The nation’s future hangs in the balance, and the proposed emergency rule by the Muhyiddin administration will be the beginning of a downhill spiral, with no end in sight. There are better ways to handle Covid-19 pandemic but imposing emergency rule is not it. There…
The 8th General Election was held on 21 October 1990, exactly 30 years ago. It would change the political landscape of the nation.
Part 1: Malaysia’s Political Earthquakes This article was originally published on 25 September 2015 In the wake of an earthquake, tectonic plates will shift and realign. It takes time before gradually stabilising. In the process of seismic shifting, instead of hoping for a more stable…
It is a subversion of democracy and will allow a government not democratically-elected to hide behind the veil of prorogation in order to prolong its shelf life.
Minggu-minggu seterusnya sehingga Belanjawan 2021 diputuskan Parlimen, akan menentukan nasib Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Kerajaan Sheraton beliau yang begitu rapuh boleh tumbang dalam masa beberapa minggu, kalau pun tidak beberapa hari mendatang.
The “October surprise” in Malaysia has now come to the point where, either the Muhyiddin government will collapse first, or UMNO would break up before a Najib-Zahid coup against Muhyiddin is launched. The weeks from now until Parliament votes on Budget 2021 will see the…
Murmurs about the reintroduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) to generate revenue was recently heard in the chatters along the corridor of powers. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should put the GST ghost to rest once and for all by categorically denying that…
Covid-19 is a great equaliser, affecting Presidents and prisoners alike. The marginalised in society are often worst hit by the pandemic, as underscored by the outbreak in the migrant workers’ colonies in Singapore and lately, Malaysia’s overcrowded prisons. Despite the public’s strong desire for law…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and Member of Dewan Negara Liew Chin Tong on 7th October 2020 As of 6th October, 8.3% of Malaysia’s Covid-19 positive cases are prison inmates and prison officers or staff (1,126 out of 13,504 total cases). Cases…
Dewan Negara Debate Speech – The National Security Council 2020 Bill (Amendment) The suggested amendment to the National Security Council Act of 2016 to return the power of declaring security areas to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is a most welcome one in the spirit of…