Putrajaya’s dog & pony show
The country is once again awash with rumours of plots to topple the government. Powerful figures are said to be …
Tag Archives: Zahid Hamidi
Anwar, Loke & the triumph of Ketuanan Melayuism
For a man who used to routinely condemn the DAP as a racist party that could not be trusted, UMNO …
The PM’s absurd defence of Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA
In a televised interview during the 10th Milken Institute Conference in Singapore earlier this week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gave …
Malaysia’s Barbie world politics
Increasingly, those who disagree with the government run the risk of being ridiculed by Anwar supporters as “perfectionists” and “armchair …
Post-election notes 4 | Can Anwar turn things around?
Whichever way you cut it, the results of the August 12 elections were a huge setback for the unity government …
Post-election notes 2: Can UMNO save itself?
For UMNO, once the nation’s hegemon, the August 12 state elections were another humiliating affair. It failed to win even …
UMNO rules, OK!
There’re a lot of questions right now about the whole issue of whether or not Najib should get a pardon. …
Najib-Zahid combo could drag Anwar down
Umno supreme council member Nur Jazlan Mohamed recently blamed the DAP for UMNO’s continuing lack of Malay support. Another supreme …
Unity government: there’s good reason to be distraught
We all want Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government to succeed. I have said many times before that for reform-minded …
The DAP’s head-in-the-sand attitude is not helping
Kudos to veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang for going public with his warning that the unity government could “self-destruct” if …
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