Opinions

COMMENT | Can Anwar deliver what Malaysians really want?

COMMENT | Can Anwar deliver what Malaysians really want?

Debate often gets stuck on race and votes.
COMMENT | 25 questions over root cause of Malay (and non-Malay) unease

COMMENT | 25 questions over root cause of Malay (and non-Malay) unease

Let's see if Zahid, Umno could provide answers.
COMMENT | May 13 incident: Racial riots or political coup?

COMMENT | May 13 incident: Racial riots or political coup?

Tragedy exposed the fragility of Malaysia's interethnic relations.
COMMENT | Hopeful steps forward on non-Muslim places of worship

COMMENT | Hopeful steps forward on non-Muslim places of worship

Leaders' assurances signal possible breakthrough on worship site disputes.
COMMENT | Azam's courage conveniently defined in farewell opera

COMMENT | Azam's courage conveniently defined in farewell opera

The gaslighting on display puts propagandists to shame.
COMMENT | May 13 didn't end in 1969, it became a way of governing

COMMENT | May 13 didn't end in 1969, it became a way of governing

Tragedy has become the most powerful tool to silence legitimate questions.
COMMENT | How did Mahathir succeed in dividing us?

COMMENT | How did Mahathir succeed in dividing us?

'He has put a knife on the things that held us together' – Nigerian writer's novel.
COMMENT | From hunger to hope: Your turn to rise, Malaysians

COMMENT | From hunger to hope: Your turn to rise, Malaysians

Talent exists everywhere, and local athletes can be lifted from obscurity to recognition.
COMMENT | Govt should narrow peninsula, Sabah economic gap before raising wages

COMMENT | Govt should narrow peninsula, Sabah economic gap before raising wages

Failure to do so would eventually affect Sabahan workers.
COMMENT | Existence of extraterrestrial life will break human arrogance, not religion

COMMENT | Existence of extraterrestrial life will break human arrogance, not religion

It will also show the greatness of God's creation.
MP SPEAKS | Strengthening Mitra for next Indian community transformation phase

MP SPEAKS | Strengthening Mitra for next Indian community transformation phase

Extra RM50m an opportunity to bolster Mitra's role and long-term effectiveness.
COMMENT | Do Malays really want to be united?

COMMENT | Do Malays really want to be united?

Policy appears to be enslaving, not emancipating community.
COMMENT | Professors must be brave, lead public discourse

COMMENT | Professors must be brave, lead public discourse

Unfortunately, many fear speaking out due to backlash from authorities.
COMMENT | The price of truth: Economic rights of journalists in Malaysia

COMMENT | The price of truth: Economic rights of journalists in Malaysia

CIJ report highlights journalists' economic struggles and media sustainability crisis.
COMMENT | Bangsa Malaysia: Building one nation with a shared destiny

COMMENT | Bangsa Malaysia: Building one nation with a shared destiny

A nation without a clear, compelling vision is vulnerable to division and decline.
COMMENT | Uphold constitutional monarchy, strengthen multi-party democracy

COMMENT | Uphold constitutional monarchy, strengthen multi-party democracy

Constitutional monarchs need to be source of political unity amid multiparty competition.
COMMENT | Can a movie superstar save Malaysia?

COMMENT | Can a movie superstar save Malaysia?

Vijay's stunning Tamil Nadu polls win raises question of who can lead real change locally.
COMMENT | Deliberate food, aid restrictions lead to alarming malnutrition levels in Gaza

COMMENT | Deliberate food, aid restrictions lead to alarming malnutrition levels in Gaza

It has devastating impacts on pregnant women and their newborns.
COMMENT | 'Cowards' or cautious? Why M'sian scholars stay silent

COMMENT | 'Cowards' or cautious? Why M'sian scholars stay silent

If academics are to speak freely, there must be institutional and mindset reforms.
COMMENT | Historians want to protect their rice bowl, Khairy

COMMENT | Historians want to protect their rice bowl, Khairy

Stepping too far outside accepted framing feels unnecessary, professionally unwise.
MP SPEAKS | Banks should share profit with MSMEs amid economic hardship

MP SPEAKS | Banks should share profit with MSMEs amid economic hardship

Finance institutions made substantially more profits in 2025 compared to 2024.
COMMENT | Another plot, probe: Malaysia's tired conspiracy theatre

COMMENT | Another plot, probe: Malaysia's tired conspiracy theatre

Names change, accusations shift, but choreography remains depressingly familiar.
COMMENT | MACC's puzzling probe on Rafizi, Chai explained

COMMENT | MACC's puzzling probe on Rafizi, Chai explained

Govt should expect strong public backlash over this.
COMMENT | Court's decision to allow judicial review on Zahid's DNAA is fair

COMMENT | Court's decision to allow judicial review on Zahid's DNAA is fair

It shows AG's broad constitutional powers not above legal scrutiny.