Category Archives: On the Beat

Careful balance: Pakatan and Anwar have won the support of many non-Malays but now he may need to fall back on his Islamic and nationalist roots to win over the country’s dominant Malay-Muslim population. – Bernama IT was a three-hour […] Continue Reading

Salary slashes and cash cuts – they may be academic, but it’s at least a start. THE Prime Minister has announced that he will forego his monthly salary and decided that his Cabinet members will take a 20% pay cut. […] Continue Reading

Unity in diversity: Anwar displaying a list of new Cabinet members on Friday night. The lineup has been welcomed as a reflection of the diverse unity government that the Rulers had suggested. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star You can’t please everyone […] Continue Reading

Great expectations: Anwar – pictured here receiving congratulatory calls from world leaders in the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya – will have to move fast to heal a nation sick of politicking. — PMO WE’RE clearly living in interesting but […] Continue Reading

Image: Vecteezy Now that the people have cast their votes, we must make sure our victorious politicians walk the talk. Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. — Franz Kafka IT has been a gruelling campaign and […] Continue Reading

It is likely that none of the major groups will get a majority, so they will need to form pacts. WITH barely a week to go before Malaysians hit the polls, the preliminary assessment is that the results will likely […] Continue Reading

With their unceremonious removal, angry warlords could be on the rampage. NO doubt, they are the big names in Umno, with positions at national, state and division levels, too. They are the warlords with immense power who influence many party […] Continue Reading

The more the fairer?: The suggestion is for a DPM each from Sabah, Sarawak and the Peninsula. ‘Good intentions’ aside, three is a crowd in an already bloated administration. WHY do we need two or three Deputy Prime Ministers? Aren’t […] Continue Reading

Long process: Election Commission staff preparing election materials to be delivered to various parliamentary constituencies in Sarawak for the 15th General Election. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star IT’S going to be a protracted process. In fact, the 14-day campaign period is […] Continue Reading

In a multiracial country like Malaysia, there is simply no room for religious prejudice. POLITICS has become the mainstay of the media ahead of the general election, but there were two important announcements made by the Sultan of Selangor, towards […] Continue Reading