No sex please…. We are PKR

Another Brick in the Wall "No Sex Please ... We are British" was a 1970s play about a Bank Manager with a young wife who send for a mail order of Scandanivanian glassware. However, he ended…

Resignation letter

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew The CNY holidays were over and people started to get back to work. So did the by-election war in Kajang. With the dates announced, the flame of war was officially…

The Kajang move: A political solution?

That is what politics is about. And the ability (or lack thereof) to do so will make or break Anwar, as the man seeks to build a strong case to take over Putrajaya.  Nicholas Chan When…

Let the Malaysians eat cake?

However, there is a growing trust deficit with the administration and a gap in communicating government policies to the people. The necessity for hard decisions has not been explained fully or…

No need to apologise

Anwar then summoned Azmin who admitted that he had, in fact, received the ‘election contribution’, which he did not declare not because he wanted to sailang the money but because it was illegal…

Beritahu Kami, Apa Sebenarnya?

Empire Strikes Back Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Said Keruak Timbalan Ketua Umno Sabah Langkah mengosongkan kerusi DUN Kajang supaya pilihan raya boleh diadakan telah mencetuskan perdebatan…

An Open Letter to Anwar Ibrahim

FMT LETTER: From A Kajang voter, via e-mail I have followed the Kajang Saga, and your part in it, with a heavy dose of mixed feelings. You have consistently made the point that your move is…

So you think you know democracy

And that, Jacqueline Ann Surin, is my response to your lament regarding whether Malaysia is still a democratic country if Christians are not allowed to use the Allah word (not that I think…

Malaysia’s Anwar Takes a New Dare

Ousting a popular chief minister in his own party risks trouble but repositions him nationally That has been a source of frustration for the DAP and PKR who want contracts where they can, all…

Jangan hanya pandai cakap, Teresa

Empire Strikes Back Jawapan kepada posting Teresa Kok di facebook Teresa Kok, saya faham anda kecewa, juga sangat marah, terutamanya tentang beberapa isu yang mengundang rasa tidak puas hati…

Why prices increase

Everything has a history. Even inflation has a history. So maybe you can read the very brief history of inflation in the extracts below and familiarise yourself with the subject before you engage…

Anwar’s old trick

Lim Sue Goan, TMI Political parties are facing truly challenging political tests in the Year of the Horse. The Kajang by-election will be the first. No matter how hard Anwar has tried to…

PRK Kajang, Anwar hanya boneka DAP

Empire Strikes Back Mungkin percaturan PKR kali ini akan memakan diri, namun tidak adil menyalahkan PKR semata-mata apabila ada pihak lain yang sama-sama mahukan semua ini berlaku. Siapa lagi…

Yes Minister

So, Khalid Ibrahim is going to be removed because of the various problems he is facing in Selangor and which he cannot seem to resolve. And Anwar Ibrahim is going to replace Khalid as the Menteri…

The myth of indispensability

Ku Ali, TMI Whoever surrounds themselves with nodding heads, will develop an unrealistic, inflated sense of self. This inflated self worth will eventually make them believe in the myth of…

Dayaks’ dilemma after Taib

For all his perceived shortcomings, Chief Minister Taib Mahmud and his uncle before him understood the Dayak community and was protective of them Winston Way, FMT Speculations are rife that…

Let’s be a civil, civil society

FMT LETTER: From Kevin Fernandez, via e-mail Recently, we observed many civil society members going at length to defend answer Anwar’s decision to contest the Kajang state seat after Lee Chin…