Umar Mukhtar I have refrained from commenting on the current political developments for almost a week now hoping that things will settle down and we can see the wheat from the chaff. Sure…

Salleh Said Keruak A fake document is being circulated on the Internet and in the social media, which is supposed to be a draft of a charge sheet against Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak that the…

Najib has largely ignored calls for the application of the rule of law, adherence to the Constitution, the allegations on human rights abuses, the crackdown on critics of the government and his…

The only community that will vote against BN will be the Sarawak Chinese community, which is likely to be the case in the upcoming Sarawak elections. James Chin A recent survey suggests that…

All you need is one person to instigate trouble and all hell breaks loose. Past organisers have said troublemakers are implanted to incite trouble. Do not blame anybody because you give them the…

1. These allegations by foreign national Clare Rewcastle Brown in political blog Sarawak Report are false. 2. The alleged charge sheets are not in and never reached the Attorney General's…

Anyway, the Attorney General’s Chambers has issued a statement saying that the so-called charge sheet against Najib is actually a fake so maybe Sarawak Report is trying to con the public or someone…

Salleh Said Keruak With my recent appointment as a Senator and Cabinet member that is going to increase the demands on my time. I will still, however, put aside some time to continue to Blog my…

In short, Najib is giving them the rope with which they will hang themselves with once Najib comes out to explain and reveal that all these people who had been whacking him all this while knew the…

By removing his deputy and the attorney-general, Mr Najib has clearly shown he intends to stay on top of the crisis. He also inducted into Cabinet Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, the equally outspoken…

Ian McIntyre, The Heat When Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak wielded his axe to remove his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin from the Cabinet, memories of 1987 and 1998 came…

It is one thing for the Prime Minister of Malaysia and President of UMNO to pick off his rivals within or without UMNO one at a time. But it is altogether a different ball game when the Rakyat, …

The Plot Thickens, Special branch is currently investigating Governer Zeti, Datuk Shamsiah, Datuk Shamsuddin and Abdul Rahman of Bank Negara Malaysia under section 124 of the penal code. Section…

The 1MDB crisis is not a micro issue. It is a symptom of a larger problem in the political system. It exemplifies how key important decisions are being made by the administration. It highlights a…

The next party election is likely to take place only in 2018 and probably after the next general election. This was agreed upon at the last Umno supreme council meeting. No one sees Muhyiddin and…

There is no basis for Pakatan leaders perpetually asserting they speak for the people, because of one voting day. While a democratic vote is valuable it changes too. Praba Ganesan, MMO A…

If the proponents of GHB want to be taken seriously, they have to explicitly state what makes them different from PKR, PAS and Umno. Rama Ramanathan, TMI Disgruntled members of PAS,…

Loyar Burok This is not going to be well received by many. But let me emphasise the title of this opinion piece. Why I (meaning me, personally and singularly) will not join the Bersih 4 Rally.…

Jason Chin After officiating an essay writing competition organised by Yayasan Maybank and Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana not long ago, Tun Dr. Mahathir said if he were in Prime Minister Najib’s…

Dan Slater, University of Chicago, East Asia Forum At least embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is right about one thing. The current mess in Malaysian politics is the making of his…

The battle line was drawn much earlier. Prior to the latest salvo fired, the politicians in power who were either for or against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had taken their positions.…

The Malays have seldom taken kindly to the removal of one of their leaders in so stark a manner over a political dispute. The last time a DPM was forced out abruptly, the Reformasi movement was…

The ex-DPM now has the opportunity to be an effective champion for the anti-Najib forces Scott Ng, FMT So far, Muhyiddin Yassin seems graceful in his exit, making polite remarks about Prime…

Today, at 11.00am, Muhyiddin Yassin will be holding a press conference. At this press conference he will be explaining why he was sacked. And the story he will tell is that he was sacked for…

Best hope of political rehabilitation may be to join forces with Mahathir Mark Clements, Free Malaysia Today Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today followed the same path out of…

Will Muhyiddin now join Harapan Baru, which will become the new partner in Pakatan Rakyat 2.0, and which is said is going sweep the country in the next general election in 2018 and replace Barisan…

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s frank speech at the Cheras Umno meeting was widely seen as a move to create momentum ahead of the party’s division AGMs. Joceline Tan, The Star DATUK Seri Syed Ali…

Salleh Said Keruak The statement by the Umno Deputy President and Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, is that he and the rest of the Umno Supreme Council and Cabinet are totally in the…

All we are getting is press statements from ministers denying the allegations. Where is the proof? Show the people proof that the allegations are wrong and then take necessary actions. …

Tajuddin Rosli First it was Tony Pua, then Rafizi Ramli, but now other members from opposition parties are starting to realise that they too may be barred from leaving the country. The Edge…