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By Barisan Nasional standard, the National Feedlot Center project scandal is no big deal, as it involves no more than RM300 million of public fund, but the intensive debate over it has allowed us to gauge the country’s current state of governance, and more importantly, whether there has been a paradigm shift among BN leadership… Continue reading NFC illuminates Najib’s transformations

Following the announcement by Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to stop the teaching of science and mathematics in English from 2012, Malaysia is once again embroiled in a messy controversy, this time cutting across political and racial divisions. It is messy because the ideas are aplenty and issues are floating around without proper focus. Sadly, both… Continue reading PPSMI: Malaysia in the lost world?

The unexplained delay in submitting the auditor-general’s (AG) annual report to Parliament is shaping up to be a major scandal. Sin Chew Daily reported today that when asked when the AG’s report will be presented in Parliament, an official from the AG’s office casually replied that it would be on Dec 1, which is the… Continue reading AG’s report delay: PM must come clean

Umno is now facing unprecedented challenge to its political survival. Are we to believe that it will give up this potent weapon at this most vulnerable moment of its existence?

If you do not believe that Umno has already passed its expiry date as a potent political party, all you need to do is to watch how its entire leadership as well as propaganda machinery have been fully engaged in an orgy of attack against Mohamad Sabu – the PAS deputy president. It’s okay if… Continue reading Umno, pray tell how Mat Sabu was supposed to have erred

One moment, the Prime Minister surprised almost everyone when he suddenly proposed to form a parliamentary select committee (PSC) to seek consensus over electoral reforms, in tacit concession to the heated demand spearheaded by Bersih 2.0. But in next moment – barely 48 hours later – he backtracked by saying that there is nothing wrong with the present… Continue reading Who’s calling the shots: Najib or Muhyiddin?

Amidst the frenzy of draconian measures to prevent the July 9 Bersih rally from taking place, many Malaysians have begun to wonder: Has Malaysia descended into a state of lawlessness? No sooner had Home Minister declared that wearing the yellow Bersih T-shirt is illegal, the Inspector General of Police ups the ante by announcing that… Continue reading Bersih rally a turning point for democracy

  A peaceful rally calling for electoral reform would have gone down as almost a non-event in any democracy, but not in Malaysia.  Here, the news of such an impending rally has virtually caused the incumbent ruling power to go into a state of panic. Ever since the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections – a… Continue reading Bersih must march on

Raja Petra Kamarudin’s interview by TV3 last night is undoubtedly a piece of political propaganda aimed at cleansing Prime Minister Najib Razak’s taint with the Altantuya murder case ahead of the Sarawak elections two days from now. Raja Petra’s interview was centered on an affidavit he signed on June 18, 2008, in which he claimed… Continue reading The unending haunt of Altantuya

At this time when Barisan Nasional leaders are indulging in an orgy of throwing public funds to buy votes in the current Sarawak state elections with polling only days from now (on April 16), it is indeed heartening to hear the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) categorically insisting that all forms of… Continue reading Tragedy of election under repression