Revenge is a dish best served cold

A struggle for power, position and privilege and everything else that it brings. DENNIS IGNATIUS The knives are out! Mahathir is the ultimate target but for now the powers that be are happy to…

Political chess in Malaysia

The relentless political tussling puts every national stride forward at risk, overshadowed by a lack of direction and foresight. The true path forward is not a dichotomy of “my way” or “your way,”…

Is Mahathir his own worst enemy?

When he retired as prime minister in 2003, most Malaysians felt Dr Mahathir Mohamad would be leaving behind a respectable legacy. Few think so now. A. Kathirasen, Yahoo News Dr Mahathir Mohamad,…

A letter from a concerned reader

Dominic Damian Dear Mahathir Mohamad I am not addressing you with the standard conventional protocol of respect on the exalted titles you possess or the medical title you earned. It will be…

The Constitution at a Crossroads

There were, and remain, many other challenges to constitutionalism and the rule of law in our nascent democracy. Shad Saleem Faruqi, Reflecting on the Law THE Faculty of Law at Universiti…