Najib’s false bravado

Umar Mukhtar The false bravado exhibited by Prime Minister Najib Razak in his "I will not surrender" speech is symphonic of the precarious position he is now in regarding his prime…

The leader of Opposition game

Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online The Permatang Pauh by-election won’t end the late winter in Pakatan Rakyat. But the overstaying season chills can go easy on the thermostat if the Opposition…

The man who would be king

Another faction, supporting Tengku Razaleigh, may yet hijack Mahathir's campaign. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today In 1987, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was within smelling distance of the Prime…

Why must Anwar be allowed to vote?

Salleh Said Keruak The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that each country has the right to decide its own rules as to whether prisoners should be allowed to vote. The UK does not…

Circus back in town

KTemoc Konsiders Poor Dr Wan Azizah, I thought when I read the Malay Mail Online's In Kajang, rumblings of discontent as Dr Wan Azizah targets Permatang Pauh. The news report has not been…

PAS absence likely to cut votes

The residents of Permatang Pasir are a highly politicised community who have kept the seat in PAS hands through good and bad times. Yet, there was not a single PAS flag or banner in sight.…

PKNS Field – Where are the Answers?

So now we have two legally binding documents produced by the Selangor government that allow for two contradictory outcomes that do not concern the developer Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd because their…

The leaders are always right

I suppose Robert Phang would have fit in wonderfully to old Singapore. This was Singapore and Chinese culture of 200 years ago. You never raised your face or looked your leader in the eye. You do…

PAS could gain from Umno’s fall

In the battle between Mahathir and Najib, could the Islamist party come out the winner? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Malaysians have been looking on intently as the battle between Mahathir…

To Resist Is To Win

So, yes, we achieve nothing in the short term with our protests. Yes, we inconvenience some traders, shoppers and traffic. But excuse me, we are doing this for all our children's future. …

PR should fight to keep Najib as PM

Umar Mukhtar In the history of this country, the next PRU 14 is the best ever chance for the opposition to take over the reins of government at the federal level. The government in power is at…