Does the Pakatan have the long-term vision to be able to strike the correct balance? Can it control the politicians who “shoot from the hip”, wonders Jeyakumar Devaraj
While BN is solely responsible for encroaching Islamisation of the country, it accuses Pas for being extremist in its support of Hudud, says Tota.
A Malaysian Scholar of Islam provides an alternative perspective to the scare-mongering in the mainstream media about Pas and hudud laws.
The Star and its masters would be absolutely foolish to think that Malaysians are taken up with all their crappy advertisements, writes Pro-Change.
The Barisan/ROS decision of 17 April had an unintended consequence: it gave an opportunity to the three parties in Pakatan: Pas, the PKR and the DAP to become a closer union, writes Tommy Thomas.
In 1992, Aliran Monthly said it would not be impossible for the DAP to one day cooperate more closely with Pas in a coalition based on issues of public interest.
It’s become increasingly difficult these days to feel proud of some Malaysian politicians who could have been useful role models especially to the young, observes Mustafa K Anuar.
With only fear-mongering as its ‘weapon’ and a front line that arguably consists of a bunch of self-serving deadweights, it is quite likely that the MCA will remain irrelevant and out of touch with a growing, truly multicultural Malaysia, observes Zaharom Nain.
May the democratic process mature into an advocacy based on policy debates, performance delivery and leadership acumen, says Dzulkefly Ahmad.
We refer to the low-budget movie ‘Innocence of Muslims’ that was made by a ‘Sam Bacile’, which depicted the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in a bad light.