Understanding DAP is not just important to DAP members or its allies. DAP’s significant influence and the size of its parliamentary presence today means that the media and the public needs to get it right to avoid misjudgment.
The year 2020 has been unprecedented in many ways. We were faced with the greatest political, economic and health crises in many years. The crises exposed our weaknesses. We may be angry with the Sheraton move. The economic and Covid-19 crises may cause us to despair. But as we end the year 2020 and move into 2021 I hope we’re still optimistic.
Hasni has risen to the occasion of governing with a healthy dose of bipartisanship while Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who happens to be Johor Assemblyman for Gambir, failed miserably.
Recently, Azmin Ali has been trying to re-write history to whitewash his reputation. Don’t be fooled. Azmin was the main architect of the failed coup in October 2019 which was the precursor to the Sheraton coup. Here are the facts for the record. After Azmin…
‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other…
To reset the scene, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should make Parliament the avenue for genuine cooperation, consultation and co-governing with the opposition for the greater good of the nation in this time of Covid-19 crisis. To smoothen the process, it would be very…
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.