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.
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…
Should Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s short stint as Prime Minister come to an end soon, who is to be blamed? Half of the fault lies with Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin while the other is squarely on Muhyiddin himself for trusting Hamzah as his chief political…
Press statement by Senator Liew Chin Tong, on Wednesday 16th September 2020 in Sandakan, Sabah. Hishamuddin should resign for electioneering foreign affairs On 7th September 2020, Senator Adrian Lasimbang (DAP) rose in the Dewan Negara to propose a motion regarding Philippine’s recent claims over Sabah,…
In the spirit of Merdeka, we need to draw from history and geography to re-imagine Malaysia. Our discourse has often been too insular and inward-looking. In fact, our history and geography tell us that the Malacca Sultanate was a great metropolitan city linked to the…
This day 75 years ago on 15th August 1945, Japan surrendered, marking the final end of World War II. World War II was the most destructive war ever in human history. While the First World War was mostly an affair of European nations, nowhere was…
I would like to thank every one of you for watching and joining the launch of “The Great Reset – 100 days of Triple Crisis”. I am particularly grateful to my friends Dato’ Ooi Kee Beng, Wan Hamidi Hamid and Frederik Paulus for speaking at…