Johor & the rejection of Pakatan Harapan
As expected, UMNO-BN stomped home to an impressive victory in Johor, taking 40 of 56 state seats. Coming on the …
Category Archives: good governance
Why support Gerak Independent?
The decision by a small number of Gerak Independent (GI) candidates to contest in seats now controlled by Pakatan Harapan …
Shame on us all!
In a sign of the deepening rift between Malay political parties, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lashed out …
Useless, clueless & worthless
“Let us put it generally: if a regime is immoral, its subjects are free from all obligations to it.” ~ Aleksandr …
The rot within
The furore over the millions of shares held by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki and …
Our crumbling national institutions
For an institution already struggling with integrity issues, the resignation of Professor Edmund Terence Gomez, a respected political economist and …
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 …
Is Ismail Sabri really serious about human rights?
Last week, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri announced the appointment of Azalina Othman Said as law and human rights adviser. Those …
Book review: former diplomat’s fascinating synthesis of Dr Mahathir – P. Gunasegaram
FORMER ambassador Datuk Dennis Ignatius, who is now enjoying a new life as a writer and columnist, has made an important …
Is Malaysia a failed state?
Daniel Moss clearly struck a raw nerve when he suggested in an opinion piece that Malaysia is stumbling towards failed …
Dennis Ignatius 