Mr Feelgood Adenan Satem the real McCoy?

Is this a case of a political leader going back to ideals instead of using his office to strengthen his hold on power and build a business empire that enriches his whole family? Eddie Hoo, The…

Muhyiddin’s no-show says it all

His absence confirmed what some have suspected all along: Muhyiddin is no fighter. Akil Yunus, The Star WHAT would you do if you knew that you were about to be suspended or sacked from your…

Remembering A Familiar Tun(e)

Mustafa Jafar Have you ever had a friend while growing up who always wanted to be first, be the hero or be the striker on the football team only to sulk after not getting their way? Not…

Is Malaysia Sliding Toward Dictatorship?

It is worth noting Malaysia’s score up till 2013 is listed consistently as a 6, which means it barely makes the “democracy” category (scores 6 to 9) and just misses the “open anocracy” one (scores…

Where does Mahathir go from here?

His resignation from Umno can be the start of something new or prove to be a mere whimper. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has played this card before.…

Trust our fellow reformists

For us to succeed the lack of trust amongst the “reformists” must be addressed. We must not be so haughty and condescending towards those who (we think) were once not reformists or progressives…

Muhyiddin has to prove his innocence

Yes, based on the new standards of the justice system where you need to prove your innocence, they will have to prove that all these allegations are not true. So we await that evidence and until and…

Guan Eng gone overboard in sacking?

Why did the PKR five not voice their disagreements in the pre-council meeting? Why launch a surprise attack? Soo Wern Jun, The Heat Malaysia The sacking of two Penang PKR assemblypersons Ong…

Mahathir’s first failure was 1969

So we had the first Umno breakup in 1988. The second Umno breakup in 1998. And we may soon see the third Umno breakup later this year when Dr Mahathir forms his Umno Baru Lagi Baru, which he hopes…

All is not well in paradise

Guan Eng is at his strongest in DAP at this point in time. He has wiped out all his opponents, especially in Malacca and Johor. These were people who dared to go against his leadership but the…