The controversial guidelines proposed by the government through the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) on Muslims’ participation in non-Muslim events and festivities have been rejected by the government following backlash from various quarters.  The news of its scrapping is a welcoming one. Yet, the fact that the guidelines even

DAP has expressed its openness for Pakatan Harapan to work with Barisan Nasional for the next general election (GE16) which is expected to take place in November 2027 - three years from now.  Back in January, the party’s secretary-general Anthony Loke expressed hope that the partnership between both parties

Amanah has been stirring the pot in recent months, causing needless headaches for Pakatan Harapan. Earlier in August, the party’s Kluang division demanded that the Johor chapter of Barisan Nasional give it the chance to contest the Mahkota state constituency seat, less than a week after its former assemblyman

PAS is trying to win over the minds and hearts of non-Malays and non-Muslims. The Islamist party, in its 70th Annual Muktamar (convention) held last week, passed a motion that would amend its constitution to allow non-Muslims to become associate members, except atheists. (Seriously, why would atheists want to join

The government recently organised a Palestinian Liberation Rally at the Axiata Area in Bukit Jalil on August 3, with 12,000 people thronging the indoor arena to show their solidarity for the Palestinians who are being subject to a relentless genocide campaign by Israel. This is the second rally organised

It has been a rough couple of weeks for Gerakan. Party president Dominic Lau defended Chinese vernacular schools that received donations from alcohol breweries after PAS triggered a controversy over a deputy minister who accepted a RM3 million mock cheque displaying a Tiger Beer logo at a fundraiser for a

MCA and MIC are unhappy about being sidelined in the Madani government, and their leaders have been making their grouses known to the press, based on recent news reports. One of those reports, which was published by Free Malaysia Today on July 25, reported that both parties are feeling sidelined

UMNO folks have done it again - they voted for Perikatan Nasional, this time around in the Sungai Bakap by-election on July 6. PAS' Abidin Ismail retained the Penang state seat with 4, 267 majority votes, nearly threefold than the majority gained by the late assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff

NIBONG TEBAL: It is not an offence for ministers to organise programmes or announce allocations in constituencies that are having by-elections, says deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan. Ahmad said such matters had been brought to the court by the opposition parties in the past, but decisions have never sided with

NIBONG TEBAL: Former teacher Haji Joohari Ariffin has been announced as the Pakatan Harapan’s candidate from PKR for the Sungai Bakap by-election that will be taking place on July 6. Joohari was born in Permatang Pasir but lived and worked in Sungai Bakap for most of his life. He

Bersatu has sacked its six MPs and a Selangor assemblyman who betrayed the party by declaring support for the federal and Selangor unity governments. They are MPs Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (Bukit Gantang), Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang), Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (Tanjong Karang), Zahari Kechik (Jeli), Iskandar

Sungai Bakap state constituency will be having a by-election soon, following the death of Perikatan Nasional (PN) assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff of PAS on May 24 at the age of 55 due to stomach inflammation. Nor Zamri, fondly known as "Abang Zam" by many, won the seat against

GEORGE TOWN: The late DAP stalwart Karpal Singh would have supported the formation of the unity government between DAP and its once longtime political foe, Umno, says his son Ramkarpal Singh. Speaking at a special tribute forum held in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the late Bukit Gelugor MP’

On May 3, the Madani government has gotten itself a warning on what direction it is taking the country with regards to democratic rights and civil liberties as Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its annual World Press Freedom Index 2024 - which showed that Malaysia’s standing in the Index

MCA has been facing calls from a handful of its youth leaders in Selangor to contest in the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election in recent weeks. On April 1st, Petaling Jaya MCA Youth Chief Teoh Tuck Wah and Selangor MCA Youth Chief Tan Jie Sen were reported as having urged

On March 8th 2018, exactly two months before the historic 14th general elections, Pakatan Harapan launched its election manifesto, where it promised to do away with tyrannical laws, among them the colonial-era law Sedition Act 1948. “Malaysia’s legal system is frequently abused by the leaders of UMNO and Barisan

Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh is currently on a roll.  Weeks after calling for the resignation of tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing over the ministry's decision to make “bak kut teh” a national heritage dish, he is now training his guns on vernacular schools.

GEORGE TOWN: Scientific evidence and data obtained from public health research projects should be utilised to counter regressive arguments that come from various parties on the dispensing of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, says Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman. PrEP is a type of prevention treatment designed for people who do

On Feb 22, Human Resources Minister Steven Sim was reported as having said that netizens should file official reports about issues of labour rights violations before discussing them on social media. “I know netizens have good intentions, posting on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and so on. However, this involves the