Year 2015
Keadaan mungkin bertambah parah sebelum ia kembali pulih
Kita kini sedang berhadapan saat yang amat luarbiasa. Malaysia sedang dilanda ‘ribut badai’ yang cukup dahsyat dari segi politik dan ekonomi. Tanda-tanda perubahan yang seolah-olah hanya boleh berlaku “sekali dalam senggang generasi”, kalau pun tidak “sekali dalam seumur hidup” semakin kelihatan. Besar kemungkinan, keadaan bakal…
Interview by The Edge: 2016 Outlook
1. What are the changes you hope to see in 2016? Ultimately, the challenges faced by Malaysia boil down to the question of leadership and confidence the market and the people place in that leadership. Speaking from the perspective of an Opposition MP, it’s about…
Things may get worse before they get better
(published in The Edge) These are extraordinary times we are living in. Malaysia is engulfed in a perfect storm, economically and politically. The conditions for a change in the magnitude of “once in a generation”, if not “once in a lifetime”, are now visible. Most…
Budget 2016 revision must be debated in Parliament
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 23rd December 2015 For two consecutive years the Federal Government and the Treasury prepared the Federal Budgets (2015 and 2016) just to be ridiculed for its failure to anticipate…
An UMNO – PAS coalition and its impact on all of us
A coalition between UMNO and PAS is very likely to take shape following Prime Minister Najib Razak’s speech at UMNO General Assembly recently, as well as Najib and Hadi Awang’s joint appearance in pink Baju Melayu at the Regional Conference (Multaqa Serantau) for Al-Azhar Graduates yesterday.…