Zahid: hero or zero?

Was Ahmad Zahid Hamidi the ‘mastermind’ who toppled Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister, or did Mahathir resign because his advice was rejected? Romen Bose, FMT I find the ongoing war of…

Anwar’s brave new world

When one looks at Anwar Ibrahim’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood, exemplified by Malaysia’s giving material aid to Hamas, the World Economic Forum (WEF), the US, and expression to…

Madani government 1 – 1 Meta

If Meta obliges the Madani government and applies for the licence, then we can see it as a decisive victory on behalf of the Madani government. Nehru Sathiamoorthy On July 27, the MCMC…

If not Anwar, who?

Dennis Ignatius One of the questions commonly thrown at those who are critical of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – dubbed Anwar haters by one columnist – is that if not Anwar, then who? In not…

Not just a ceremonial King

Sultan Ibrahim cares deeply and is also a man of action who wants to get things done. THE perception of many Malaysians who have never met His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, is this: He…

The Sungai Bakap Byelection

Murray Hunter The Penang State seat of Sungai Bakap is located right in the middle of a PKR stronghold, just south of the Seberang Perai area. Sungai Bakap is one of three state seats (the…

Why politicians don’t lie

The fact is, we keep believing politicians – over and over again – even when something at the back of our mind whispers ‘don’t trust him/her’. A. Kathirasen, FMT As I lie down on my bed, eyes…

The Way Forward on Article 153

To ‘safeguard’ the Malay special position ... in effect have meant excluding or discriminating against non Malay participation, although article 153 has a balancing provision expressing the need for…

MCMC complains to X (Twitter)

Hello @RajaPetra, In the interest of transparency, we are writing to inform you that X has received a request from the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission regarding your X…

What’s happening in Perlis?

Murray Hunter Up unit GE15, Perlis had always been an UMNO stronghold. Even after GE14 in 2018, when Pakatan Harapan came to power, UMNO managed to win 10 out of the 15 seats in the state…