Barisan Nasional has been promoting the idea that it is the guarantee of stability. UMNO President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi even claimed that only with Barisan Nasional winning two-thirds majority and with the return to the old order that stability would return to Malaysia.…
On 2 July 1997, Thai baht was attacked by speculators, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis. Everything in Malaysia and Asia changed after that day. My life, along with that of the entire generation, changed too. I was 20 then and couldn’t comprehend what the…
I attended the Progressive Alliance conference titled “Asia’s Social Democratic New Deal for Peace, Democracy, Recovery, Sustainability” in KL over the weekend. The conference was officiated by DAP Secretary-General Sdr Anthony Loke. DAP International Secretary Sdri Jennie Lasimbang and the Conference Convenor Sdr Howard Lee…
This morning, I asked a supplementary question in the Johor State Assembly to the EXCO for Housing and Local Government Dato’ Haji Mohd Jafni bin Md Shukor on the question of housing. Housing is a major concern raised by many ADUNs. The Speaker bundled 5…
Now is the time. From Sabah, Sarawak, Penang, and now Johor, states are dissatisfied with the concentration of power and resources in the hands of the Federal Government, and the resultant lack of economic and infrastructural development. In the Royal Address to the Johor State…
Yesterday, Asia woke up to US Federal Reserve 0.75% rate hike, the largest since 1994. The Fed is trying to battle the highest inflation in four decades or so. Whereas the rest of the world, particularly Asian economies, will have to deal with inflation AND…
I have always been passionate about public transport. So, it is such a joy to see Kumpool operating in my own constituency. Kumpool is an e-hailing bus-pooling service with fixed pick up points. Although it doesn’t come directly to your doorstep, they do have many…
I urge Transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong to engage in a calm, professional and rational discussion about public transport. His response to my statement borders on hysterical. Let us be calm, be cool. Dr. Wee called me a “hypocrite” over my criticism…
I first entered Kg Sg Temon Orang Asli village during the recent Johor state election campaign. The stark contrast between the village and its neighbouring middle-and-upper-class residential area left a deep impression on me. They were quite close to each other yet so segregated. I…
I read with great amusement Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong’s response to my earlier statement about traffic congestion. Wee in an interview with China Press on 30 May was quoted as saying that too many vehicles, about 33 million of them, on the…