Terence Netto

Did PAS emit a smokescreen?

Did PAS emit a smokescreen?

COMMENT | Intended pact with unidentified party has set the cat among the canaries.
A way to surmount Dr M's credibility gap?

A way to surmount Dr M's credibility gap?

COMMENT | A forced Jerlun by-election by Mukhriz could gauge public sentiment of the Citizens' Declaration.
Kula hopes gov’t interfaith panel will not succumb to bugbears

Kula hopes gov’t interfaith panel will not succumb to bugbears

Bugs are political expediency, holier-than-thou affectations and supremacist religion.
Mahathir crosses the Rubicon

Mahathir crosses the Rubicon

COMMENT | Exhorting the people to rise up shifts him across Najib’s red line.
Harapan needs a better model of squabbles management

Harapan needs a better model of squabbles management

COMMENT | Otherwise it cannot claim its model of governance is superior.
PAS No 2 posits as saviours the very class his party routed

PAS No 2 posits as saviours the very class his party routed

COMMENT | Tuan Ibrahim says country needs technocrats, whereas his party doesn’t.
Guan Eng undercuts himself and Harapan

Guan Eng undercuts himself and Harapan

COMMENT | Removal of two PKR abstainers from state GLCs is a poor move.
Without Dr M apology, 'Remove Najib' bandwagon will stall

Without Dr M apology, 'Remove Najib' bandwagon will stall

COMMENT | Zaid and Mahfuz have set the wheels rolling; only Dr M's mea culpa will lubricate the way.
Zahid can't separate praise from flattery

Zahid can't separate praise from flattery

COMMENT | At Najib’s book launch, DPM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi fawns more than he should have.
Court disallows bid to develop Vivekananda ashram land

Court disallows bid to develop Vivekananda ashram land

Trustees’ bid to quash gazette order by minister disallowed.
Mat Sabu's lamentable lurch into flagellation

Mat Sabu's lamentable lurch into flagellation

COMMENT | There’s a big difference between cowed and cowardice.
‘A prince among politicians’

‘A prince among politicians’

COMMENT | Anecdotes of Tunku Abdul Rahman on his 113th birth anniversary.
Kula: Let the refugees already in M'sia do their jobs

Kula: Let the refugees already in M'sia do their jobs

This makes more sense than the planned intake of 1.5m Bangladeshis, says the DAP leader.
Oh, for the good old Bola days!

Oh, for the good old Bola days!

COMMENT | Ola Bola taps into real hunger for a past of unity and football lustre.
Bishop: Sultan’s urging must prompt rethink about religion’s role

Bishop: Sultan’s urging must prompt rethink about religion’s role

It has a place in the public square but guard against dominion, says Paul Tan.
Bishop: Castigate, but don't ban Hadi

Bishop: Castigate, but don't ban Hadi

Prelate says Hadi's remarks on Christianity should be panned, but not the speaker.
Kula: Indira may seek international redress

Kula: Indira may seek international redress

As Cedaw signatory, Malaysia is bound by rules barring discrimination against mothers.
The gap between Harapan rhetoric and reality

The gap between Harapan rhetoric and reality

COMMENT | This leaves DAP member Abdul Aziz Bari's bid for a councillor's seat in limbo.
Anti-Mukhriz revolt echoes with Harun caper 40 years ago

Anti-Mukhriz revolt echoes with Harun caper 40 years ago

COMMENT | Parallels, contrasts, ironies abound in the two sagas of the MB’s removal.
PKR: Methinks PAS doth protest too much

PKR: Methinks PAS doth protest too much

COMMENT | Its Umno dalliance disqualifies it from knocking PKR-Amanah ties.
DAP must sacrifice to bust unfair stereotypes

DAP must sacrifice to bust unfair stereotypes

COMMENT | The move is imperative if it is to gain support among the Malays.
Kula: Subra being hung out to dry

Kula: Subra being hung out to dry

DAP leader says MIC chief doesn’t know he’s been had on unilateral conversion of minors.
Bishop hails Johor sultan's counsel on unity

Bishop hails Johor sultan's counsel on unity

Bishop Paul Tan says Sultan Ibrahim's concern for religious unity acts as a balm for bruised feelings.
Kula: Vivekananda trustees should rethink plans

Kula: Vivekananda trustees should rethink plans

DAP MP appeals to them to desist from pursuing their goal of developing the site.