Mahathir’s multiple predicaments

Mahathir is facing three predicaments. His role in sabotaging 1MDB has been revealed, his son Mokhzani may end up in jail for the crime of insider trading, and Mukhriz and Muhyiddin are going to…

Political fuddle and racial jumble

Will Dr Mahathir's Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia continue with the misleading definition of 'Malay' as seen in Umno all these years? Farah Harith, Free Malaysia Today Perhaps because my…

What will Mahathir’s final move be?

1MDB has been milked to the maximum until there is no longer even a drop to spare. Clearly the 1MDB issue is not going to bring Najib down. The only option left seems to be a ‘Malaysian Spring’.…

Is the Malaysian Dream Dead?

Karamjit Gill There was a moment many years ago where we thought reforms in Malaysia was a possibility. There was a moment in time where we thought our beloved country might have a bright…

Karenah “Bapa Demo” Tidak Tulen

Khairul Naim Rafidi Terkejut juga hari ini membaca pengakuan seorang hulubalang kanan bahawa beliau merupakan “bapa demo”. Mungkin sahaja “kaki demo” seperti Isham Rais, Adam Adli, Syukri…

Au·thor·i·tar·i·an

SeaDemon Says Former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan knows very well what Mahathir would do to those he hates.  He experienced that first hand in 1990 when Mahathir went all…

Lynch is a bully

(Malaysia Outlook) - A Malaysian-born Australian lawyer Quintin Rozario has labelled the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch as a ‘bully’ over her “gung-ho” civil suit press conference on Malaysian…

Money laundering and the art world

Illegal money pumped through art dealers and auction houses is said to contribute to the rise in the value of fine art. Akhbar Satar, Free Malaysia Today One of the ways of turning dirty or…

Early polls for Malaysia?

Barisan will not call for an early general election unless it is sure of winning. The harsh reality is that it is the rural bumiputeras who will decide and not the ‘Wall Street Journal’. Wong…

Dr M and the ‘grand coalition’

The driving force behind Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is no less than the once formidable Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad but news of its formation has failed to fire up public imagination. Joceline…