Let the PM complete his task

Many years ago, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, then prime minister, told a newspaper writer that it was necessary to have laws like the Internal Security Act because “in a multi-racial,…

Vintage Mahathir

When Mukhriz Mahathir announced he was staying put in UMNO (unlike dad) I wasn’t surprised. In fact I expected it.

A tale of three mosques

The Putra Mosque uses a foreign Egyptian and Iranian vocabulary of eclectic revivalism in contrast to National Mosque’s modernist language. Such architectural attributes underline the fact that…

Ku Li in Sabah to gauge support

Former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was in Sabah for two days to assess if he can secure enough nominations and votes to take on Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

FACE TO FACE: Tony Pua

Frankly speaking, I would not know. It certainly wouldn't be the end of UMNO and it's too early to talk of its effects. Political organisations have the ability to rise…

Najib Boleh Legakan Hati Dr Mahathir

PADA 24 Mei, Timbalan Presiden Umno, Mohd Najib Abdul Razak dipetik oleh Utusan Online sebagai berkata bahawa dia akan menemui Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad bagi membincangkan tindakan bekas Presiden Umno…

Hishammuddin still hedging his bets

(The Malaysian Insider) - When Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein publicly criticised Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir’s belligerence on Wednesday, there were puzzled looks among several Umno Youth exco…

Suspending disbelief in Sydney

The Sunday after the elections, a former Singaporean now living in Sydney likened the Malaysian PM to Mikhail Gorbachev, who allowed the breakout of freedom in the USSR to break up the country he had…

3,500 years of the Sedition Act

It is clear that the Sedition Act can solve all our problems. The Sedition Act, properly and seriously implemented, would result in the entire world sharing just one religion. There would not be so…