Corruption
As recently as November 8, days after Donald Trump’s victory, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre rubbished a pardon or clemency for President Biden’s son, Hunter. She said – “We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is no”. In June, at the G7 summit in Italy, Joe Biden personally said – […]
... written on Dec 02 2024Assuming Opposition Perikatan Nasional (National Alliance) could win enough seats in the next 16th General Election to form a government, which it can’t without a shift in Chinese votes, who will become their next prime minister? The precise question should be who is the most qualified leader capable of leading not only the coalition, but […]
... written on Nov 25 2024In denial that his government is fast losing the perception war, Anwar Ibrahim still hopes he can continue to be the prime minister after the next 16th General Election. He should be grateful that his current term has outlived his three predecessors – Mahathir Mohamad (22 months), Muhyiddin Yassin (17 months), and Ismail Sabri (15 […]
... written on Nov 21 2024Flashback to an article published by the Wall Street Journal in January 2012. Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he isn’t worried about state prosecutors’ move to appeal a court decision acquitting him of sodomy earlier this month, and said he remains confident it won’t derail his campaign to lead a new government to power […]
... written on Nov 17 2024America is the world’s most powerful country – both economically and militarily. But its government is also the most wasteful, partly because the U.S. can print money whenever it wants. And we are not talking about people wasting 92 billion pounds of food annually, which are equivalent to 145 billion meals – translating to US$473 […]
... written on Nov 15 2024Sabah is known as the land of frogs, where politicians get super rich by hopping to the highest bidder every time there is a struggle for power in the state. With the next state election approaches, of which the 17th Sabah State Legislative Assembly must be elected by 9 December 2025, the jostle for all the […]
... written on Nov 13 2024Finally, after more than five months since a deaf Grab driver, Ong Ing Keong, was assaulted and punched by a bodyguard of Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, popularly known as TMJ, the much awaited justice has been served. Lance Corporal Muhammad Taufik Ismail, 32, admitted to the charge of voluntarily causing hurt to 47-year-old […]
... written on Nov 04 2024Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah had refused to be made a fool by the political circus in the country as the executive branch was piling pressure on the judiciary to free disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak. On the eve of Hindu festival of lights Divali, also known as Deepavali, the High Court ordered Mr Najib […]
... written on Oct 31 2024Look no further than Mr Anwar Ibrahim if you want to find a fine example of “Arrogance of Power”. It took him just 23 months – less than 2 years – in power to reveal his true colour. He thought he is “The People’s Champion” like boxer Muhammad Ali or wrestler The Rock. Worse, he […]
... written on Oct 28 2024Both Anwar Ibrahim and Najib Razak are delighted that the drama runs according to the script. To ensure the 10th Prime Minister could continue his 5-year term without any interruption, former PM Najib would not abruptly withdraw support just like how his faction did in July 2021, which led to the collapse of Muhyiddin backdoor […]
... written on Oct 25 2024
