Open house politics in Kelantan

Lim had apparently committed a faux pas. Husam used to be a rising star in PAS but his political career has nose-dived. Everyone in Kelantan knows that he is persona non grata with the palace. The…

It’s not just about winning seats

While many have commented on PAS as a political party, PAS sees itself primarily as an Islamic movement. For PAS, its actual roles are divided into three: propagating Islam (da’wah), educating…

Why Kit Siang can work with Mahathir

There is no denying the RCI is going to announce that three crimes have been committed. First is Bank Negara lost US$10 billion gambling on the forex market. Second is they lied to the Cabinet by…

DAP to know fate next week

“If the regulations are not followed, then the RoS will take a professional decision in accordance with the DAP constitution” (The Third Force) -  The fate of DAP, which is teetering on the…

The Running Serial Convict

SeaDemon Says Today, His Majesty The Sultan of Selangor attended the Selangor Hari Raya Open House held at the MPAJ field in Pandan Indah.  In attendance was the Menteri Besar of Selangor,…

Mahathir the scandal king

Johor Bahru MP Shahrir Samad who supported the so-called Team B during the Umno infighting in 1987, had been previously reported as saying that corruption, nepotism and the widening wealth gap…

Feb date for general elections?

The next general election will be taking place in a world that has not been this uncertain since Sept 11, 2001.   Joceline Tan, The Star REPORTERS at The Star were told to try and clear…

Who can replace Anwar Ibrahim?

Malaysia’s opposition superstar has said he will not stand for Prime Minister. This leaves big questions, and divisions, for his coalition. by Isabel Yeo, edited by Francesca Ross, Asean Today…

New heights of China’s rise

Munir Majid, The Star ONE of the striking features of the map in China’s Belt and Road initiative is that America is not on it. This is not necessarily intentional, because the routes that…

PKR reform credentials in deep doubt

He can say anything prior to an election and you bet he would, wakakaka, but there is no iron-clad guarantee the so-called Pakatan reform agenda will be met after the election. KTemoc Konsiders…

Mahathir is a fine one for talking

Raja Sara Petra Reading Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s blog posting today is like reading ‘Ripley’s Believe It Or Not’. I just could not believe Mahathir would have the audacity to say what he said. The…

Mahathir is totally losing his mind

Now, can you see that the HRW 2000 and 2001 reports on Mahathir and Malaysia are similar to what Mahathir said about Najib and Malaysia in his blog posting today? Mahathir is like a whore who is…

GE14: The local tipping points

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online Tip O’Neill is attributed with the saying, “All politics is local.” I understand we currently are not fans of meddlesome Americans, but perhaps our country’s…

Kit Siang getting senile by the day

But that is politics. In Malaysia politics is a zero-sum game. It is a winner takes all and loser loses all contest. So do not dabble in this type of no-holds-barred -- or the rule is there are no…