PAS should worry about its own backyard
At the recent PAS Muktamar (annual assembly), members groused about how the Malays were being neglected in Penang. A Penang …
Author Archives: Dennis Ignatius
The orphans in Ismail Sabri’s Malaysian Family
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob talks up his ‘Keluarga Malaysia’ (Malaysian Family) concept everywhere he goes. He says the concept …
12MP: A crony enrichment plan
The 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) is old news now. It was tabled, debated and passed in the Dewan Rakyat in just …
CAP: Pandering to bigotry
There’s clearly an abundance of pettiness and silliness in this wonderful land of ours. Despite all the mounting problems we …
Pluralism in Malaysia: More Empty Talk
You can tell that elections are around the corner when political parties with long histories of racism and bigotry suddenly …
Its not the public but the politicians that need to be educated
Commenting on the recent Timah whiskey controversy, former deputy Dewan Rakyat speaker Azalina Othman Said opined in Parliament that the …
No cheers for Timah Whiskey
News that a locally-brewed whiskey, Timah (or tin in Malay), had gained international recognition has sparked yet another needless controversy …
Nur Sajat: Fleeing Malaysia to live free
It was reported recently that Nur Sajat had landed safely in Australia and was granted political asylum by the Australian …
Passion versus priviledge
Another article that caught my eye last week was the story of how Loi Tuan Ee, who grew up in …
Our indolent & corrupt political culture
There was an interesting snippet of news from Austria yesterday. Sebastian Kurtz, the very popular and well-liked Chancellor of Austria …
