Azmin calon yang bertepatan

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…

Serving with integrity and passion

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…

Who’s ‘qualified’ to be MB?

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…

The worthless oath of ADUN Pakatan

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…

Stepping out of her comfort zone

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…

Why the need for local councils?

In the past, in the days when Umno was running Selangor, they ‘created’ projects as a means to siphon out money. They developed areas that really did not need development (like plant flowers, pave…

Dr Mahathir on the attack

Umno leaders are wondering whether it is just straightforward criticism or if there is a  bigger agenda to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s open attack on the policies of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.…

Mampukah Dr Mahathir menumbangkan Najib?

Amin Iskandar, TMI Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad walaupun sudah berusia masih lagi kuat kerana semangat perlawanannya yang tinggi. Sejak awal penglibatannya dalam politik, bekas perdana menteri itu…

An end to the Selangor saga

Akil Yunus, The Star AFTER an action-packed few weeks, the Selangor Mentri Besar crisis has slipped into a brief lull as the battling characters await the return of the Sultan from an overseas…

Why is PAS not relevant?

PAS is being told they must respect the wishes of the majority. I can go along with that. However, what about the wishes of the majority in PAS? Do what they also wish not count? Why are the…

Lukewarm congress with empty seats

The power struggle over the Selangor mentri besar post and problematic party election has affected the mood of delegates attending the PKR annual congress. Joceline Tan, The Star TODAY…

Will there be snap polls in Selangor?

Talk of a state election is heard in every corner of Selangor as it is widely believed that this is what Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim would want rather than having to step down.…

When Azmin speaks of democracy

As I said, the Westminster system of government is not 100% perfect but it can be improved if we restore Malaysia’s system of government to what it should be. We must restore the four branches and…