Anwar jumps but Najib strategises

Salleh Said Keruak Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has been accused of not making decisions. His critics say he allows issues to fester in the hope that they solve themselves over time. The real…

Selangor constitutional crisis

Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Even though Khalid Ibrahim has been sacked by PKR, the Selangor Sultan has granted him consent to continue to serve as mentri besar, much to the frustration of both PKR…

The DAP-PAS spitting contest

The Selangor storm has exposed the fragility of the Pakatan pact, their differences making them more adversaries than partners Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today DAP’s Lim Guan Eng has…

Excos violate oath of loyalty

As the Americans say, you just can't fight city hall Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today This is beginning to look like a scene from the Gaza conflict. You fire a rocket at me and hit one…

A glimpse of what might have been

The marriage of three ideologically strange bedfellows (PKR, Pas and DAP) was always dubious to begin with. John Teo, NST MANY who voted for the opposition in the 2013 General Election…

Pakatan’s Khalid conundrum

Kit Siang’s statement on Monday that all Pakatan parties must clarify the stand of all its assembly representatives also raises doubts over the confidence of the coalition’s leaders. M. Veera…

A Tale of Two Bosom Buddies

How can a Minister from an opposing political party be ever ready to lick the boots of a leader of an opposing party or even to be in photographs that show how he is so close to not only Lim Guan…

Tale of the two mengadap

Salleh Said Keruak Yesterday, Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim had an audience (mengadap) with His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor to explain what was happening in Selangor. HRH…

The Anwar and Khalid story

Zaid Ibrahim The wonderful thing about democracy (at least in its ideal form) is how both sides of the political divide can rely on established rules and practices when resolving matters of…

Khalid only needs the Sultan

As everyone speculates how the MB crisis in Selangor will pan out, one thing's for certain – Khalid only needs the Sultan on his side to secure his tenure till the end of his term Kenneth Lee,…

Selangor MB has the upper hand now

The power to advise the Sultan to call for a sitting of the assembly belonged to the mentri besar and not the speaker or the PKR leadership. Joceline Tan, The Star Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s…