Melaka Elections | Part 3: A ticket to nowhere?
For PPBM, PAS and Gerakan – united under the Perikatan Nasional banner – Melaka was a crucial test of its …
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Melaka Elections | Part 2: Pakatan Harapan stuck in a dead end
BN crushes Anwar’s coalition! Resounding victory for BN! Landslide victory in Melaka! The headlines said it all. Whichever way you …
Melaka Elections | Part 1: UMNO rising
The Melaka state election is history now. The verdict is in. The dust has settled. It would be fair to …
An Opposition that continues to disappoint
Since signing the MOU, Ismail Sabri appears to have effectively sidelined Pakatan Harapan. All the opposition does now is make …
Stop PAS now before it is too late
Recent actions by PAS politicians on the sale of alcohol and the prohibition of lotteries are a potent reminder that …
Bullying of ethnic minorities must stop
A case in point is DBKL’s recent rules concerning the sale of alcohol.[1] A slew of new restrictions is making life …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dennis Ignatius 