All the opposition can do is complain. Rasy Hamzan, Free Malaysia Today This is a response to an article by Karamjit Gill titled “Dr Wan Azizah wins convincingly, or has she?” which…

The main issue here is regarding Dr Mahathir’s allegation that 1MDB has ‘burned’ RM42 billion (see The Malaysian Insider news report below). Najib is being accused of ‘menghilangkan’ RM42 billion.…

Is the government too preoccupied with defending 1MDB to give enough focus to governing the country? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today We’ve come to a point where every news organisation in town…

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar Whatever the ramifications of the 1MDB controversy --- including its impact upon the government of the day --- it is crucial that Malaysians do not lose sight of its real…

Umar Mukhtar Free Malaysia Today's Calvin Sankaran did some detective work and concluded that Sarawak Report set 1MDB up by fabricating and forging e-mails purportedly from 1MDB, Jho Low and…

Some emails presented on the SR website look fabricated and the conclusions drawn from the communications too simplistic. Calvin Sankaran, Free Malaysia Today Not many Malaysians would have…

Salleh Said Keruak Greece is struggling to find the money to pay its RM3 billion loan to the IMF that is now due. Even if it can find that money in such short notice that still does not solve…

Ahmad Fadhli Shaari, Ketua Pemuda Pas Kelantan. Yang Berhormat Tuan Lim Kit Siang, The Right to Differ sebagaimana yang tuan maklum ialah buku karangan Dr Ooi Kee Beng yang diterbitkan pada…

Andrew Beh Teng Chye, Malay Mail Online When 70 acres of prime real estate in Tun Razak Exchange (TRX), formerly known as Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD) went on the…

Umar Mukhtar The report by Business Times of Singapore on the 13th of May that the Deutsche Bank-led loan to 1MDB of USD975 million may be called for payment by the syndicated lenders earlier…

Malay Mail Online Just after 6 o’clock on a Monday morning, and traffic on the Johor-Singapore Causeway is already busy. In less than an hour, still shrouded in semi-darkness, the…

And that is the history of 1MDB that started as ‘Wang Ehsan’ in 2000 under Dr Mahathir and then transformed into TIA in 2008 under Pak Lah and then transformed into 1MDB in January 2009, three…

Everyone in the Tabung Haji group are chairman or directors in other GLCs and PLCs. Is there a lack of credible people in Malaysia that the same individuals are given everything? Tajuddin Rosli…

And this is why many view Dr Mahathir as the best Prime Minister Malaysia ever had. He was brave. He knew what he wanted. He knew what Umno needed. And he did not fear breaking the rules and…

Koon Yew Yin, Malay Mail Online A titanic power struggle is currently taking place in the country. In one corner of the ring is Dr. Mahathir and his mainly UMNO supporters who have decided to…

A multitude of Brutuses await with sharpened knives for the signal to end his career as Prime Minister. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today We learn a lot about a person’s character from the way…

Raggie Jessy a. May 13, 1969 (continued..) In part 4, we examined in brief the role of the Internal Security Council (ISC), an instrument used against politicians who dropped out of cadence…

During one meeting in Tengku Razaleigh’s house around nine years ago, the Umno activists and campaigners told him they could guarantee he can topple Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and…

Salleh Said Keruak Wee Ka Siong of MCA and Lim Kit Siang of DAP have referred to my Blog posting where I was alleged to have said that the Lembaga Tabung Haji land purchase from 1MDB was…

KTemoc Konsiders You know, I may be a DAP supporter (though this is not set in concrete, wakakaka) but I still, used to anyway, admire Dr M for his achievements and bold leadership among the…

Jason Chin Datuk A. Kadir Jasin, did he retire or was he forced to retire?  KadirJasin rose to fame under Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s regime. He is well-known for his biased journalism that…

Art Harun It is not that it happens. Rather it is how brazen it is. And how blatant it is. And to think that the perpetrators of this humongous scheme could just get away Scott-free, happily…

Najib played a crucial role in that tussle and had he not rallied Pemuda Umno behind the Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir would have been ousted after just six years in office instead of serving as…

Umar Mukhtar The TH-1MDB rushed land transaction was a clear sign of 1MDB's desperation in its scramble to pay its creditors. Why are its interest obligations beyond its means? Wasn't there any…

Ian McIntyre, The Ant Daily There is a saying that fittingly describes the outcome of Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election that saw Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ‘regaining’ the seat. It goes…

But don’t try ‘if I were to ask you nicely whether you would sleep with me would you say yes?’ because even though that is a question it could still get you into deep shit. I mean she might reply…

More and more are distancing themselves from the Prime Minister whose days are numbered. Lin KayKay, Free Malaysia Today Speculation is rife, according to blogger Shahbudin Husin, “that…

Some of the motions tabled at these meetings have been indicative of Umno's internal strife. They either want Dr Mahathir to be censured or Najib to resign from his party post. Md Izwan, The…

Barely a day after the Permatang Pauh outcome, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin weighed in with his views on the 1MDB troubles, describing it as “toxic” and expressing concern that it might “explode”.…

The PM's successor will inherit a worn-out broom that will not sweep clean, thanks to a system tailored by Mahathir. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today Before the formal borders existed, and…