The mythical social contract

The fact behind the wording is that the term was used for the first time in 1986 by Datuk Abdullah Ahmad, Umno member of Parliament and journalist – that is, 30 years after independence. Lim Teck…

Enough distractions, PH

Kua Kia Soong, FMT Since its victory in the last general election, Pakatan Harapan (PH) has been feeding us an endless stream of distractions while not providing a political economic and…

Wake-up call for Pakatan govt

The Islamic flavour, the sheer numbers and single-minded purpose of protesters at the anti-Icerd rally means that the government cannot afford to ignore what the Malays want.  Joceline Tan, The…

Calling the kettle black

Wong Chun Wai, The Star MALAYSIANS are a very strange lot. Not all of us, mind you, but a big portion of us seem to find it easy to contradict our own behaviour and thoughts. It’s like some…

Can Umno go without MCA?

Even though there are 120 Malay-majority seats or over half of the total, non-Malays could be the kingmakers in many of them. Umno and PAS may not win all! Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily MCA…