Beheadings and the barbarism of war

-Dr. Kua Kia Soong, October 18, 2014. COMMENT The gruesome beheadings committed by Islamic State (Isis or Isil) must be condemned by all peace-loving people, especially when their victims are journalists and aid workers doing the…

YOURSAY ‘Why go after a poor man who…

Apply common sense over 'slipper for Najib'    Cops probe 'slipper for Najib' protester The Analyser: Insults are always in the mind of the person offended. The more insecure a person, the greater the likelihood that he…

YOURSAY ‘We are gearing up for Vision 2020,…

Hadi, respect our freedom, we’ll respect yours   Hadi: Non-Muslims free to consume alcohol  Mosquitobrain: I believe in freedom to worship and belief. I respect and do not criticise other religions and beliefs. Only the weak…

மலேசியா தேச நிந்தனைச் சட்டம் 1948 ஐ மீட்டுக்கொள்ள வேண்டும்,…

  ஐநா மனித உரிமை நிபுணர்கள் குழு மலேசியா அதன் தேச நிந்தனைச் சட்டம் 1948 ஐ மீண்டுக்கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று மலேசிய அரசாங்கத்தை வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளது என்ற செய்தியை ஐநா மனித உரிமைகள் மன்ற ஆணையர் அலுவலகம் இன்று பின்னேரத்தில் ஜெனிவாவில் வெளியிட்டது. அச்சட்டம் மாற்றுக் கருத்து கூறுதலை…

YOURSAY ‘We all know what would happen if…

Education in a mess, but Umno refuses to fess up 'Opposition not fuelled by Chinese schools'  Rojak: I have always felt that, ideally, all Malaysians would go to the same state schools so that racial barriers…

YOURSAY ‘He’s paying for car number plates but…

Sanjeevan’s done no wrong; probe gov't staff Sanjeevan: So what, BMW plate from own pocket  Abasir: It is curious how some believe that leading an anti-crime NGO is equivalent to helming a religious charity espousing spartan…

YOURSAY ‘As political party, if you don’t want…

‘We’ll be grateful only if leaders do honest job’   Minister: Don't protest over fuel hike, be grateful  Quigonbond: Is the sorry excuse of a minister joking? Respect begets respect. I don't see how this government…

Uthayakumar and the miscarriage of justice

-SU Kumar, October 2, 2014.    COMMENT The conviction and sentencing of P Uthayakumar to 30 months’ jail at Kajang prison for sedition, in addition to the one-and-a-half years at the Kamunting detention centre under…

Is being an idiot on the Internet a…

COMMENT Earlier this month a man named Chow Mun Fai was jailed for a year for being a “revolting individual”.Actually, Chow was sentenced to jail for insulting Muslims on Facebook. In a couple of posts, he was, in…

YOURSAY ‘Azmin, just do what you are supposed…

Talk of no confidence vote aims to prolong crisis   DAP denies no-confidence vote against Azmin  Sleepy: The appointment of Azmin Ali as MB is constitutionally incorrect, most people understand that. I have said this before…

YOURSAY ‘There is a need for the Pakatan…

Selangor MB crisis is also an opportunity   Winners and losers in the Selangor saga  KnockKnock: Without the Kajang Move, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali will not be in the MB's seat today. PKR still wins…

YOURSAY ‘If Zahid is a lay person, I…

Brave words from lawyer Tommy Thomas   'Founding fathers will roll in their graves over Zahid'Vijay47: What more can we expect of Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a crude politician of thuggish origins, disgraceful behaviour, and…

YOURSAY ‘They just don’t want to say she…

Sultan never interfered, says palace NewMalaysia: May I just ask, if the Selangor sultan didn't interfered, then why was Dr Wan Azizah Wan Azizah, who has the majority support and the only candidate proposed by both PKR…

YOURSAY ‘Was PKR or DAP consulted before you…

We were in exco to avert snap polls, say PAS Four   Keturunan Malaysia: Selangor PAS commissioner Iskandar Abdul Samad, you still don't get it. People are smart nowadays and maybe even smarter than you. Telling us…

YOURSAY ‘Be paranoid if you have to be;…

ome advice for the newly-minted S’gor MB PKR gives Azmin last-minute endorsement as MB  Malaccan: Kudos to PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for her magnanimity and her personal and public integrity.On her own merits,…

He’s got the whole state in his hands

-Terence Netto, September 23, 2014 COMMENT He had long wanted it. Now that he has got it, what will he do with it?For starters, Mohamed Azmin Ali played the smartest game in town and wound up…

Selangor sailing into uncharted waters

-Dr. Wong Chin Huat, September 22, 2014     COMMENT From 1959 till today, Selangor has been a state-level constitutional monarchy within the Federation of Malaysia.This mean its government is parliamentary: the voters elect the lawmakers,…

YOURSAY ‘Perhaps the IGP and AG will charge…

Even bomb threats fail to scare the lawyers Lawyers to march against Sedition Act  Kim Quek: Congratulations to the lawyers for this landslide decision to march for justice again.The country is indeed in deep trouble with…