Johor has been a bastion of MCA until 2008. The state has produced several MCA presidents – Lee Sam Choon, Neo Yee Pan, Ling Liong Sik, Ong Ka Ting and Chua Soi Lek. In fact, Liong Sik left a dangerous seat in Penang (Mata Kuching,…
Since the grand reconciliation between Anwar Ibrahim and Dr. Mahathir Mohamad through the formalisation of Pakatan Harapan’s leadership structure on 14th July, there has been a surge of support for Pakatan Harapan. Prime Minister Najib Razak and UMNO national leadership are visibly jittery, as they…
When the dust settles after the next general election, especially if a Pakatan Harapan government were to be installed, history is likely to mark 14th July 2017 as the turning point that made the difference. A press conference was held at 1230a.m. on 14th July 2017 at…
Over the last weekend, Johor was visibly the most important political battleground between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional that carries with it very interesting messages. On Pakatan Harapan’s side, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad delivered his first speech as Pakatan Harapan’s newly appointed Chairman -a fact…
Pakatan Harapan is definitely seeing Johor as one of the most important battlegrounds in the upcoming general election and hopefully a groundswell will see the change of government at Nusajaya, as well as Putrajaya. The Opposition will do our best to win by fighting fair.…
From my various Hari Raya visits and discussions with friends in UMNO, I came away with conclusion that Prime Minister Najib Razak has weakened himself in the course of the first half of 2017 by being overconfident of his “unsinkability” and thus overplayed his hand…
I would like to thank the organiser of today’s seminar, Parti Amanah Negara, for inviting me to share my thoughts on the legacies of former Mursyidul Am of PAS and Menteri Besar of Kelantan Tok Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. As much as I…
Prime Minister Najib Razak and Barisan Nasional won the May 2013 general election with only 47% of votes, thanks to the process of gerrymandering of constituencies, heavy use of money and abuse of government machineries for campaign purposes, and “planted” multi-cornered battles in Sabah and…
DAP is holding a three-day National Leadership Retreat 2017 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor from 3 March till 5 March to focus on the party’s preparations for the coming general election. Some 200 people including Members of Parliament, State Assemblypersons, state committee leaders, state principal office-bearers,…
Speech by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong at “Rebuilding Hope” DAP Public Forum on 26th February 2017 in Miri, Sarawak (released on 27th February 2017) Will UMNO become an opposition party? One question Sarawakians often asked me is…