Prepare for elections & a new golden age under an “exceptional” leader
As predicted[1], a deal has been struck among the warlords of UMNO. Ismail Sabri, the accidental prime minister, will lead …
Tag Archives: corruption
A criminal scheme to loot and launder public funds
Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein recently announced that the government will proceed with the troubled littoral combat ship (LCS) procurement project. …
Shame on us all!
In a sign of the deepening rift between Malay political parties, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lashed out …
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 …
Justice served; faith restored
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the High Court’s July 2020 ruling that Najib Tun Razak was guilty …
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 …
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 Malaysia a failed state?
Daniel Moss clearly struck a raw nerve when he suggested in an opinion piece that Malaysia is stumbling towards failed …
Absurd & delusional
Two disparate events this week reminded me just how absurd things are getting in this nation of ours. It’s almost …
