You can’t stop progress

Najib and Umno can try to resist the march forward. Malaysia may not quite be the Europe of 1848 or the Arab Spring of late. But progress has come to Malaysia’s shores. And I am not talking merely of…

Where are the Malays headed?

Translation by CPI A. Ghani Ismail’s most recent piece of writing titled ‘Ke Arah Mana Melayu?’ (Where are the Malays headed?) is prefaced with the dire remark, “Ngilai setan menyeram semula di…

Kelantan at the crossroads

There is much discussion over whether the closing of the era of PAS giant Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat will coincide with an opening of the doors to Umno in the general election.A major issue in…

No MB post, vexed Hasan fires away

Hasan Ali's former aide also claims that the PAS leader played up the apostasy issue to protect the Majlis Agama Islam Selangor from scrutiny. “He kept saying that his fellow exco member (DAP’s)…

Umno’s commandments

Osman Khalid, featured in The Umno president and his colleagues talk a good game but if you take apart their statements and remove the veil of deceit, it is easy to decipher the principles they…

Najib, Anwar and the Malay votes

Anwar Ibrahim has squandered whatever advantages he was given by the electorate in the 12th general election.Today, Anwar projects a vastly different image from what he was then. It would be fair to…