JAMES CHAI The truth is that no matter how hard its local state representatives worked, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) could not have averted the total wipeout in the recent Sabah state election. Most analysts have pointed to a “Sabah for Sabahans” sentiment to explain why the East Malaysia state resoundingly voted for local parties….
HEMA SUBRAMANIAM In conjunction with World Human Rights Day, I write not only as a citizen, but as a witness and survivor of the same cyberbullying and online abuse incident involving the late influencer Esha, and as someone deeply alarmed by the total failure to protect victims of digital violence in Malaysia. Over the past…
JAMES CHIN Analysts, party leaders, political influencers, and every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a phone and a social media account, have performed their own autopsy on Sabah election results. That state election, which concluded last week, saw an almost wipe-out for peninsula-based parties. Pakatan Harapan (PH) only managed to secure one seat through PKR,…
S SHASHI KUMAR It has been three years since the current Pakatan Harapan coalition government, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, came into power. Yet Malaysians remain disappointed, dissatisfied, and increasingly betrayed by the unfulfilled promises and hopes raised during GE15. While the Prime Minister continues traveling abroad to speak about humanity, women’s…
Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker I have just been asked by ASTRO to comment on UMNO supreme council member Datuk Dr Puad Zarkashi stating that the so-called Barisan Nasional (BN) big brother will continue to working with DAP in the next general election. The Johor state assembly speaker went on to remark that MCA can…
One wonders whether Umno understands the idea of a political coalition. Yesterday the MCA declared that it would pull out of the BN coalition if the coalition continues backing Pakatan Harapan once the current term ends. MCA is not the first. MIC has already passed a resolution to quit the BN. BN is made up…
LIM GUAN ENG Some people believe that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar has not done enough. We have heard the people’s voices and will take their views seriously. We will convey this feedback to the Prime Minister and urge the government to fulfil its promises as soon as possible — to do enough, and do…
Galvin Lee Kuan Sian Malaysia and the United States signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) during the 47th ASEAN Summit, a bilateral pact that formalises market-access terms and signals closer technical cooperation between two long-standing partners [1]. For a country that relies heavily on trade, the practical question is simple: what does this mean…
The three sons of the late iconic DAP chairman Datuk Seri Karpal Singh Deo, found themselves simultaneously in the limelight as they argued their way through contentious issues. First, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh Deo took Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to task for concluding that the individuals detained at a wellness centre…
Long Time MIC Observer Big bully Umno should bear the responsibility for the demise of Barisan Nasional coalition which has been in existence since 1957. Initially Umno together with MCA and MIC formed Alliance but was later renamed as Barisan Nasional in 1973 and held power until 2018. The recent decision of MIC to break…
