PAS is The Existential Threat of Our Times
[1] At last week’s Muktamar, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang resorted to the same old duplicity dressed up as magnanimity. …
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Hadi’s Washington Delusion
[1] According to media reports, Abdul Hadi Awang told the recent PAS muktamar in Kota Baru that a US Embassy …
Why Is UMNO Suddenly in Such a Hurry?
[1] Despite promising to support the Madani government until the end of its term, UMNO is now suddenly talking about …
Fighting Corruption or Playing Politics?
[1] There’s a newfound zeal in Putrajaya to go after those accused of corruption. After years of watching Malaysia’s anti-corruption …
Three Prime Ministers, One Courthouse: A Day of Infamy
[1] There are days that force a nation to look in the mirror and confront what it has become. August …
Good Governance Is Just a Slogan Until Someone Goes to Jail
[1] At the PKR national congress this week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim did what any politician facing a restive party …
Scandal Without Consequence
[1] Malaysia must be one of the most scandal-plagued nations in the world. We lurch from one to another with …
The Betrayal That Brought Back UMNO
[1] It’s three strikes now – Sabah, Johor, Negeri Sembilan. The UMNO-PAS coalition is on a roll. If this trajectory …
They Brought Zahid Back — Now They Warn Us About Him
[1] The DAP must be getting desperate. First came the warnings about the “Green Wave.” Then, in Johor, that a …
Johor Was Bersama’s Baptism, Not Its Burial
[1] Bersama was trashed in the Johor state election, losing its deposit in all 15 seats it contested. But that …
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