Bersih 5 a test for the opposition

If there is a low turnout of Malays on Saturday, it will indicate that support for Najib Razak among rural voters is still strong, says report. (FMT) - Saturday’s Bersih 5 rally will tell whether…

The real work isn’t in the streets

Protests are a great way to dramatise a statement, but are the right people getting the message? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today As Bersih 5 approaches, there is a fear that the protest would…

Rakyat sedang dipergunakan

Melalui laungan keramat, suara rakyat, “people power” dan sebagainya, rakyat secara mudahnya dimanipulasi menjadi satu gerakan untuk memenuhi agenda sesuatu parti dan kumpulan mahupun individu.…

When God Is Not Lord

SeaDemon Says Oh! Here goes a Muslim trying to teach Christians about Christianity. I don’t see the wrong in doing so when I see Christians in the form of DAP politicians quoting the Quran…

The new China Syndrome

That is what is sorely needed to improve MCA’s chances of winning back the Chinese vote in the next general election, which is Najib’s ultimate challenge to the party. June H.L. Wong, The Star…

Pakatan: Peddlers of Hope

Eight years on and they are still trying to sell what’s possible rather than list out what they have achieved. Mak Khuin Weng Hope. It was what the united coalition of opposition parties of…

Husni taking his last breath

Husni knows that the end is near so he has asked his wife to jump into the fray and cover his back. Husni is now facing the same predicament as Anwar, so his wife has to play the same role as Wan…

Political undercurrents in Pakatan

Joceline Tan, The Star TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad looked dashing in red. He has become a passionate champion of the Opposition and he was in top form as the keynote speaker at the first Pakatan…

Stumped by the Trump victory

Joceline Tan, The Star POLITICIANS in Malaysia rarely have nothing to say about anything but they were dumbfounded when Donald Trump won the presidency of the United States. Days later, many…

‘Azmin did not appreciate deal’

In an exclusive hard-hitting interview with the ‘New Sunday Times’, former Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim shares the dealings made between the state government and Syarikat…

PPBM’s battle for supremacy

PPBM is at a loss as to what to do. DAP does not want it in Pakatan Harapan. So PPBM has no choice but to announce it is reconsidering the plan to join Pakatan Harapan and might, instead, form a…