Precedential Transitions

The Prime Minister has declared that the anticipated power transition to Datuk Seri Najib Razak will occur as planned. The media has reported this and other news items pertaining to the subject as a…

Police probing MACC chief

(The Star) - Police are in­­vestigating Malaysian Anti-Cor­ruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan over his recent statement pertaining to Selangor Mentri…

Nizar proposes coffeeshop venue

(The Star) - IPOH: The emergency sitting today can be held “even at a coffeeshop” if the state assemblymen are barred from entering the House, said former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri…

Zambry seeking court intervention

(The Star) - Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has sought a court declaration to make illegal Speaker V. Sivakumar’s suspension of him and six executive councillors from state…

Sexual Politics, Malaysia Style

The government is well versed in using sex as a political tactic. Malaysia's most famous erotic episode erupted 11 years ago, when a brilliant young politician named Anwar Ibrahim began…

Economy: Tell People the Truth

A Kadir Jasin IN this third installment of the of kopitiam discussion series with several veteran politicians, lawyers and, in this particular instance, a veteran economist, I would like to talk about…

Agitating Malay Muslims

Non-governmental organisations champion rightsOne other thing is clear when speaking to some of these groups. Both Islam and the notion of Malay rights are often conflated to be one and the same.By…

Law and disorder in Perak

By Leslie Lau, The Malaysian Insider Perak stands on the verge of an administrative breakdown tonight as the state’s executive and legislature appeared locked in battle for control of the state.…

Showdown in Perak

(The Sun) The stage is set for a showdown here tomorrow between two political groups, each claiming to be the rightful state government.