The MACC appointment: setback for the reform agenda
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad’s sudden and surprise appointment of Latheefa Koya, a much respected human rights lawyer, to the …
Category Archives: good governance
ECRL: time to cut our losses and move on
The East Coast Railway Link (ECRL), one of Najib’s toxic legacies, is an issue that just won’t seem to …
Hadi: the voice of hypocrisy
At a party-political campaign meeting in Cameron Highlands in support of the UMNO candidate, PAS president Hadi Awang insisted that …
Pakatan’s 100 day score card
With the completion of its first 100 days in office, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government has quite naturally come under …
A parliament to be proud of
It was a surreal experience sitting in the visitors gallery of the Dewan Rakyat the other day watching members of …
Najib: the end of impunity?
These are heady days we are living in, days few imagined would come to pass – a former prime minister …
UMNO: Leadership without honour
Any hopes that UMNO would somehow be able transform itself into a viable political party in keeping with the hopes …
Mahathir’s shadow boxers
Reading Dr Mahathir has always been a full time occupation. Despite his many years in office and the millions of …
Restoring integrity & accountability in the public service
Now that the fasting month and the Raya celebrations are over, one can expect that the pace of reform will …
The monarchy & the people
The issue of our constitutional monarchy is once again in the headlines. Always a sensitive subject, it has led to …
