Umno can no longer rely on God or blame Him for its fall. Joe Samad, Free Malaysia Today Various speeches by the candidates in the Umno leadership race give some insight on how the party has…

Koon Yew Yin, Free Malaysia Today Just over six years ago I had the privilege of having Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah do the honours for my book launch, “Malaysia: Road Map for Achieving Vision…

I don’t expect Umno to change anytime soon, even though Umno presidential candidates want change and agree that money politics is one of the main reasons Umno lost in the general election.…

THREE teams have emerged in support of the three top contenders for Umno’s presidency, but there is talk of a pact being formed between two of the three hopefuls. Tasnim Lokman, The New Straits…

Umno is now free to imbue itself with the best values and define its philosophies and direction, unburdened by the past, as it strives to speak up for the people. Ikmal Hazlan Ikmal Hisham, Free…

By 2010, the first year of Najib Razak’s leadership, sales to Singapore came in at $173 million, at least as reported by Singapore. And amazingly, over the next six years, Singapore reported…

IF there is one thing that Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has probably validated, following a recent interview over his bid for Umno’s number one post, is the claim that he is out of touch with…

MCA may become more vociferous in championing the Chinese in order to outdo DAP. MIC, too, will likely appeal to the emotions of the Indian community to stay relevant. That is likely to raise racial…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star PRIME Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) has announced that Malaysia is renewing, or to be more precise, upgrading the Look East policy he adopted as a foreign…

Joe Samad, Free Malaysia Today It was reported on June 5 that Petronas had gone to court to seek a declaration that under the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA), the national oil company had…

It is normal for an incoming administration to replace some of those seen to have sided with the earlier administration and so the guessing game has begun: Who’s next? A Kathirasen, Free…

A true fictionalised account. Highly unbelievable. Entirely concocted. A figment of our imagination. A story so absurd that there just cannot be an iota of truth in it. Any resemblance to anyone at…

Joe Samad, Free Malaysia Today On Nov 12, 2017, I wrote an article in a local daily entitled “Issues concerning the Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline project” and another on Nov 17, 2O17 in an online…

Thus their complaint asserts that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is a kleptocrat, a term that was only coined in the late 1990s to describe African dictators like Joseph Mobutu, Sani Abacha and…

Umno needs to reset its direction following its loss in GE14. By TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today The more I look at Umno, the more it looks the same, regardless of whether it was before or after…

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily Luckily we had a new government after the May 9 general elections. If BN were to continue running this country, more unimaginable things could pop up. Imagine…

Chandra Muzaffar On May 21, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad disclosed that Malaysia’s debt had reached more than RM1 trillion. The next day, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the…

Now that the general election is over, our new leaders must govern with rationality rather than emotion and impulse. From TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today It has been almost three weeks since…

Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Shahidan Kassim has always treated Perlis as his political fiefdom. Everyone in Umno knows that. They also know better than to challenge him because he will…

Wong Chun Wai, The Star IF there’s one government agency which needs a complete overhaul by the new federal government, it must be the notorious National Civics Bureau, better known to…

Dissolving SPAD will only muddle the development of public transport. SPAD is not some sort of legacy of the past government. Public transport should be moving forward for Malaysia instead of…

As an Indian and a democrat – and as an opposition politician also facing a seemingly unvanquishable foe in power, and looking to unity and popular support to bring about change – I can only wish…

Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online The new government is still riding high after two weeks. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s popularity, according to an online poll, is higher than even that of rock…

We sure as hell want to know what happened. We don’t mind the language. Leslie Lau, Managing Editor, The Malay Mail Online What exactly is a “less blunt tool”? In a column this news…

By Clement Stanley, Free Malaysia Today As a Sabahan, I have a vested interest in what goes on in my state. I believe the same goes for all those who voted, and even those who did not vote in…

(MMO) - Umno, Pribumi and Perkasa are interchangeable and members can swap parties as and when, depending on who’s leading it. All the Barisan Nasional (BN) parties are soul-searching. Each…

Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today The new Pakatan Harapan government claims to be serious about implementing the rule of law in this country without fear or favour instead of the arbitrary…

Elections in Malaysia have toppled close Saudi ally Najib Razak. His downfall could expose how and why Riyadh gave him hundreds of millions of dollars in donations Azzam Tamimi, Middle East Eye…

Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail may be the Deputy Prime Minister designate but on Thursday, as her famous husband prepared for freedom, her role as wife took over as…

Kapil Sethi, Malay Mail Online ABU or Anyone But Umno, or Asalkan Bukan Umno. For the long Najib Razak years amid the rise of Pakatan Rakyat, its demise and the rise of Pakatan Harapan (PH),…