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- 9MP: Not what it's made out to be
- Everything being said about the 9th Malaysia Plan does not go beyond, and masks serious implications for the nation.
- When 'journalism' is public relations
- The malaise in the Malaysian press goes back to government control over editorial operations and reporting processes.
- The Internet - here to stay
- It is the genie that refuses to get back into the bottle. The power of the Internet lies in accessibility and free flow of information.
- The tortoise and the hare
- Anwar Ibrahim and Dr Mahathir Mohamad punch in different directions, often viciously, but however hard they try, they end up punching each other
- A tryst with destiny
- Ghazali Shafie lives the quiet life today, far removed from his heyday as diplomat, bureaucrat and minister, but with his convictions intact.
- Handwriting and the post office
- I am now told I must pay a price for refusing to fall in line with Pos Malaysia's flawed computerisation plans. So what should I do?
- The vigilante bigots
- It is difficult enough to persuade Malaysians to speak their thoughts the walls have ears, the Special Branch listens in, our jobs and our families would be in danger. It does not matter what the topic, few would dare express an opinion.
- Is Chin Peng a Malaysian citizen?
- Chin Peng was born in Sitiawan, Perak. So he should be a Malaysian citizen. Or is he? He has also been told that he cannot come in, though how it could, without cancelling his citizenship is unclear.
- The corruption of absolute power
- Those in power forget that it needs two hands to clap, but it believes it can with one hand. Which is why all the scandals and misuse of office come thundering down the hill with embarrassing regularity.
- Of elected reps, junkets and belly dancing
- These 'perks' are not unique to Malaysia. But over here, as always, there is that special twist: these trips are planned in secret.
- The puppeteer's puppet
- Musa Aman's political patron is Pak Lah. He controls all that matters in Sabah, perhaps even ignoring advice, consultation and the law.
- A cat among the pigeons
- They see him here, they see him there... and Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Sabah has stirred fears within Umno that will not be easily soothed.
- Tsunami: For want of a nail
- Once again, Malaysian authorities have failed the test of crisis management. Their handling of the devastation caused by the tsunamis amounts to a national scandal.
- Fleas under the Umno blanket
- Will 2004 go down as the BN's Year Zero? Its nemesis Anwar Ibrahim has hit the political ground running, and the ruling coalition is scrambling to cope with the fallout.
- One-sided bilateral agreement
- Singapore and Malaysia are still held back from achieving meaningful agreement over unresolved issues.
- Breaking the mould
- Anwar is breathing fresh air into Malaysians politics, as capacity crowds listened and cheered to his rousing speech on Sunday.
- The clash of fundamentalisms
- US dismissed the fundamentalists as beyond the pale, belittling the nationalism that bound them and invaded their countries with no understanding of the ground.
- Deus ex machina
- The six years in jail has made Anwar Ibrahim larger than life. The prison years makes him a more dangerous political opponent for Umno and he is now preparing for his political resurrection.
- The pied piper of Permatang Pauh
- Anwar Ibrahim plays his political games so flawlessly and faultlessly, so much so that he controls Umno as surely as his counterpart in Hamelin eight centuries ago.
- In search of a role
- Pak Lah began with much promise but it is not surprising that he ends his first year as prime minister weaker than he began.
- Anwar and Malaysia's arthritic political parties
- Malaysian politics has become stale and crippled by stagnancy. However, it seems that Anwar Ibrahim may be able to change all that.
- A kerfuffle over Islam Hadhari
- A scatological comparison sends temperatures soaring and tempers flaring. But the brouhaha socks Umno in the eye, leaving it blue and black.
- Umno AGM: The morning after
- Umno's greatest fear today is that it would implode as it is awash with factions based on state rights, warlords, regions and leaders.
- When fantasy is reality, and reality fantasy
- When business and politics mix, religion must take a back seat. Especially when the reality of problems ahead is diverted to the irrelevant reality of who would win the Akademi Fantasia.
- The politics of integration
- Media coverage of the recent chopper crash has highlighted issues of integration between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak.
- Pak Lahs risky foray into Iraq
- The premier wants to send a medical team to Iraq. Could we, if worse comes to worst, accept the casualties that must be expected in a dangerous adventure like this?
- Pak Lah looking for an anchor
- He moved in to drive a wedge through the divided community and his legitimacy within Umno and the Malay community is shaky.
- How to lose by winning
- Are all stops being pulled out to ensure that challenger Ku Li does not get a single nomination for the Umno top post?
- Is Pak Lah the underdog in this race?
- Umno acting president Abdullah has indicated to his supporters that he would step down if Tengku Razaleigh garners 60 nominations to contest for the top post.
- Will Pak Lah be challenged?
- The possibility of a challenge at the upcoming Umno polls has rattled the premier's camp. The man they are worried about is none other than Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.