There are 165 seats in the peninsula and Pakatan Harapan must strive to win at least 80 seats. Since the 2013 general election, Pakatan had set the aim of winning 100 of the 165 seats. In 2008 and 2013, Pakatan won only 80 each time.…
When history is finally written, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak will be remembered as Malaysia’s worst self-serving kleptocrat with an insatiable appetite for luxurious enjoyment. He was once at the apex, but he has his own foolishness to thank for the downfall and imprisonment…
There were 14.9 million registered voters in the 14th general election in May 2018, out of which 82.32% or 12.29 million turned out to vote. In the 13th general election, the voter turnout of 11.05 million persons, or 85%, was the highest recorded in the…
By claiming that “building the first ship doesn’t require additional allocation” and “first ship will be completed in a year or two”, Hishammuddin is putting up a smokescreen to hoodwink the public Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein is trying to deceive the public to…
Sdr Dr Chan Man Hin founded the DAP in 1966 with a vision of building a multiethnic Malaysian identity and Malaysian dream. He stabilised the party whenever there was a crisis. DAP would not have survived the May 13 period when Sdr Lim Kit Siang…
Since the release of the Public Accounts Committee report on the LCS scandal last Thursday, 4 August, people now have more questions than ever about what had happened in the case of LCS project mismanagement. To find solutions and the way forward, we urge Minister…
Yesterday, our team of volunteers brought 11 Orang Asli kids from Kampung Sungai Temon, ranging from 5 to 13 years old, to Book Xcess at Sunway Big Box, Nusajaya. It was their first time visiting a bookstore. Some of them did not even have proper…
Here with Dr. Greg Fealy of Australian National University, my alma mater, and Dr. Justin Lee, the Australian High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur. In 2003, I did a “summer scholarship”, where I had the chance as an undergraduate student to conduct graduate student-like research projects,…
(Published in Malaymail) As anticipation builds over the 15th general election (GE15), Johor DAP chairman Liew Chin Tong has predicted that the state will be a key battleground once more. He said there were several reasons why, with the most crucial one being Barisan Nasional’s…
(Interview published in Malaymail) Looking at the 15th general election as more than another major political event, Johor DAP chairman Liew Chin Tong said the eventual winner — regardless of politics — must prioritise finding a new order and stability for the country. Saying that…