Are Pakatan Harapan leaders purely stupid or are they so gullible to believe that a man like Mahathir has instantaneously repented?
Narinder Singh, Berita Daily
Many believe that dinosaurs that…
The Chinese community knows that the Pakatan machinery has been working in Malay areas to fish for support, assuming support from Chinese voters is in the bag.
Azman Abdul Hamid is BH…
Raja Sara Petra
Lim Guan Eng is upset that a whistleblower has leaked details about the MACC investigation into the multi-billion Penang undersea tunnel project. Against the backdrop of alleged…
Raja Petra Kamarudin, Malaysia Outlook
A week ago, one-time PKR Deputy President Abdul Rahman Othman, aka ARO, said if you are not a member of one of the four Pakatan Harapan parties — DAP,…
The events of 1998 were nothing compared to this great global recession — but Malaysians did not feel it as bad. Why?
Eric See-To, Free Malaysia Today
The funniest news I read yesterday was…
This is Pakatan Harapan's problem and why they will lose voters more than they gain. Primarily, it is because the Malays don't vote for persona, they vote for brands – we have seen this with…
Eric See-To
The funniest news I read today was from Warisan President Shafie Apdal asking for Sabahans to forgive Tun Mahathir by claiming that Mahathir has the knowledge to "Save Malaysia"…
Zurairi AR, Malay Mail Inline
It was disappointing, but not unexpected. Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) announcement last week that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will return as prime minister — after an…
Joceline Tan, The Star
THE dust has yet to settle in Pakatan Harapan over the naming of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as their prime minister nominee.
The coalition turned an important corner in…
Rashaad Ali, Today Online
The announcement last Sunday by Malaysia’s opposition pact Pakatan Harapan (PH) that it has agreed on parliamentary seat to be contested among its four component…
To prove that Mahathir’s deal with Pakatan Harapan is not about Mukhriz, he will have to be given a state seat to contest. If Mukhriz is given a parliament seat to contest then we know this whole…
David Hutt, Asia Times
On December 30, Malaysia’s longest ever serving prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who now finds himself leader of the same opposition politicians he used to harangue and…
One Man's Meat, The Star
IN my political bubbles, the Opposition has won GE14.
I’ve got two political bubbles. One comprises urban, middle-class people in the Klang Valley.
Those in the…
Sebastian Loh, Malaysia Impact
“I admit many left or stopped supporting UMNO when I left. Now that I am back, and if they think that my struggle is good, they too must come back to UMNO.” – …
KTemoc Konsiders
TMI - Dr Mahathir as Pakatan PM ‘only to win Malay votes’(extracts):
The decision to name Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the opposition’s prime minister candidate is only to draw…
Jeswan Kaur, Berita Daily
Looks like the inevitable ‘Mahathirism’ is here to stay, going by the recent typical Mahathir-style rebuke of dissenting voices.
It is an irony that whilst…
Narinder Singh, Berita Daily
Last August, it was announced by Pakatan Harapan that Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali will be the election director of the coalition leading into the 14th general…
Kua Kia Soong narrates the events which led to his disqualification from the 1995 general election, asks how this compares to Lim Guan Eng's corruption charge.
Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today…
1. Newspaper headlines have reported that the DAP Penang State Government said they have not paid a single sen to the contractors for the Penang Tunnel project so far.
2. While technically true…
Because Mr. Mahathir represents continuity in change, his nomination has just made change more acceptable
Wong Chin Huat, The New York Times
Facing a tricky general election later this…
Despite the ongoing complaints on social media, I saw many coming in and out of the KLIA, Subang Skypark, KL Sentral, Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, and vehicles crawling the highways all over…
How long has the government been declaring and making slogans on national unity? How long have political parties been chanting about national unity in their manifestos?
TK Chua, Free Malaysia…
Najib knows what his focus should be. And his focus is Malay seats and East Malaysian seats. And Mahathir as Pakatan Harapan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting is not going to threaten those 100 or so…
The Third Force
TTF: Back in the day when I had just completed my Masters degree, I joined First Robotics Industrial Science (FRIS), a Canadian themed institution based in Penang. The late Mr.…
KE ARAH POLITIK MALAYSIA YANG MATANG (SIRI 13)
DARI SUDUT LAIN
Apabila kita berbicara mengenai politik idea, kita mestilah melihat kepada sudut-sudut positif yang dibawa oleh setiap pemain…
Dr Chandra Muzaffar
As the 14th General Election draws close, and the various political parties go all out to woo the voters, Malaysian citizens should pay close attention to the manifestos of…
In fact, Azmin is planning to challenge Dr Wan Azizah for the party presidency. Once he takes over as PKR’s President he will want to take over from Wan Azizah the post of Deputy Prime Minister as…
The Reformasi movement commenced in 1998 after Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad sacked his deputy, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. January 2018 marks the end of Reformasi.
Jason Chin
The movement started…
(MMO) - If Pakatan loses out at federal but Selangor Pakatan under Azmin holds on to the state, he can claim leadership of Pakatan and chart the path to the 15th General Election.
Dr M is now…
THE THIRD FORCE
Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Pakatan is not seeking revenge. According to the former premier, the coalition will let the law run its course (see news item below) and refrain from…