Dr Mahathir Demits Office in Disgust?
This last week of February 2020 was perhaps Malaysia’s most ominous, off-putting and obnoxious week…
Political earthquake in Hong Kong
On January 4, the Chinese government announced the appointment of Luo Huining as the new…
Malaysia faces formidable fault lines in February 2020
In the first week of this February, some five weeks after Malaysia's Vision 2020 was…
Malaysia’s states & some governance issues
Since the Pakatan Harapan(PH) came to power in May 2018 the overwhelming focus has been…
Wuhan virus exposes how vulnerable the world is to panic and pandemic
I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a…
Dr Mahathir’s Malaysia tops democracy index in the Asean region
Malaysia has taken top spot in the Asean region on the 2019 Global Democracy Index…
Is Malaysia’s errant elite looking west, not to the East?
With a busy background of essentially buccaneering cases against members of a previous government, a…
Dr Mahathir’s Pakatan Stumbles in Kimanis but Soldiers On
On March 8, 2018, some two months before Malaysia’s 14th General Election(GE14) a seemingly ragtag…
Is there a ‘deep state’ in Jakim and MOE?
Flip flops in policies is a never-ending game in Malaysian policies and leadership. Especially, when…
Dr Mahathir juggles between liberals, fanatics, dropping the ball too often
In his latest blog posting on January 10, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad…