Richard Loh
What is wrong with this nation? Nothing wrong at all. The right question should be, "What is wrong with the 56 years old UmnoBN led government"? The answer would be, too many…
Stop the Lies
The netizens criticised Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for changing his official car twice in less than two months.
Below is his comments on the Terengganu government’s…
Take note, though, that my views are not exactly what you would call the popular view and I base my assumptions on the recorded history of that period, specifically in that region. And note, also,…
I can’t understand why Marina must pay for the sins and crimes of her father while you do not need to also pay for the sins and crimes of your parents. What double standards are these you are…
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…
Secebis Kewarasan
Ketika artikel ini ditulis, negara diambang satu lagi demonstrasi di ibukota, iaitu perhimpunan TURUN. Perhimpunan yang akan diadakan pada 31 Disember 2013 ini bertujuan…
We have a moral duty to our descendants. And it is immoral to spend their money indiscriminately just so that we can have a better life while we care a damn about what Malaysians of 2100 are going…
And now Malaysiakini seeks Norian Mai’s opinion regarding the right of Malaysians to hold peaceful demonstrations? So what next is Malaysiakini going to do? Seek Chua Soi Lek’s opinion regarding…
Helen Ang
At about this time in 2007, Dr Chua Soi Lek’s secretly filmed sex tape had been leaked and widely circulated in Johor.
A full six years have passed since the illicit episode in the…
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…
Empire Strikes Back
Bagi melaksanakan perang saraf secara terancang, PKR telah menubuhkan satu unit khas di bawah Pengarah Strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli. Rafizi memang dikenali sebagai ‘pakar…
We must return to the time of how we did things back in 1998. Back in those days even the foreign media picked up what we said and quoted us in their news reports on Malaysia. Today, the foreign…
Empire Strikes Back
PKR has set up a very elaborate psy-war unit under ‘strategist’ Rafizi Ramli that specialises in the politics of misinformation and disinformation. This unit was actually…
Empire Strikes Back
Sikap gila kuasa DAP tidak terhad kepada parti itu sahaja malah di dalam Pakatan Rakyat sendiri. Tindakan ‘potong jalan’ di kawasan-kawasan yang dilihat sebagai ‘favorite’…