The new China Syndrome

That is what is sorely needed to improve MCA’s chances of winning back the Chinese vote in the next general election, which is Najib’s ultimate challenge to the party. June H.L. Wong, The Star…

Political undercurrents in Pakatan

Joceline Tan, The Star TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad looked dashing in red. He has become a passionate champion of the Opposition and he was in top form as the keynote speaker at the first Pakatan…

Stumped by the Trump victory

Joceline Tan, The Star POLITICIANS in Malaysia rarely have nothing to say about anything but they were dumbfounded when Donald Trump won the presidency of the United States. Days later, many…

Missing the usual sizzle and sparkle

The va va voom was missing at the Penang DAP convention despite Chow Kon Yeow being named successor to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and with the general election on the horizon. Joceline Tan,…

Malaysia: Changing partners

Despite the fawning news reports of great breakthroughs and big achievements, the new deal with China has the all the makings of an unequal relationship. It makes us too dependent on a single…

Game-changer from China visit

Joceline Tan, The Star IT was late afternoon by the time Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak touched down in Beijing earlier this week. The late autumn temperature had dipped to about…

How Ezam sodomised Khairuddin

The Third Force Today, I’m going to unravel a dirty little secret Dato’ Ezam Mohd Nor kept hidden in his crib all this while. No, scratch that. Today, I’m going to unravel a few dirty secrets this…

Pakatan, Mourinho juxtaposed

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online Of course they are indifferent to it. Politics is not in the school curriculum. Can’t fault people confused by developments in Pakatan Rakyat or is it Pakatan…

Voting out democracy

So if a nation is “owned” by its citizens and they don’t find the two candidates vying for the job of president, which is like the ultimate CEO, suitable for a wide variety of reasons, why should…

We aren’t a ‘safety first’ people

Let us not kid ourselves into believing we are actually in the safety first mindset when as parents, members of society or even voters, don't even believe in it. Hafidz Baharom, The Heat Malaysia…

Former enemies now frenemies

Joceline Tan, The Star DAP’s newsmaker and parliamentarian Jeff Ooi marked the 29th anniversary of the notorious Operation Lalang on his Facebook. “Ops Lalang ... 29 years today. A…

So what if Bersih is pro-opposition?

Boo Su-Lyn, Malay Mail Online Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan accuses Bersih of trying to “topple“ the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, which he uses as justification to blacklist government-linked…

Time for an apology, Dr Mahathir

29 years after Operation Lalang, the time is now ripe for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to apologise to both the victims and the nation Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today This 29th anniversary of the…

Back to Politics 101

Who asked them to have so much wealth, to live in a big house and to drive a fancy car? If they didn’t have any of that, then there wouldn’t be any thievery. Azmi Sharom, Brave New World, The…

A Christian’s appeal to Amanah

All Malaysians must stand up and object to the tabling of the amendments to the Shariah Courts Criminal Jurisdiction law KJ John, Free Malaysia Today As a Christian, I wish to congratulate and…

Umno’s two souls

Clive Kessler, The Malay Mail Online Among my friends, including my co-authors in this brave new book, I am often seen, I admit — and on their part pityingly — as some sort of Umno “softie”, an…

The waltz around Hadi’s bill

It is not only the “for” that have been misunderstood. The “against” have also been misrepresented. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today After allowing Hadi Awang’s private member’s bill to…

Why the cuts on MACC in Budget?

Is anti-corruption no longer a high priority on Najib’s agenda? Hafidz Baharom, The Heat Malaysia While Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has highlighted various goodies for the civil…

Why we don’t need NCC2

Boo Su-Lyn, Malay Mail Online There have been calls for the formation of a second National Consultative Council (NCC2) to push for harmony and to resolve a whole laundry list of problems from the…