Lessons we can learn

K. K. TAN AND AZMI ANSHAR THE longest week in Malaysia’s political history remained surrealistically under suspended animation until the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, using his judgment and…

Malaysia’s ‘Malay First’ Malaise

Who among the Malaysian political elite can feasibly claim to run a clean and competent government? Certainly not new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who does not have a good reputation, having…

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN

THE PATRIOTS In your editorial piece published on 3 March 2020, you have called the change of Malaysian government on 1 March as a “royal coup” that overturned a “reformist coalition” elected…

Pakatan brought down Pakatan

The thing is, the Pakatan Harapan people were not sure they could win GE15. They thought they would be a one-term government. Hence, they needed to make as much money as possible in just five years.…

Open letter to PM Muhyiddin

You say that you understand that the rakyat wants a country that is stable, peaceful and prosperous. Would it be unfair to say that the actions of bringing down the previous government created…

PM8: Muhyiddin or Anwar?

Anyway, whether Muhyiddin or Anwar ends up as PM8 will depend on the current negotiations going on. The negotiations are hot and the demands and offers extremely lucrative. As Mahathir is fond of…

The answer is still blowing in the wind

His non-partisan government idea had drawn a cold reception from most quarters and especially from political parties and, overnight, Dr Mahathir was no longer their top choice for the top job. In…