Pribumi: shot down before taking off

Cliques are quite normal in political parties, said Khairuddin, Mahathir’s Gurkha. But normally you have to wait some time for cliques to form. And they normally form when they smell power. But…

Ibrahim Ali and Perkasa have gone MIA

Mahathir formed Perkasa in 2008 to be Umno’s militant wing and to defend Umno from the ‘Chinese Tsunami’. DAP said 90% of the Chinese are behind the opposition while only 50% of the Malays support…

Why Bersih is yellow

KJ John said, “Yellow is our royal colour and royalty must keep the “notional neutrality” and not express personal views or opinions.” I do not know what that means. Does KJ John mean the Johor and…

Pribumi must merge with PKR or die

Kit Siang does not want Mahathir’s Pribumi as a coalition member of Pakatan Harapan. If Pribumi joins Pakatan Harapan then the Chinese are going to punish DAP like they did in 1999 (which was why…

Mahathir versus the Monarchy: 8:1

Mahathir should have called it a day on 15th September 2016 when the Yang di-Pertuan Agong showed him the door. But then, after failing with the Agong, Mahathir tried his luck again with the…

Anwar is smarter than Mahathir

Mahathir controls PKR by proxy. Anwar, however, controls PAN and PPBM by proxy. Mahathir is pissed he cannot also control Umno by proxy. What a mess these people are making of Malaysian politics.…

M mudah lupa

Mahathir is a master of sleight of hand or silap mata. Do not watch his raised hand but monitor his hidden hand instead. When Mahathir says or does something it is always a prelude to the next…

Muhyiddin is living in Lalaland

Muhyiddin says the opposition is going to take Johor in the next general election. Muhyiddin seems to have lost track of reality. He is counting seats that do not belong to him as his. And he is…

Mahathir: too little, too late

Mahathir can’t seem to build his political dynasty through his sons. And he blames Najib for this. He wants Najib ousted because the Prime Minister refuses to help his sons. What Mahathir cannot…

Mukhriz: one bullet, two feet

Mukhriz did not know that Mahathir is attempting to hammer out a peace deal with Najib. So he opened his mouth and said the wrong thing and that put the talks in jeopardy. Mukhriz is proving to be…

Anwar destroyed Bersih

When Anwar launched Bersih 2.0 in July 2011, it was to pressure the government into dropping the ‘sodomy 2’ charge against him. But he made it appear like Bersih 2.0 was an extension of the…

For sure, Mahathir is no Kuan Yew

Mahathir thinks he is the equivalent of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew. So he wants his son, Mukhriz, to emulate General Lee Hsien Loong. Unfortunately Mahathir is no Kuan Yew and Mukhriz is in a…

Pro-PAS versus anti-PAS in PKR

So, while we have Azmin Ali saying that Pakatan Harapan must unite and agree to go to bed with PAS, Khalid Jaafar says liberal Malaysians must unite and oppose the Islamists. So which of Anwar’s…