Dr M jolts China’s Belt-Road plan

Ho Wah Foon, The Star THE unexpected cancellation of the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad last week has jolted China’s plan to view…

Stop Penang Transport Master Plan

Dear Sirs, While the move to review all mega infrastructure projects is laudable, it is imperative for the Pakatan Harapan government to review the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan…

The un-Islamisation of Malaysia

If you believe in a Secular State, democracy, human rights, civil liberties, etc., then no one should be forced to believe what he or she does not want to believe. And this includes Muslims who no…

Imagine if Najib is still the PM

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily Luckily we had a new government after the May 9 general elections. If BN were to continue running this country, more unimaginable things could pop up. Imagine…

Pakatan people are no angels either

Faiq Khalifa I think I've been silent long enough. Well apart from being cynical and taking some pot shots at PH and BN dipstick and all that, it's time to kick some senses into those thick…

You cannot resist change

Salleh Said Keruak The 9th May 2018 GE14 is just one more in a series of changes of governments all over the world. Back in the 1800s, soon after the Napoleonic Wars, what is known as 'The Age…

Malaysia’s Debt – Deconstructed

MALAYSIAN FINANCE BLOGSPOT Nobody is spooking anyone by revealing the level of debt the country is facing. Before we can properly address the debt, we have to be honest and come clean. No point…

Debts and the push for reforms

Chandra Muzaffar On May 21, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad disclosed that Malaysia’s debt had reached more than RM1 trillion. The next day, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the…

Mega crisis in mini state

Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Shahidan Kassim has always treated Perlis as his political fiefdom. Everyone in Umno knows that. They also know better than to challenge him because he will…