Power play in Selangor DAP polls

DAP is the most powerful party in Selangor now but the man to watch is not its chairman Tony Pua. It’s a pair of powerful warlords who had a big hand in the outcome of the recent state party…

A Selangor under DAP?

With the news now out that an additional eight seats being contested under DAP, we will be looking at a state assembly with this party being in the majority in the near future. Hafidz Baharom,…

The Pakatan logic

Karamjit Gill, Malay mail Online When we first saw light at the end of the tunnel, it gave us all hope. As we progressed towards the light source it was initially getting brighter signifying an…

Najib looks unshakeable

The enemy within is often more lethal than the enemy outside and Umno is abuzz with talk that some kind of action will be brought against leaders who are like ‘scissors within the fold’.…

New approaches to cash aid

A lesson we ought to have learnt from subsidy rationalisation is that programmes such as BR1M can only grow bigger if it stays. More people would be included in rather than excluded from the…

A kick in the teeth for Pakatan

Budget 2016 has received international praise, hence the opposition should give credit where it's due Bob Ramli, Free Malaysia Today Budget 2016 has been internationally praised as a…

Too much sound and fury

The current state of politics in the country is marked by a troubled ruling coalition and an opposition in disarray. Joceline Tan, The Star Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is still getting used to…

Correcting Najib’s fatal mistakes

It is still not too late for Najib to pull our country out of its economic tail spin but he has little time left Koon Yew Yin, Berita Daily When the curtain comes down on Najib Razak as the…

Mahathir no longer untouchable

Najib is showing a more brazen approach against dissent, one that highlights his loyalty-first policy Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today After nearly a year of campaigning against Prime Minister…

Beyond the no-confidence vote

The opposition's golden opportunity lies not in the no-confidence motion, but with Malay electorate. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today And so, for the first time ever in Malaysian history, a…

Najib’s new front line seizes control

It appears that Nazri and Pandikar have taken over for now from the likes of Rahman Dahlan and Salleh Keruak. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Parliament is in session once again, and our…