Famous sons rise in Youth wing

They are known as ‘anak Tok Guru’ or the offspring of the religious scholars and they are about to take the PAS Youth wing by storm. Joceline Tan, The Star NIK Abduh Nik Aziz caused a stir…

Have Khairy and Nazir jumped ship?

One very surprising re-alignment of alliances is by Najib’s own brother, Nazir of CIMB. He is working with Tong Kooi Ong of The Edge to keep raising stories regarding Low Taek Jho’s hidden hand…

Melancholy days

Fame and fortune mean nothing when you are about to leave this world. The only important thing is to be with your loved ones. So in a few days my loved ones are going to be with me for two weeks.…

The New Dictators Rule by Velvet Fist

(NY Times) - THE standard image of dictatorship is of a government sustained by violence. In 20th-century totalitarian systems, tyrants like Stalin, Hitler and Mao murdered millions in the name of…

Can Najib turn saviour?

Umar Mukhtar That there was a massive abuse of power resulting in RM58 billion forex loss of our money by Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Anwar Ibrahim, Jaafar Husin and Nor Yaakob is well established.…

As what Ku Li said

Salleh Said Keruak YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah a.k.a. Ku Li said something in Parliament today that makes a lot of sense. First he said he does not want to comment on 1MDB at this point of…

‘Menu voting’ in PAS election

The pro-ulama group is asking PAS delegates to vote en bloc to fill the three vice-president posts with a new team. Joceline Tan, The Star PAS politician Datuk Mahfuz Omar has been singing a…

Is Pakatan Baru a Necessity?

Karamjit Gill I have in numerous of my articles questioned the coalition of convenience between PAS, PKR and DAP. With each passing day, the need for a new coalition is becoming more and more…

Imagining a different future

M. Bakri Musa, The Malaysian Insider Much is at stake for Malays. Only those lulled by Hang Tuah’s blustery “takkan Melayu hilang di dunia” (Malays will never be lost from this world) would…

1MDB saved us money?

Goh Wei Liang I've not penned my thoughts down in an article about 1MDB since this circus began. Most of us are short of filing for a missing persons report on 1MDB management. You run the…

Marina Mahathir is a Rohingya?

Umar Mukhtar Of course not! The Rohingas have no choice. They are fleeing a well-documented genocide at the hands of the Burmese government. Marina Mahathir is announcing a privileged choice.…

Now let PAC do its job

Salleh Said Keruak “Uncalled for accusations that have yet to be proven and other accusations which will affect the investigation will eventually lead to its failure,” said the PAC chairman,…

1MDB’s cash crunch

The next nine years are crucial for fund, as its obligations are estimated at some RM40bil Leong Hung Yee, The Star THE recipe for the downfall of any company is taking on short-term debt to…