Khairy as future leader?

"Khairy's win was an upset, and there's a big question mark over whether he can hold the youth movement together," political analyst Khoo Kay Peng was quoted as saying. Analysis by…

Anwar, Razaleigh union could wreck BN

Khairy is said to be anti-Malay culture and is not seen as a leader who will inspire Malays to become nationalists Malays. In the opposition grouping, Khairy is seen as a hurdle to their own Malaysian…

New rules on the go

We are going to have a new government, ladies and gentlemen, and new rules to go with it. What new rules? The new ruling is that new rules concerning anything new and everything new will be formulated…

Hindraf giving MIC a walkover

Recent events show that Hindraf is willing to give MIC a walkover due to its focus on who will be the candidate for the upcoming Bukit Selambau elections. A messy nominations process can be…

Umno: Buffetted by winds of change

Pak Lah must realise that Umno is not Malaysia, and by the same token Malaysia is not Umno. It is this inability to distinguish between the party and the government that has cost Umno its…

Saya pun Melayu

By Datuk Zaid Ibrahim (The Nut Graph)The following is an excerpt of Datuk Zaid Ibrahim's foreword in his second book Saya Pun Melayu, which was launched on 23 March 2009. He addresses issues…

Change Malaysians believe in

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have little choice but to break convention and look beyond yesterday’s winning Umno candidates when naming his…

Adakah Umno berani berubah?

By Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (The Malaysian Insider) Dalam ucapan perasmian Pemuda, Wanita dan Puteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak menegaskan pilihan Umno jelas, berubah atau rebah. Najib menyatakan beliau…

Change, as Umno understands it

By Adib Zalkapli (The Malaysian Insider)KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 – While both the top leaders of Umno seem ready to institute reforms in the party, the reality is that the party grassroots might…

Um, no change

Malaysia’s ruling party chooses a new leader, but not a new directionThe Economist

Bodoh punya India dan Melayu!

Some Chinese feel I have unfairly whacked the Chinese in my article Bodoh punya Cina! Okay, I may be a racist, but I am an equal opportunity racist. I whack all races without exception. I suppose that…

Umno’s new line-up

What it may mean for the nationThe golden question now, of course, is whether the new line-up of Umno leaders will really be conducive to Najib's stated aim of party rejuvenation. Will Umno…