Why politicians don’t lie

The fact is, we keep believing politicians – over and over again – even when something at the back of our mind whispers ‘don’t trust him/her’. A. Kathirasen, FMT As I lie down on my bed, eyes…

The Way Forward on Article 153

To ‘safeguard’ the Malay special position ... in effect have meant excluding or discriminating against non Malay participation, although article 153 has a balancing provision expressing the need for…

MCMC complains to X (Twitter)

Hello @RajaPetra, In the interest of transparency, we are writing to inform you that X has received a request from the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission regarding your X…

What’s happening in Perlis?

Murray Hunter Up unit GE15, Perlis had always been an UMNO stronghold. Even after GE14 in 2018, when Pakatan Harapan came to power, UMNO managed to win 10 out of the 15 seats in the state…

Malaysia: The Sarawak secession?

The Borneo state has won greater autonomy and holds all the cards for more concessions. James Chin, The Interpreter The ruling coalition in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, Gabugan Parti…

Have we reached a turning point?

Dennis Ignatius The PM is surely being disingenuous. By now, we don’t need lessons from him about the role and functions of the Pardons Board. We all know that the King has the authority and…

Anthony Loke’s choices

After months in office, the government remains clueless and directionless.  Its legislative agenda is in shambles. Its reform agenda is a joke. Its economic agenda is vague at best. Fighting…

BEC: Part 5 – Gone the reformers

Dennis Ignatius One clear message that emanated from the recently concluded Bumiputera Economic Congress is that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has now turned his back on reformasi. The reformer,…