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Israel wants Hamas dead. It doesn’t matter that Israel once helped turn a bunch of Palestinian Islamists in the late 1970s into one of the world’s most notorious terror group, which then bite the hand that feeds it when Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel on Oct 7 – killing 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped […]
... written on Nov 29 2023Muhyiddin Yassin, whose given name is Mahiaddin Yasin but was too ashamed to use it, announced on Friday (Nov 24) that he would step down as president of his party – Bersatu or Malaysian United Indigenous Party. The country’s first backdoor prime minister said he will not defend his position as party president in the […]
... written on Nov 25 2023At the San Francisco airport to receive Xi Jinping were California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other U.S. representatives. The Chinese president was there to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Summit, as well as to meet U.S President Joe Biden, about a year since both leaders met at […]
... written on Nov 19 2023Bersatu is still squirming after losing four lawmakers to the Anwar-led Unity Government. While the number of defectors is small, it translates to 13% of its 31 Members of Parliament. Crucially, the defection is just the beginning. The fact that the party leadership appears to be getting “panic attacks” every single day shows the writing […]
... written on Nov 17 2023Not one, not two, but four lawmakers from Opposition Perikatan Nasional have publicly declared their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The political landscape started to shake on Oct 12 with Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid, followed by Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Oct 30), and then Gua Musang MP Mohd Azizi Abu […]
... written on Nov 09 2023Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Middle East are smart – they know who their real enemies are in the region. Amid an escalating war between Israel and Hamas, in which more than 8,000 people have been killed so far, the kingdom did not choose sides – it condemns both Israel and Hamas. While […]
... written on Oct 28 2023When then-Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim introduced “Bahasa Baku” or a standardised pronunciation of the Malay language back in 1988, he was trying to show that he was not only a hero of the Malay language, but also to impress upon fellow Malays that he was more Malay than the Malays – even more Indonesian than […]
... written on Oct 27 2023If there’s a contest for “The Biggest Munafiq (hypocrite) Of The Year”, Abdul Hadi Awang will win the championship hands down. He will also grab the “Mr Traitor” and “Mr U-Turn” in the competition. For obvious reason, the only titles he will fail to win are the beauty, talent and photogenic categories of the pageant. […]
... written on Oct 24 2023Refomasi! Refomasi! Refomasi! These were the cries in every rally by our current Prime Minister, Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim all these years till he became the PM nearly a year ago. However, since forming the government between PH and BN, all the cries seem to have fizzled out and sometimes […]
... written on Oct 12 2023Just a day after Pakatan Harapan retained the supermajority by winning the Pulai seat in Johor in a by-election last month, MUDA president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman suddenly announced his decision to pull out of the unity government bloc. The decision to quit leaves the ruling coalition with only 147 seats, 1 seat short […]
... written on Oct 07 2023
