Terence Netto

Kula: Cabinet panel on conversions will amount to nothing

Kula: Cabinet panel on conversions will amount to nothing

DAP leader says its 2009 and 2013 antecedents set the template of futility.
Pakatan Harapan, the unartful dodger

Pakatan Harapan, the unartful dodger

COMMENT | The three-party coalition agrees on broad principles, but dodges the nitty-gritty.
‘PKR leaders must strain to avoid negatives’

‘PKR leaders must strain to avoid negatives’

Supporters want PKR to be model of propriety, says Wanita info chief.
PAS, Umno ties - cooperation 'yes', cohabitation 'no'

PAS, Umno ties - cooperation 'yes', cohabitation 'no'

COMMENT | The Islamic party opts to work with, though keeping Umno at arm's length.
Enduring lure of the Jew as arch-conspirator

Enduring lure of the Jew as arch-conspirator

COMMENT | Amanah’s Mujahid is freed of it; PAS’ Zuhdi stays ensnared.
Husam turns Hadi's 'advise Umno' gambit inside out

Husam turns Hadi's 'advise Umno' gambit inside out

COMMENT | The PAS dissident deftly deploys his boss' latest trope to trip him up.
Kula: Set up parliamentary panel to tackle unilateral conversions

Kula: Set up parliamentary panel to tackle unilateral conversions

DAP national vice-chairperson claims relevant cabinet panel ineffective.
Bishop: We are now a quasi-Islamic state

Bishop: We are now a quasi-Islamic state

He says appellate court’s rule on unilateral conversion of minors tips the scales in favour of Islamic supremacy.
Umno-PAS pact should compel DAP to re-think Sarawak strategy

Umno-PAS pact should compel DAP to re-think Sarawak strategy

COMMENT | Counterbalance to Islamist pact on peninsula lies in shoring up Adenan’s side.
Bishop: DPM’s acceptance of diversity ‘significant’

Bishop: DPM’s acceptance of diversity ‘significant’

Paul Tan hails Zahid’s acceptance of religious diversity as pre-condition of national harmony.
Coming - PAS plan for magical transformation

Coming - PAS plan for magical transformation

COMMENT | The party is to morph from being Umno advisers to national saviours.
A stalwart's visceral dislike of PAS-Umno ties

A stalwart's visceral dislike of PAS-Umno ties

COMMENT | The very idea of a merge with Umno raises PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad's hackles.
PAS No 2's musings on ties to Umno a PKR eye-opener

PAS No 2's musings on ties to Umno a PKR eye-opener

COMMENT | Tuan Ibrahim's pleadings on Najib-Hadi meeting makes PKR's ties to PAS futile.
Opposition ought to wager on Adenan's quaver

Opposition ought to wager on Adenan's quaver

COMMENT | With Najib's wooing of PAS, a S'wak BN Plus gov't is a sensible option.
Bishop says IGP’s reaction ‘stupefying’

Bishop says IGP’s reaction ‘stupefying’

Paul Tan raps Khalid Abu Bakar for debasing his august office.
Baru: Muslim scapegoating of Christians must stop

Baru: Muslim scapegoating of Christians must stop

Sarawak PKR chief says the phenomenon has been tolerated for far too long.
Unfazed, Kula presses his ICC and ATT briefs in Guyana

Unfazed, Kula presses his ICC and ATT briefs in Guyana

Malaysia has not joined but Guyana may well enlist with the groupings.
After bringing Umno to heel, Najib woos PAS

After bringing Umno to heel, Najib woos PAS

COMMENT | Hadi signals he’s open to the overture from the Umno president.
Time to free judicial appointments from executive whim

Time to free judicial appointments from executive whim

COMMENT | PM ought be one - not the decisive - voice on who is to be a judge.
Selangor PAS exco man provides reality check

Selangor PAS exco man provides reality check

COMMENT | Iskandar says Umno-PAS ties founder on ‘sins’ inflicted by Umno.
Najib confirms Umno-PAS cooperation

Najib confirms Umno-PAS cooperation

COMMENT | This throws PKR’s delusion about PAS into sharp relief.
Team B’s betrayer has morphed into Team A’s nightmare

Team B’s betrayer has morphed into Team A’s nightmare

COMMENT | Umno’s current stalemate is rooted in its critical battle of 1987.
Two cheers to Musa and Husam for self-criticism

Two cheers to Musa and Husam for self-criticism

COMMENT | Musa and Husam speak up for an ancient virtue.
Last Umno liberal bares true colours

Last Umno liberal bares true colours

COMMENT | Shahrir Samad is effective at local but not national level.