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 …
Tag Archives: Muhyiddin Yassin
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 …
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 …
Please, not another Mahathir administration
Despite the King’s appeal, intense politicking rages on unabated. Divisions are now so deep and personal ambitions so great that …
Malaysia: No good options but perhaps a silver lining
The stunning rebuff of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s plans to declare a state of emergency has been rightly hailed as …
Muhyiddin should resign!
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is reported to be seeking the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to declare a state …
Mahathir, Razaleigh & the consolidation of Malay-Muslim hegemony
Against the backdrop of increasing political instability, the demand for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin seems to …
Can Muhyiddin soldier on?
The nation watched with bated breath Tuesday as Anwar Ibrahim drove through the gates of Istana Negara for his long-awaited …
Mahathir: another desperate gambit
Dr Mahathir Mohammad has now come up with yet another harebrained scheme in his unrelenting quest to bring down the …
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