Khalid remained convinced his replacement can be anyone except Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (the nepotistic wife) or Azmin Ali (the blind royalist), PKR president and deputy president,…

If my party president wants to assume the leadership, then she has to ride her mandate and not just sit in the carriage waiting to reach her destination. Praba Ganesan, Malay Mail Online…

It seems some are happy to use the system when it works for them, but decry as traitors those who use the system in ways that do not benefit them. Nathaniel Tan, The Ant Daily Throughout the…

When I think of the many needed functions of government, owning or running an airline is not one of them. Instead, taking care of the health, welfare and security of its citizens should rank way up…

Aspan Alias PKR dan DAP telah memutuskan untuk tidak mematuhi titah Tuanku Sultan Selangor yang meminta semua parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat menamakan lebih dari dua orang calon Menteri Besar untuk…

Malaysian Digest LONG, dragging, never-ending, and tiresome. That’s how a lot of people, especially Selangorians, feel about the circus surrounding the Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) position. And…

Azman Ujang UMNO, in power continuously since the country's independence, is now abuzz with polemics sparked off by its women wing chief's proposal for a fourth vice presidential post…

Anyway, now you know what that TV3 interview was all about. And did not what I say on TV3 back in 2011 happen after all? And am I the only Malaysian who could see that PKR is on self-destruct…

Shahrum Sayuti, NST WHAT transpired at Istana Bukit Kayangan yesterday was in contrast to the dramatic way PKR attempted to oust Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim from the menteri besar’s post.…

Shah A.D., The Malaysian Times The political intrigue in Selangor is complicating the Mentri Besar crisis, started by little-known politician Lee Chin Cheh in late January. Without rhyme or…

It looks like the Selangor political crisis is turning into a constitutional crisis. Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today In defiance of a royal command—a titah—by the Sultan of Selangor,…

New Straits Times HAVING stirred the hornet’s nest, PKR is facing an embarrassing situation after putting its president in a right royal predicament. The party’s de facto head had insisted that…

Umar Mukhtar Except we don't know who will be fucking who for the tired electorate to witness!  But we have an idea of whom this boring x-rated soap opera will star. Let's examine the cast.…

KENYATAAN MEDIA PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT PARTI TINDAKAN DEMOKRATIK PERLANTIKAN DATO’ MENTERI BESAR KEADILAN DAN DAP MENJUNJUNG TITAH DYMM TUANKU SULTAN SELANGOR KEADILAN dan DAP merafak…

Wong Mun Loong, The Malaysian Insider Like many Malaysians who crave a more open, democratic and participative society, I too rejoiced in seeing the rise of a more oppositional and democratic…

Aspan Alias Tuanku Sultan Selangor telah bertindak menolak dua permohonan dari dua pemimpin hari ini. Pertamanya, Baginda telah menolak perletakan jawatan Abdul Khalid Ibrahim sebagai Menteri…

R. Nadeswaran, The Sun Daily IT was something that even a cleverly scripted itinerary would have caused the sequence of events to be played out. She was a member of the Board of the Women's…

Adat istiadat will be the guide to what will happen next. Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim had an audience with the Sultan of Selangor and indicated that in…

While on the subject of Malays, I have noticed many comments by people (somehow mainly by non-Malays) who say that Indonesians are not Malays or the Bugis are not Malays and so on. Some even say…

Mahathirism is long gone, and along with it, the glue that miraculously seamed together discarded and disoriented factions.  Raggie Jessy Once upon a time, there reigned an authoritarian who…

COMMENTARY BY THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER After taking nearly three weeks to decide who it supports as the Selangor menteri besar, PAS today did a volte-face and said it would leave it to the state…

So, Raja Lumu did not conquer or illegally occupy Selangor. The Sultan of Perak gave Selangor independence and Raja Lumu was installed and crowned the Sultan according to proper adat istiadat.…

Ahmad Mustapha Hassan, The Ant Daily Pakatan Rakyat came into being in 2008 consisting of three parties with very divergent goals. DAP was a long standing political party that was able to…

In the first place, why does Khalid need to listen to Anwar? Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said he is still good friends with Selangor MB Khalid…

uppercaise When someone is elected to the state assembly or to Parliament, the first thing they do is to take an oath. Only then are they allowed to take their seats. For the Selangor legislative…

The PKR congress this year was very much about projecting Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as the party’s candidate for the Selangor Mentri Besar post. Joceline Tan, The Star IF one had…

To add salt to the wound, the PKR former Pengkalan Kubor candidate, Saharun Ibrahim, had charged that his defeat in the 13th General Election (GE13) was due to internal sabotage by PKR's ally.…

I think we should get rid of the royal bastard dynasty of pirates….the descendent of a Bugis (bloody Indonesian some more) pirate who just like any gangster…. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra…

If the glass slippers won't fit Wan Azizah or Azmin and there are no Cinderellas in DAP, will PAS come to the ball? Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today Last Friday night at the Chinese Assembly…