The Pakatan Harapan dilemma

The opposition bloc provides a good democratic environment, but it must not keep the public in the dark on the direction of individual parties or the coalition as a whole. Arveent…

When the system falls apart

The fact that a simple sentence as orang atasan cakap jangan campur tangan was enough to stop the auditor-general's office from pursuing the case shows that this whole system is severely flawed…

Rafizi fighting too many fires

PKR’s ‘Wonder Boy’ is taking a huge gamble by openly questioning Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s ‘amanat’ or mandate to engage with PAS in facing the general election. Joceline Tan, The Star…

PKR infighting boils over

The disagreement between those who want to engage PAS and those who don’t has left PKR circles stirred and shaken. It also lifted the lid on the split between the Datuk Seri Azmin Ali camp and the…

Abolishing GST not the answer

By Darshan Singh Dhillon, Free Malaysia Today It has been almost two and a half years since the hugely unpopular goods and services tax (GST) was introduced in Malaysia. We now pay tax in…

Still a thorn in Pakatan’s side

There are doubts that Pakatan Harapan’s declaration of ‘talak tiga’ or final divorce from PAS will prevent PKR from continuing to engage PAS from behind the scenes. Joceline Tan, The Star…

Krisis PKR: Amanah menangguk di air keroh?

Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) sekali lagi menunjukkan ‘keletah politiknya’ apabila menyebarkan kebimbangan kononnya parti komponennya, PKR, akan berpecah akibat pertikaian di antara pemimpin parti…

Malaysia at 60: The Promise Fades

A cynical population has tired of promises and as Malaysia goes to 2018, when general elections must be called by June, there is more uncertainty than there ever was in the last 60 years.” John…

In the interest of justice?

The old fellow had been powerless for a long time and was in no way able to stop an RCI into the Bank Negara losses or Memali. Why wait until now? Azmi Sharom, Sin Chew Daily Royal…

Malay tsunami – fact or psywar?

DAP has been talking about a Malay tsunami that will carry Pakatan Harapan to power. But without PAS in the coalition, where is the giant wave of Malay votes going to come from?  Joceline Tan,…

What kind of country are we after?

Poor work attitude has unfortunately become synonymous with Malaysians, making us an international laughing stock as we host this major sporting event. Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily We did…

Sparks fly over ‘50, Love Lane’

Joceline Tan, The Star The war of words between the powerful Penang government and a Chinese cultural group over a heritage property in George Town’s inner city has grown more intense. TWO…

An open letter to Pakatan’s defenders

Don’t pretend to be any better than the Umno and BN mouthpieces you so despise. Don’t pretend you want to save Malaysia. What you crave is not genuine change, but regime change. Sebastian Loh,…

Pribumi’s Catch-22

It is inconceivable Pribumi can muster greater moral legitimacy when it is a near copy of the team it seeks to defeat. Praba Ganesan, The Malay Mail Online Pribumi is dead in the water. Last…

The Mahathir-Muhyiddin dynamic

But the constitution of Pribumi is clear about how the two roles are different. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star PARTI Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia will be celebrating its first anniversary on Sept…

Malaysia’s Frankenstein

Even a man who once had a reputation as a Malay supremacist has ended up looking like a traitor to the Malays. Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar, Free Malaysia Today Ask a Malay to tell you the…