Reflections on democracy and populism

 IF the government were to devise a scheme where a grandparent could “borrow” future earnings from his grandchild, would the grandparent consent to such an unusual plan?  Khaw Veon Szu, fz.com 

Umno is rotten to the core – it seems!

 The cat is out of the bag – at last! Tun Mahathir and all his cohorts from his era cannot plead ignorance or amnesia. It is out in the open how they cheated and stole elections to remain in power.P…

From boast to downright disgrace

The modus operandi to ensure Sabah remained Umno's "fixed deposit" bordered on "treason" at the highest level and was a state-sponsored organised crime.  (FMT) - KOTA KINABALU: It used to be Umno’s…

Jeffrey: Postpone polls in Sabah

Given the revelations at the RCI, Sabah STAR believes electoral rolls are tainted and needs to be cleaned up before the general elections. Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Reform Party…

This is no conspiracy theory

The important thing is, while Dr Mahathir may have been guilty of ‘reversing’ what Tunku Abdul Rahman did, he did not act alone. This was not one man’s plan on how to ensure that Barisan Nasional and…

All In The Name of God

Human beings either do not or refuse to learn from history. Throughout the passage of time, theology has continued to be used to justify and therefore, validate political acts. The blame lies, on one…

Najib: I hate people who break promises

 (fz.com) - Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that voters from the country’s richest state must punish Pakatan Rakyat (PR) for failing to fulfil its promises in 2008.

Secularism in Search of a Nation

 But can a person who is not atheistic truly be “secular” as expected by the Constitution, especially when the two major religions in India are Hinduism and Islam? What happens when the ways of one…