Should politicians be protected from the wrath of the people?
“When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” ~ Thomas Jefferson …
Category Archives: Malaysia
A governance system in deep disrepair
Things are moving very quickly. The political situation is extremely fluid. Rumours abound of shifting alliances and ambitious men waiting …
Mahathir’s National Recovery Council
Dr Mahathir Mohamad may be 96 but his ambitions remain as red-hot as ever. His party may have been reduced …
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 …
Time to send this government packing
Every time Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (if that is still his name) sallies forth with a pronouncement on the state …
End the emergency; reconvene parliament
A newspaper headline yesterday (10th June) said it all – “Confusion reigns!” The government is now completely dysfunctional. Cabinet can’t seem …
Big brother in Beijing
I just couldn’t believe I was reading it right: Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein calling China “big brother” in a televised …
Absurd & delusional
Two disparate events this week reminded me just how absurd things are getting in this nation of ours. It’s almost …
AN UMNO-DAP COALITION: DREAM TEAM OR JUST DREAMING?
Whatever else may be said about Malaysian politics, one thing is clear: it is far from boring. Just when we …
Najib’s appointment a new low for Malaysia
The appointment of former prime minister Najib Tun Razak as chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers club in parliament …
Dennis Ignatius 