Perikatan Nasional & the future of democracy in Malaysia
[Part two of a three part series on the current political situation in Malaysia] Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is now …
Author Archives: Dennis Ignatius
The Ketuanan Melayu agenda & the end of national unity
[Part One of a three-part series on the current political situation in Malaysia] May 9th will mark two years since …
A return to the dark days of UMNO
The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from continuing his relentless quest to consolidate power by …
A backdoor envoy for a backdoor government
There’s a mysterious letter, purportedly written by the newly minted Middle East special envoy, Hadi Awang, that’s making the rounds. …
Coronavirus, breweries & wannabe mullahs
As usual, we keep getting fixated on the wrong things at the wrong time. In the middle of a deadly …
The Coronavirus pandemic & the beginning of the new Chinese century
The coronavirus pandemic, the first major global pandemic of modern times, has brought the world to a standstill. Some half …
We were Malaysians once
My friend Harry Lau passed away a few days ago. We grew up in Bukit Mertajam and, for more than …
Social distancing
Behind the pandemic, politics as usual
Don’t for one moment think that because of the coronavirus pandemic politics has taken a backseat. While most Malaysians are …
Coronavirus: Government must get its act together quickly
We are now into the fourth day of the movement control order (MCO) initiated by the government to contain the …
