The relentless political tussling puts every national stride forward at risk, overshadowed by a lack of direction and foresight. The true path forward is not a dichotomy of “my way” or “your way,”…

Murray Hunter After 13 months of the Anwar Ibrahim administration, we have seen no changes in SOSMA and the defamation laws, the insistence of maintaining the quota system in education,…

Mahathir was born in 1925. Before our constitution came into force, he would have had to spend at least the first 32 years of his life, being a non-Malay.  Nehru Sathiamoorthy Dr Mahathir is a…

When he retired as prime minister in 2003, most Malaysians felt Dr Mahathir Mohamad would be leaving behind a respectable legacy. Few think so now. A. Kathirasen, Yahoo News Dr Mahathir Mohamad,…

Dominic Damian Dear Mahathir Mohamad I am not addressing you with the standard conventional protocol of respect on the exalted titles you possess or the medical title you earned. It will be…

Murray Hunter This was a journal article published in the Conflict and Peace Studies Journal (CPSJ) at Prince of Songkla University (PSU). This article looked at the Anwar government’s first 3…

Dennis Ignatius There’s a lot of excitement over the MACC’s investigation of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin. Many are hoping that Dr Mahathir Mohamad might be next. It is of course…

“The key is not UMNO but GPS. If Mahathir and Daim are able to convince Abang Johari not to support Anwar, then there could be a possible domino effect of MPs switching their support” (CNA) - In…

If the objective of the so called ‘Dubai move’ was to give the appearance of political instability, it achieved that goal. If the ‘Dubai move’ is intended to be the start of the downfall of Anwar,…

(The Edge) - Lawyer Rosli Dahlan on Friday (Dec 29) filed a judicial review against the police and government for their purported action in linking him with a complaint lodged by AirAsia on…

If Anwar’s administration can’t fix the economy or worse, sees the economy take a dive in 2024, not only can he forget about taking on Mahathir, he can kiss his reign goodbye.  Nehru Sathiamoorthy…

Murray Hunter The International Republican Institute (IRI), often acts in collaboration with the US based and funds National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and USAID which are both funded by…

Nehru Sathiamoorthy 1. He might be doing it for the sake of the nation Mahathir and his inner circles promised that if Malaysians gave them the power to move the nation’s wealth in any which…

Such a congress would include issues such as the success and shortcomings of past and ongoing government-sponsored programmes. Ong Kian Ming Recently, there has been some discussion about whether…

It is not necessarily the case that we will be able to prove that what they did was against the law, because they were the ones that wrote the law at the time. Nehru Sathiamoorthy There is a…

By Nehru Sathiamoorthy, KTemoc Konsiders PRIME Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim used the K-word! When asked about it, he said his tongue slipped when he was quoting from the Hikayat Hang…

Chukwu Joshua, https://newswav.com/ Raja Sara Petra, daughter of the revered late RPK and a prominent figure in Malaysian politics, has thrown a political poker chip onto the table, questioning…

Under the seizure order, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will on paper take control of the US$580 million building, which is located near the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in downtown…

Dennis Ignatius In a nation where even displaying the words “Merry Christmas” is seen as a danger to the established order, I suppose we shouldn’t be too surprised that daydreaming about a…

Private companies and PH supporters have been given sweeping censorship powers Murray Hunter Over the last few days, the Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has assured Malaysians…

After months of anticipation, Anwar has finally unveiled his cabinet reshuffle, but looking at it, I have no idea why it took so long to reveal such a tepid affair. Nehru Sathiamoorthy The one…

There were, and remain, many other challenges to constitutionalism and the rule of law in our nascent democracy. Shad Saleem Faruqi, Reflecting on the Law THE Faculty of Law at Universiti…

There is a need for the Malaysian economy to evolve and transform itself in order to improve the welfare of citizens and improve the nation’s position in the region. Over the last decade Malaysia’s…

Now that even Pas is thinking about getting hold of the position of PM for itself, not only will Umno think twice about joining PN, even  Bersatu might be thinking twice about remaining in PN.…

The People Power Under Attack 2023 report cited an increase in censorship under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration despite his pro-reform pledge (SCMP) - Malaysia’s civil liberties…

Marking his first anniversary of coming to power, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahm admitted he was still struggling to win over ethnic Malay votes and acknowledged frustration over the slow…

Anwar’s Machiavellian side coming out Murray Hunter With the popularity of the ‘unity government’ at a low, and the results of the recent state elections strongly indicating Anwar will be a one…

Murray Hunter There are a number of signs the government of Malaysia will become Malay-centric, sharing some power with the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. A Malay dominated…

Changing the paradigm of Malaysian politics Lim Teck Ghee and Murray Hunter Most Malaysians have been disillusioned with the present race-based party system in Malaysia. However, when proposals…

Dennis Ignatius Another Bumiputera Economic Congress is being planned for early next year; part of a big push by PMX to shore up Malay support for his government. Ambitious new targets are…