What I expected to happen

This is what I said three days before the Tenang by-election. Basically, with the majority of the Malay voters coming from the Felda settlements, Umno would be expected to win

Ageing Umno compromised its beliefs

Looking beyond Tenang, former Pulau Manis assemblyman and Umno member, Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, mulls over greying Umno, its relevance as a lead party and the 'bigger picture.' Mohd Ariff Sabriz Aziz,…

SNAP’s Sarawak for Sarawakians

The Broken Shield KUCHING: Sarawak National Party has been asked to revive its battle cry – Sarawak for Sarawakians – as part of its rebranding programme, said a former leader of Parti Bansa Dayak…

On Tenang

A little Taffer's Room I am not surprised and have already anticipated how the election outcome turns out to be from the beginning, with the exception that heavy rain throughout the whole day…

Say What? Ketuanan Rakyat?

The MB seems to have forgotten that when Mahathir Mohamad pushed through the 1993 constitutional amendments on the role of the monarchy, cheered on by his ever so willing deputy Anwar Ibrahim, support…

Bridget Welch* on Tenang By-Elections

Malaysia’s 14th by-election since March 2008 scored another victory in the BN column, as they held onto their seat. This was expected, as it was home ground for UMNO and the contest was purely about…

Majority pay for sins of minority

 By R. Nadeswaran, The Sun THE young man being interviewed by the Immigration Officer at the airport produces a "Certificate of Completion" in Information Technology and a "Letter of Acceptance" from…

Race, Class, Short or Long Term?

By batsman In his article Malays still the kingmakers RPK laments the inescapable fact that Malaysian politics cannot escape from racial considerations. This has triggered an avalanche of sore loser…

Media statement by Lim Kit Siang

With 10% increase of Chinese voter support for Pas/PR candidate, will Chua Soi Lek have the political courage to tell UMNO that the increased Chinese support for PR in Tenang is not for hudud and…

Zaid, MCLM offer SNAP support

More and more groups are lauding Sarawak National Party's (SNAP) return to active politics. (Free Malaysia Today) - Two Peninsular-based organisations, Parti Kita and Malaysian Civil Liberties…

PAS MP: No way for Islamic state

Dzulkefly Ahmad says the political demography will not allow for such a thing to happen in Malaysia. (Free Malaysia Today) - PAS MP Dzulkefly Ahmad said there is no way for the party to establish an…

Malays still the kingmakers

The Tenang by-election result and the results of those by-elections before this have proven this point. Umno can’t depend on the non-Malays. Umno needs the Malays and they need Malays who are…

Malaysia Today on Android Phones

We do not belong to any political party but we like to digest news from alternative media. So we have developed another Android phone application to get the latest news from Malaysia Today online news…

Un-tolled joy or un-told joy?

Lo and behold, it is about 24 1/2 years, calculating from 2011 onwards, it covers profits up to 2035 while the 2 concessions will end July and December 2032.By Lee Wee Tak

It took two years to fruition

The resignation of Tan Sri Robert Phang from the MACC panel (READ HERE) was actually something that was waiting to happen, two years in waiting to be exact. To understand this issue, plus to…

The sour grapes syndrome

Whenever anyone resigns from PKR or Pakatan Rakyat, the opposition supporters always say it is because these people are ex-Umno or ex-Barisan Nasional people; so what do you