PH at a crossroads

By Tay Tian Yan The crack within the Pakatan Harapan pact is widening. Taping the crack will not help much but is utterly unsightly. DAP's Lim Guan Eng and Amanah's Mat Sabu have issued…

It’s the lack of legitimacy, stupid!

Consent of the governed means the legitimate and moral right to use state power, which is only justified and lawful when consented by the people. Those who lack legitimacy do not have the right to…

Is Najib ready for a comeback?

Surely this is the same Najib whom people had apparently hated just two years ago and the Najib they are now seemingly in love with? Clement Stanley, FMT When Najib Razak adopted the catchy word…

What’s Mahathir up to?

There are no fundamental differences between Mahathir, Muhyiddin and most UMNO-PAS leaders. They all want a Malay unity government; they all want to keep Anwar from becoming prime minister and they…

Mahathir’s great conspiracy game

Mahathir’s agenda was four-fold – stymie Anwar’s ambitions to succeed him; limit the influence of the DAP which he felt had grown too powerful; isolate his enemies within UMNO; and build a new Malay…

Apakah kerajaan akan berubah lagi?

DATO’ MUSTAFA ALI – HARAKAHDAILY SAYA merasa terpanggil untuk membuat sedikit pencerahan mengenai situasi politik sekarang kerana terlalu banyak desas-desus spekulasi dan dakwaan yang…

THE MAKING OF “DUMB AND DUMBER”

Introduction The recent resolution to Riza Aziz’s case is not a controversial one. I fear that controversy was created by interested parties to get at Najib Tun Razak by prejudicing his ongoing…

Dr M fights back like an angry tiger

He could have held the press conference anywhere, but he chose the party headquarters to send the message that he is not taking what happened lying down. Joceline Tan, The Star IF the…

What now for Mahathir?

Nicholas Chung, FMT Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s sacking from PPBM has prompted a political analyst to predict aggressive manoeuvres from the former prime minister and another to call for his…

The fight for Bersatu’s soul

The positions some lawmakers took during the recent abbreviated Parliament sitting has raised urgent questions within the party. Philip Golingai, The Star SOME sort of history was created…