The DAP’s head-in-the-sand attitude is not helping
What is really pushing politics to a new low is the moral cowardice of most of our politicians in refusing to defend our democracy and the integrity of our judiciary.
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Your Majesty,
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When Umno goes over the top
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Opinion: The road to a pardon is closed – for now
So, what next for Umno? The keyword in Rule 113 is “prisoner”. Period. Any petition other than that from Najib will never be considered.
R. Nadeswaran
“For the powerful, crimes are those…
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