BR1M (one Malaysia assistance programme) is no substitute for holistic economic policies that improve the welfare of the bottom 60% and the overall economy. It is foolish of UMNO ministers to think that BR1M receipients do not know this. UMNO ministers and big shots seems…
The 14 deaths of the Pagoh Bus Crash on 24th December 2016 shall not die in vain like all those involved in bus crashes before them. Life and death is a serious matter and one that involves so many deaths should be treated more seriously…
The Independent Advisory Panel to The Minister of Transport Malaysia Report on Genting Highlands Bus Crash at KM 3.6 Genting Highlands-Kuala Lumpur Road on 21 August 2013 Full Report:
The coming together of Pakatan Harapan parties – PKR, Amanah and DAP – and Bersatu on 13th December is the first step towards foiling Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s attempt to win the next general election by default. Najib’s game plan since 2013 has…
The next General Election will see starkly opposing battle cries presented by UMNO and the Opposition: UMNO uses fear as its theme while the Opposition creates hope; UMNO plays the race card, the Opposition speaks for the 99%. Despite being very long-winded, the speech by…
The Prime Minister’s Department will receive an allocation of RM 15.94 billion in 2017, of which RM 4.92 billion is for Administration and RM 11.01 billion for Development. The allocation is unnecessarily huge when most other ministries, especially health, education, welfare and policing suffer substantial…
The shock election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of United States is a timely reminder for Malaysia that we need a new paradigm to face up to the new realities of the world economy. First, one of the clearest outcomes of the election…
The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States is probably the most important watershed event globally since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. What lessons we draw from this election matters. Did Trump win by stroking racial sentiments…
The 2017 Budget speech, once again saw Members of Parliament in the House reminding the government on its pledge to abolish the mandatory death penalty by amending the existing laws or to draft a new bill to grant discretionary powers to the courts, as…
Budget 2017 presented by Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Najib Razak feels like an ostrich’s response to the multiple crises facing the nation. Instead of taking the bull by its horns, Najib decided to bury his head in the sand in the hope that the storm would…
To all Malaysians who created the GE14 miracle, keep fighting. We will be back stronger.