Wong Chin Huat

Behind the obsession with ‘halal trolleys'

Behind the obsession with ‘halal trolleys'

COMMENT | ‘Haramphobia’ is a powerful tool to segregate Muslims from non-Muslims.
Maqasid syariah - game changer for a new opposition?

Maqasid syariah - game changer for a new opposition?

COMMENT | ‘Substance over form’ approach in Islam may be glue that can hold together a coalition against BN.
If 916 turns 513, who will be Tunku, Razak and Harun?

If 916 turns 513, who will be Tunku, Razak and Harun?

COMMENT When today ends peacefully, let’s celebrate our nation’s coming of age.

Why so few Malays in Bersih 4?

Why so few Malays in Bersih 4?

[COMMENT] Bersih 4 is dominated not by ethnic Chinese, but patriotic Malaysians.

How to defeat Bersih 4 if you were Najib?

How to defeat Bersih 4 if you were Najib?

COMMENT I believe there will be enough patriotic folk to beat the psywar.
How likely would you get amputation for robbery?

How likely would you get amputation for robbery?

COMMENT This is an issue of law and justice, not religion and theology.
Why is secularism a ‘non-argument’?

Why is secularism a ‘non-argument’?

COMMENT It’s basically a dirty word for both Umno and PAS constituencies.
Going beyond the obvious in hudud discourse

Going beyond the obvious in hudud discourse

COMMENT The issue is about separate legal systems for Muslims and non-Muslims.
Impact of Kelantan’s hudud on all of us

Impact of Kelantan’s hudud on all of us

COMMENT Is at all the legal apartheid of this syariah criminal code possible?
Election Commission not above country's laws

Election Commission not above country's laws

COMMENT The EC is reminded it is subservient to the Federal Constitution.
64,451 Sarawak voters not accounted for on EC map

64,451 Sarawak voters not accounted for on EC map

COMMENT Details of the changes EC makes to electoral borders are not made public.
Why Sarawak redelineation is unconstitutional

Why Sarawak redelineation is unconstitutional

COMMENT All done behind the scenes, not dictated by Election Commission.
How would UM treat Anwar if he were PM?

How would UM treat Anwar if he were PM?

COMMENT Integrity, not rankings, makes the academic gowns worth their name.
Real obstacle to national unity - Ketuanan Umno

Real obstacle to national unity - Ketuanan Umno

COMMENT Equating the party with the nation results in no oppostion mentality.
Selangor sailing into uncharted waters

Selangor sailing into uncharted waters

COMMENT A new political system is in place as Wan Azizah is not named MB.
Let's count down on the Sedition Act crackdown

Let's count down on the Sedition Act crackdown

COMMENT Too much of a good thing will nevertheless be bad for the villains.
Should the Agong decide the next PM?

Should the Agong decide the next PM?

COMMENT Possible, if head of state overrules legislative body picked by...
Keep sultan out, let state reps decide

Keep sultan out, let state reps decide

COMMENT Politicians can be dirty but the constitutional monarch must stay clean.
Khalid Ibrahim the 'popular' outsider

Khalid Ibrahim the 'popular' outsider

COMMENT ‘Vilification of MB must stop. Take him to court to end saga.'
Why a national unity gov't is a path to hell, Part 1

Why a national unity gov't is a path to hell, Part 1

COMMENT The present political deadlock will end only if Umno is willing to accept the political reality of a two-party system.
Najib, repeal Section 9A of the Elections Act

Najib, repeal Section 9A of the Elections Act

COMMENT Malaysians should keep their eyes on whether Najib will allow Section 9A to be repealed, not on another parliamentary select committee.
Ministers blaming away serious crime concerns

Ministers blaming away serious crime concerns

Party organs should be readily available to all citizens

Party organs should be readily available to all citizens

No compromise with terrorism

No compromise with terrorism

NONE Forcing the Church to ‘compromise’ is akin to paying ransom to pirates, legitimising terrorism to solve debates.