The Malaysian Observer Lim Kit Siang just doesn’t get it.  He congratulates Sarawak Menteri Besar Adenan Satem but is blind to the governments stability as playing a role and the oppositions…

Salleh Said Keruak What we saw in Sarawak yesterday was not just about a state election but also about the general sentiments of the voters. The message the voters in Sarawak sent is more or…

The Malaysian Observer The title is a quotation by John Donne which goes “Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think…

Salleh Said Keruak No doubt a more comprehensive post mortem needs to be done regarding the Sarawak state election yesterday but immediately we can already see that a few factors have…

Gopal Raj Kumar INTRODUCTION THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PRIME MINISTER In as much as he is considered to be an economic genius, pragmatic, urbane and educated, Tengku Razaleigh has a history of risk…

The Malaysian Observer Despite the opposition’s rhetoric, all indications show that Malaysia’s economical climate favors the stability of the present government. This is especially true in…

Tun Faisal Dot Com 1. Siapa sebenarnya yang menipu? Buku penjelasan isu 1MDB atau Mukhriz Mahathir? Semasa berucap dalam Majlis Bicara Selamatkan Malaysia di Johor Baharu pada 29 April 2016,…

A fever is an indicator of a problem, a blood infection in the body and we should be very wary of the Adenan Fever, it may kill you! Thomas Fann If you are in Sarawak right now during this…

The Malaysian Observer The opposition (DAP, PKR, Tun ‘M’ and the rest) spent 2015 and the earlier part of 2016 trying to taint Prime Minister Najib Razak in the eyes of the public. On almost…

Salleh Said Keruak Normally, a new leader is assessed based on his or her first 100 days in office. Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem has been in office for almost 800 days and even the…

If Umno as a Peninsula-based party is not allowed in Sarawak, why did they accept DAP, PKR, PAS and Amanah? Just Read Still in Sarawak for the 11th state election. Since arriving on April…

The Malaysian Observer The pressure of the job must be taking its toll on Lim Kit Siang because now he wants to debate 1MDB with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najab Razak. This is another case…

LSS report This article was written to address and correct Stephen Ng's comment piece of a similar title in MalaysiaKini. I had expected that Pakatan's failing campaign in Sarawak would mean…

Salleh Said Keruak In November 2015, the DAP-led Penang state government announced a deficit budget for the fifth year running (FMT, 6 Nov 2015). The deficit, said Penang Chief Minister Lim…

Salleh Said Keruak When we talk about an organisation structure, that can also be equated to a building structure and any engineer will tell you that the strength of the structure very much…

Salleh Said Keruak The world is such a dynamic place and we keep seeing economies facing challenges from ever changing situations. Today, the global economy impacts all countries and Malaysia…

The Malaysian Observer The tango is a dance which is like tai chi, but at a slightly faster pace.  The tango requires two (2) people to be intricately and personally invested in the dance.…

SeaDemon Says Sekali tu DAP mantaika pengangkun kediri ketegal kering runding dataika sanggup ngelaban PKR ba sekeda sitak. DAP sanggup bechakar mulut lalu bejaku bejaie ke bansa enggau…

Salleh Said Keruak When we speak about development, Malaysia needs to be dissected into urban, semi-urban and rural. And each has its own needs when it comes to planning its development such as…

The Malaysian Observer There is a saying that goes: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”. In other words if I don’t like you, but we both have a common enemy, then we are friends! This is the…

Forget about electoral pact altogether. It did not work in GE13 and it has not worked in the Sarawak election. Zaid Ibrahim In the run-up to the 13th General Elections (GE14) in 2013, Lim…

The Malaysian Observer Tun Mahathir prides himself on his ability to remember chapter and verse of his various speeches; even to the point of challenging the incredulous to test him on it!…

Salleh Said Keruak Mukhriz Mahathir must be very naïve not to be able to tell the difference between the implications of working with Umno leaders and the implications of working with Pakatan…

The Malaysian Observer The highly popular TV program ‘Breaking Bad’ was about a chemistry teacher who was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer.  Only given two (2) years, so he decides that he has…

Consider that when the results of the SPM and other public examinations are announced, the consistent feature would be Malay under-representation among the top scorers. M. Bakri Musa Our…

The Malaysian Observer Since young Mahathir sees the post of Prime Minister as being too difficult, then that clearly indicates that he knows that he is not cut out for the job! The top post…

The upcoming Sarawak elections will likely amount to nothing but a big yawn. Chief minister Adenan will get the all-important two-thirds majority in the state legislature and Najib will claim some…

Salleh Said Keruak When Abdul Taib Mahmud took over as the Sarawak Chief Minister 35 years ago in 1981, Sarawak’s population was just 1.2 million. Today, it has more than doubled and now stands…

The Malaysian Observer So what is Tun ‘M’ up to now?  He is on the street again; this time under the guise of supporting workers rights. Tun ‘M’ needs bodies around him so that he can…

Salleh Said Keruak There are so much doomsday predictions by prophets of doom regarding Malaysia’s economic Armageddon. Of course, the soothsayers are mostly Malaysians opposed to Prime…