Is PAS still part of Pakatan Rakyat?

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…

Rally Behind Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad

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…

More to ringgit slide than politics

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…

At whatever cost the greater good!

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…

Where did we go wrong?

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…

Bersih 4 Was Not a Feel-Good Picnic

“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…

Bersih 4: a win-win outcome?

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…

The unsung heroes behind BERSIH

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…

A ‘Malay Dilemma’ in the offing?

(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…

Statement by Lester Melanyi

This weekend, my former boss Clare Rewcastle Brown did interviews with foreign media about Malaysia. Some think it’s strange that a British woman keeps talking about Malaysia, but I was not…

The decline of Malaysian Chinese

Cheah Sin Chong, My Nation Malaysian Chinese are in fast decline – no thanks to the persistent efforts of a devilish party the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in sowing seeds of hatred into the…

At what cost the greater good?

I have no intention of being politically correct when I say that it is obvious that this undeniably Chinese funded and organised demonstration had chosen carefully the dates to flex their muscles…