Umno: Dulu, kini and Islamisation

Zaid Ibrahim, Free Malaysia Today He has been described as the future of Umno and his maiden speech as the Umno Youth chief was applauded as inspiring and providing recipes for the revival of…

Mahathir, Anwar and Port Dickson

The prime minister, after a few days’ rest from his successful trip to New York and London, needs to go to Port Dickson. Although the prime minister does not usually campaign in a by-election,…

Are we complicit in the 1MDB scandal?

The 1MDB scandal was too big to be contained. But editors were told to ignore the story, reporting only statements from the political masters and becoming apologists for their deeds. Johan…

Meeting against chaotic backdrop

Dr Ahmad Zahid may not have an easy time this weekend, going by how some Umno members and even leaders have taken to social media to criticise the party and his attempts to form an alliance with…

Dramatic start to PKR polls

There are so many complaints, we have lost confidence in the new voting system Joceline Tan, The Star A VIDEO of PKR supreme council member Azmizam Zaman Huri holding off two clashing groups…

4Cs and C4 in Umno: Implosion within

By Datuk Hj Rais Hussin Hj Mohamed Ariff, Sin Chew To those wondering if some 18 MPs from a total of 53 Umno MPs will jump ship, the answer lies in understanding the DNA of Umno since its very…

Mahathir and Anwar’s battle for Umno

Anwar won’t take Mahathir’s word at face value. A whisker away in 1998, he was instead whisked away to a jail cell. Few would fault him to be two-faced to the prime minister today, even if Mahathir…

Stop the exodus before it begins

The dalliance with PAS is completely self-destructive as UMNO will need to cede its base towards a party it had fought tooth and nail before. It would have to play second fiddle despite being the…

Anwar under the spotlight

Anwar’s statement that he would welcome any help to win in Port Dickson, including support from Umno’s Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, has added to the mistrust and apprehension. M.…

Anwar to make his grand return in PD

Azmin has clearly been left out of the decision-making. It was yet another indication of who Anwar trusts and who he does not. Joceline Tan, The Star THE outgoing Port Dickson MP described the…

Can we afford new fighter jets?

Kua Kia Soong, Malaysiakini Our new Minister of Defence Mohamed Sabu recently dropped a bombshell (well, not literally) when he revealed that only four out of the 28 Russian fighter jets owned…

Mahathir’s Forest City mistake

Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today I am a strong supporter of Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Pakatan Harapan (PH) but I think he is making a mistake by saying Forest City properties cannot be sold to…

When the right words count

Wong Chun Wai, The Star ANY journalist who has had the pleasure of covering a press conference by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will tell you that he is a delight because the Prime Minister is so…

The Tunku and I

A Kathirasen, Free Malaysia Today Whenever Merdeka comes around, we can’t help but remember the founding fathers, especially Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj, the father of independence and the…