Terence Netto

COMMENT | Amanah's Salahuddin Ayub's embrace of his Malay-Chinese identity is somewhat a beacon. 

COMMENT | Zahid Hamidi's current predicament is more grist for the theory the deputy post is untenable.

COMMENT | Yesterday’s symposium on the thoughts of Anwar turns out to be a labyrinth.

COMMENT | Tomorrow's symposium on the “Muslim democrat ” must wrestle with Anwar's substance, not shadows.  

COMMENT | The coming together of PKR, DAP, Amanah and Bersatu is the third attempt in our history of an oppositionist tryst with national destiny.

COMMENT | Dr M's repentance and endorsement of Anwar removes the last obstacles to opposition cohesion.

Paul Tan tells Centhra banning evangelism won't solve why Muslims may want to convert as claimed.

COMMENT | Saying no to Harapan's PM choice fastens public attention back on the PM as BN’s liability.

There's no cure for the insecurity that's shrill and irrational, says Paul Tan. 
 

COMMENT | Mahathir as Harapan No 1 should be DAP, PKR and Amanah's attempt to use him more than be used by him.
 

State PKR chief claims Nazri's putdown of S'wak minister reflects federal BN's neo-colonial attitude.

Paul Tan says the Amanah leader has 'lanced the boil' that had swelled over Hannah Yeoh's biography.

COMMENT | Party's right to opt for Selangor stability but rash in forcing PM-designate issue.

COMMENT | Thirty-five years ago Dr M co-opted Anwar for his battles; now Anwaristas must enlist him as head of theirs.

PKR leader spurns religious monism that leads others to tar Hannah with Christianisation, says Paul Tan.

Paul Tan describes Raja Zarith’s inclusivity as life-giving water for parched travellers.

Shuttered shops for maghrib prayers confirm non-Muslim scepticism about Muslim assurances.

He says joining Rome Statute would fortify empathy for the oppressed like Rohingyas.

COMMENT | Echoes of Mahathirian doubletalk in Nazri-Dr M saga of cancelled debates.

BN's move halts country's otherwise inexorable drift towards an Islamic state, says Paul Tan.

COMMENT | Near unanimity of state BN objections may compel Umno retreat from Hadi’s bill.

COMMENT | Mohamad Ariff opts for the straddle instead of scalpel on Hadi’s bill.

COMMENT | His united front offer to PAS on combating kleptocracy points to unspoken anxieties.

COMMENT | A drive from Sematan to Kuching 17 years ago was revealing about the man.