Tengku Adnan: fearmongering for votes
Tengku Adnan, the (caretaker) Minister for Federal Territories and UMNO Secretary-General followed a well-worn pattern of fearmongering when he …
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Robert Kuok: from role model to bogeyman
In recent days, senior UMNO leaders have excoriated Robert Kuok, the Hong Kong-based Malaysian tycoon, over allegations by Raja Petra …
Defending the faith, defrauding the faithful
The recently concluded UMNO general assembly was, more than anything else, another reminder that the grand old party of Malaysian …
An Islamic state one neighbourhood at a time
A Muslim group is going around Damansara Flora, a mixed suburb of Kuala Lumpur, with a message to non-Muslims that …
Saving the Chinese from UMNO
At last year’s UMNO General Assembly, Prime Minister Najib warned members of his party that the DAP, which is regularly …
Angst in Washington, anger in Kuala Lumpur
After months of speculation and, no doubt, frenzied behind-the-scenes lobbying by high-priced and well-connected Washington power-brokers, Prime Minister Najib Tun …
Hadi’s twisted agenda for Malaysia
PAS president Abdul Hadi bin Awang is once again insisting that all senior positions in the country be held …
China’s growing domestic involvement
Even the most casual observer of our nation’s politics will not fail to notice the growing influence of China in …
The low road to bigotry and parochialism
Instead of using the occasion to speak to an anxious nation worried about its future or demonstrate that it has …
What’s so bad about Guan Eng becoming PM?
Last week, the local twitter world was abuzz with rumours that Parti Amanah Negara had quietly agreed to the DAP’s …
