Our own laziness and lack of self-belief are producing high-handed action by some authorities. By AZMI SHAROM, The Star

In his book Tok Mat revealed that PM Hussein wanted to “bring down the PAS government in Kelantan”. “To ensure the success of the campaign I deployed 300 officers and staff of the Information ministry’s special unit. By MOHSIN ABDULLAH, MySinchew

By Tohkong Mosjid (Harakah) Just because we gave birth to PR, doesn’t mean that they can’t do no wrong. We should treat PR like our children, they must given the chance to rise again after they hit a snag.

By Tohkong Mosjid (Harakah) Just because we gave birth to PR, doesn’t mean that they can’t do no wrong. We should treat PR like our children, they must given the chance to rise again after they hit a snag.

While PKR members are relieved that party adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned errant members to toe the line, critics say it is too little and too late. By BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, The Star

While PKR members are relieved that party adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned errant members to toe the line, critics say it is too little and too late. By BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, The Star

By Colby Cosh (National Post) Non-Muslims shoot up schools, malls and post offices all the time, and it should not be surprising that when a Muslim goes looking for an external locus of blame or rage, his pathology takes a specifically Muslim form.

By Colby Cosh (National Post) Non-Muslims shoot up schools, malls and post offices all the time, and it should not be surprising that when a Muslim goes looking for an external locus of blame or rage, his pathology takes a specifically Muslim form.

Obviously advised by his aides that his gung-ho expectation was way overboard, Najib scrambled to control damage via a press conference several hours later when he denied having said 9%.  He said: “I did not say nine per cent, I said around six per cent as nine is not realistic.” By Kim Quek

Obviously advised by his aides that his gung-ho expectation was way overboard, Najib scrambled to control damage via a press conference several hours later when he denied having said 9%.  He said: “I did not say nine per cent, I said around six per cent as nine is not realistic.” By Kim Quek

Despite the optimism expressed, it would be foolhardy for Tian and other party leaders to discountorunderestimate the rocky road that surely lies ahead, given the intensely competitive political environmentinSabah and Sarawak. Wong Choon Mei, Malaysian Mirror

Despite the optimism expressed, it would be foolhardy for Tian and other party leaders to discountorunderestimate the rocky road that surely lies ahead, given the intensely competitive political environmentinSabah and Sarawak. Wong Choon Mei, Malaysian Mirror

He has managed to cobble together 1Umno, but can he do the same for his coalition? The decisive factor in the end may be about which coalition has the least disunited members, BN or PR? By Ooi Kee Beng, Today Online

He has managed to cobble together 1Umno, but can he do the same for his coalition? The decisive factor in the end may be about which coalition has the least disunited members, BN or PR? By Ooi Kee Beng, Today Online

They must open their minds to the larger, and therefore, more relevant social, economic, political, religious and cultural concerns of our people than to insist on playing the same old race and religious cards with their declining appeal to right thinking people. These are barriers to overcome. By TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ/MySinchew

They must open their minds to the larger, and therefore, more relevant social, economic, political, religious and cultural concerns of our people than to insist on playing the same old race and religious cards with their declining appeal to right thinking people. These are barriers to overcome. By TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ/MySinchew

And the worrying thing is it’s not just “one or two leaders” who are making such remarks. Take a listen to speeches made at the Umno general assemblies year in year out and you get the picture. By MOHSIN ABDULLAH, MySinchew

And the worrying thing is it’s not just “one or two leaders” who are making such remarks. Take a listen to speeches made at the Umno general assemblies year in year out and you get the picture. By MOHSIN ABDULLAH, MySinchew

Indeed, as RPK suggests, it was the people who enabled the political tsunami, and not the charisma of any one man or candidate; but there would have been no tsunami to speak of if not for those who did step up, and for those who led them. By Nathaniel Tan, The Malaysian Insider

Indeed, as RPK suggests, it was the people who enabled the political tsunami, and not the charisma of any one man or candidate; but there would have been no tsunami to speak of if not for those who did step up, and for those who led them. By Nathaniel Tan, The Malaysian Insider