Category Archives: Comment
The stainless steel ‘Iron Lady’ ( 12 December 2022 )
SHE may no longer be involved in politics, but don’t expect Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz to stay silent – she continues to boldly speak up on political issues. The former minister has graced social media platforms with her interviews, giving […] Continue Reading
Realpolitik the order of the day ( 03 December 2022 )
IT’S certainly not a perfect list of Cabinet line-up. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim just has been pulled from all sides, including by some powerful figures, who insisted on their choice of representatives in Cabinet. The Prime Minister took a longer […] Continue Reading
Green tsunami that rocked GE15 ( 22 November 2022 )
ANYONE who went on the campaign trail would have noticed that the posters of Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi were almost non-existent in places where Barisan Nasional was contesting. The instructions given out by most Barisan candidates was […] Continue Reading
Race for undecided voters ( 15 November 2022 )
AS campaigning for GE15 enters the last lap, the focus will be on the estimated 4.5 million voters said to be still undecided over their choice of which party should lead the next government. This is certainly a huge bloc […] Continue Reading
The Sungai Buloh dilemma ( 10 November 2022 )
Even PKR supporters have to decide between Khairy, who has PM potential, or relatively unknown Ramanan. UNTIL the past 48 hours, media reports on the Sungai Buloh constituency were about the dilemma of PKR supporters on whether they should vote […] Continue Reading
Tell us your plans for the economy ( 09 November 2022 )
IN almost all surveys carried out recently touching on voters’ concerns, the uppermost issue has been the cost of living and the price of goods. It cuts across all races nationwide. Yet, Malaysians have not heard many politicians weighing in […] Continue Reading
Who the people want as their leader ( 08 November 2022 )
Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri (right) IT isn’t likely that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be the Prime Minister if Barisan Nasional wins the general election. He is a seasoned politician, and he knows the game well. The Umno […] Continue Reading
No easy battle ahead for Pejuang ( 27 September 2022 )
IT looks certain that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic), who now heads the Pejuang party, will defend his Langkawi parliamentary seat in the impending general election. The former prime minister, who turns 98 next year, does not have much choice […] Continue Reading
Reporting market deals can’t be a criminal offence ( 16 September 2022 )
Ahmad Azam and The Edge editor-in-chief Kathy Fong at the Petaling Jaya Magistrate’s Court – Bernama IT’S an irony. Two years ago, The Edge carried an expose of how a group of individuals, supposedly acting in concert, had amassed shares […] Continue Reading
Bring in tougher laws for illegal gaming operators ( 13 September 2022 )
IT’S time for the budget again. If there is a sector that needs an honest and realistic review, it has to be the gaming industry. An estimated RM3bil is lost in tax revenue annually from the government coffers because of […] Continue Reading
