Makcik Pia and stage 2 of the MCO

Will the rules for stage 2 of the MCO mean more overcrowding, and greater risk of infection? Nathaniel Tan, The Star WHEN Makcik Pia (not to confused with her famous distant cousin…

Muhyiddin rises to the occasion

Munir Majid, NST Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has risen to the occasion to become the man of the hour. As Malaysians, we must all work together and with him so that as this…

Politics in pandemic

With some politicians pressing the pause button on politicking because of Covid-19, what are the potential political fights that have been put on hold until the MCO is lifted? Philip Golingai,…

Lessons we can learn

K. K. TAN AND AZMI ANSHAR THE longest week in Malaysia’s political history remained surrealistically under suspended animation until the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, using his judgment and…

Malaysia’s ‘Malay First’ Malaise

Who among the Malaysian political elite can feasibly claim to run a clean and competent government? Certainly not new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who does not have a good reputation, having…

The answer is still blowing in the wind

His non-partisan government idea had drawn a cold reception from most quarters and especially from political parties and, overnight, Dr Mahathir was no longer their top choice for the top job. In…

Hanya tinggal Dr M selepas 48 jam

Dalam 48 jam lepas, nasib Mahathir berubah daripada status seorang PM yang perlu diganti dengan Anwar pada 2020, kepada seorang ahli Parlimen bebas yang pertama mendapat sokongan hampir semua…

Another roller coaster ride ahead

Like the one that has just crumbled, the would-be new coalition also comprises strange bedfellows who until recently were fighting like cats and dogs, be it in Parliament or the media. Joceline…

To all moral PH fans, the joke is on you

You said that you didn’t vote for this? Come on! Don’t be stupid. Faiq Khalifa, FMT Whatever your elected representatives do right now in terms of re-arranging the political structure or to…

Does Pakatan Harapan really care?

Instead, we see the same old situation continuing. PH ministers respond by blaming everything on the former government, that their hands are tied. Tied to whom? Dennis Ignatius, FMT It is…

Time to stop the political games

Ivanpal Singh Grewal, The Star THE last couple of months have been very interesting for Gerakan as the party has found itself, perforce, in the political limelight after being in the wilderness…

Umno-PAS taken for a ride by Mahathir?

With so many hurdles along the way in a cooperation with Umno-PAS, it appears that Tun M has very likely made use of the opposition to mitigate the pressure for him to resign. Lim Sue Goan, Sin…