Bersatu : The party of the Malay rejects?

PN has been trying to topple the unity government almost from the day it was formed, but though it is Bersatu’s Muhyiddin that is the commander in chief of PN, it is actually PAS that is fighting…

No middle ground to stupid taxes

Malaysia’s tax system has become a mess of ad-hoc taxes most of which are legacies from previous governments. The time is ripe for a bonfire of taxes and a simpler system for everyone. Geoffrey…

Is the King out of Line?

Nehru Sathiamoorthy After hearing the Agong’s speech during the opening of the Dewan Rakyat, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim has called out the new Agong, by saying that the Agong has crossed the…

Why is the Ringgit falling?

Economics doesn’t always provide precise answers Murray Hunter The Malaysian Ringgit has fallen 4.8 percent this year and we have not even reached the end of February. The Ringgit briefly…

Its time for real rice reform

Need policies that enhance communities Murray Hunter With a drought prevailing across south-east Asia, leading to irrigation water shortages and declining production, it has long been evident…

Why PAS is not for me

They have no answers to any of nation’s problems. They are divisive, intolerant and regressive. It will be a dark day for Malaysia if they were to take power in Putrajaya. Dennis Ignatius In the…

PAS tunjuk sikap ‘big brother’?

Dalam mengejar kerjasama Umno hidupkan semula MN, persetujuan Bersatu diabaikan PAS. (FMT) - Cadangan Hashim Jasin memujuk Umno untuk bersetuju bekerjasama menghidupkan kembali Muafakat Nasional…

New Villages; old prejudices

If DAP leaders think that playing nice with UMNO will help them advance their own political agenda, they are going to be disappointed. UMNO has not changed; they still have an oversized sense of…