In short, money talks, bullshit walks. And without money you can forget about dissolving Parliament to call for fresh federal elections. The anti-Najib forces can then proceed with the planned vote…

The old street fighter only gets better with age. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Mahathir’s iconic appearance at the Bersih 4 rally has been discussed, dissected, and debated by the pundits…

If you control the political funding then you control the Prime Minister. And Najib did not like that arrangement one bit. So he got certain Middle Eastern friends to help him out and they did. They…

Much effort is being expended to convince the converted, while the fence-sitters and naysayers are being ignored almost completely. Jay Jay Denis, The Malay Mail Online If the target in…

PAS under Tok Guru attended all the BERSIH rallies despite all disagreements with its political coalition partners. The cause was of utmost importance and nothing can prevent PAS from not…

Salleh Said Keruak Anwar Ibrahim said that PAS is still part of the opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat. “The formation of a new opposition party (Parti Amanah Negara) committed to change and…

Whatever the denial made, Anwar welcome Tun M's presence at Bersih 4.0 . He or his people could have concocted it as a snub or teasing of Tun M. nevertheless, Tun M has given him a moral victory.…

UMNO and PAS seem to feel the pulse of the Malays, rightly or wrongly to you. And PAS is not even pro-Najib and yet they were not there. What does that tell you? Umar Mukhtar As a means to…

It is pointless to rue the lack of Malay support for Bersih 4 when that could have been easily overcome by treating Malay leaders with more respect. Zaidgeist Thank you, Mr President, for…

James Alin, Fakulti Perniagaan, Ekonomi dan Perakaunan UNiversiti Malaysia Sabah Nilai Ringgit Malaysia (RM) telah merosot sebanyak 30% (kepada US Dollar (USD). Awal hari ini (24 Ogos 2014) nilai…

Adam Reza, Malay Mail Online It’s been a tough year for the Malaysian ringgit and its recent depreciation has raised plenty of concerns. How did this happen and why now? Many Malaysians have…

Media statement by 1Malaysia Development Berhad We refer to recent media reports concerning certain bank accounts being frozen in Switzerland, in relation to a probe being conducted by the…

Malaysians, as Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said, are people with a third-world mentality living in a country with a first-world infrastructure. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin Just because a…

Hakim Joe I absolutely make no apologies for some plain speaking on this day after the Merdeka Day. I write today more in compassion than anger or sorrow, fully hoping that my views will not be…

The revival of populist former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad comes at a price for the people of Malaysia. Joyce Lee, The Diplomat Mahathir Mohamad received a hero’s welcome at the Bersih…

While working towards a more progressive society we should be wary of creating extremists along the way. Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today “I wish the FRU beat the shit out of the Bersih…

Just when we UMNO were about to 'turun padang' to give support, 'friends' from PKR added a 5th demand. THIS IS WHERE BERSIH4 lost support. Dear everybody, So much fuss about lack of attendance…

“It is a patriotic call from the Chinese. They are not saying they are packing up their bags and leaving the country. They are doing this because they are concerned with the way the country is…

From the Eleventh The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has revealed that the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Zeti Aziz and her family has links to offshore…

Lee Yuk Peng, The Ant Daily QUICK TAKE: The recently concluded Bersih 4 rally highlighted several points worthy of attention. Firstly, the majority of participants at the rally were urban…

Huan's Thoughts Just how far is Mahathir willing to bend backwards in his bid to oust Najib? The answer is a back-bending exercise beginning with Clare Rewcastle-Brown that ballooned into a…

Salleh Said Keruak Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad keeps repeating that a vote of no confidence should be passed against Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. He even attended the Bersih rally over the…

(Mykmu) - Secara tidak langsung juga kedudukan BN Perak, Johor dan Kedah bertambah kukuh dengan tindakan beberapa Adun PAS meninggalkan parti dan menyertai parti yang dipimpin Mat Sabu.…

Every day that it avoids serious contestation, and every day that it survives overt challenge (or is not made to face one), it further consolidates itself, “normalises” the conditions under which…

And after that came Bersih 2 and  Bersih 3, and now, Bersih 4. But the Bersih that came after the 10th November 2007 Bersih march was not what we had in mind. It was not a political movement. It was…

Robin Stanley Augustin, The Ant Daily In the past few months, we have read reports on hijacking activities in the busy Straits of Malacca. In the past few days, there have been other…

You can hate him all you want, but don't pretend you didn't need him at the rally. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Mahathir Mohamad’s presence at last weekend’s Bersih rally marked a watershed…

(The Rakyat Post) - The weekend at Independence Square (now known as Dataran Merdeka, and once known as Selangor Club padang or simply The Padang) went without incident. Of course, that depends…

LSS Report What if Tun Mahathir is correct that Najib stole RM2.6 billion from 1MDB and put it into his personal accounts? A few days ago, Tun Mahathir said this: "Tun M said that it (RM2.6…

The upcoming Kongress Rakyat offers a better alternative for those seeking change Sahabat Seperjuangan Because the Malay crowd was not there, the ruling regime did not feel threatened and…