James Chai

COMMENT | Muhyiddin is not popular enough

COMMENT | Muhyiddin is not popular enough

'Like Mahathir's term as PM, Muhyiddin's main preoccupation is how to increase the number of seats under his command.'

COMMENT | Youth party: Only young people can live up to the ideals of Merdeka

COMMENT | Youth party: Only young people can live up to the ideals of Merdeka

Let our youths walk in the shoes of our forefathers, drumming the tone of our first Merdeka.

COMMENT | No one will believe in Bersatu's non-Malay pivot

COMMENT | No one will believe in Bersatu's non-Malay pivot

Many Malay-based parties have tried to appeal to non-Malays, but with little success.

COMMENT | Support letters - when you have to be corrupt to survive

COMMENT | Support letters - when you have to be corrupt to survive

The point about a support letter is not its legality but about its ethics.

COMMENT | Would you vote for Mahathir's new party?

COMMENT | Would you vote for Mahathir's new party?

His new party fights against corruption and for the Malays, but this was also Bersatu's mission in 2017.

COMMENT | In that small moment we had justice

COMMENT | In that small moment we had justice

Do not rob us of July 28. It made us believe in the courage of the few.
COMMENT | Why we have failed Pavithra

COMMENT | Why we have failed Pavithra

After almost being violently hurt by her husband, why did she forgive him and instead of calling for help, requested everyone to back off?

COMMENT | The radical idea of giving everyone a job

COMMENT | The radical idea of giving everyone a job

A federal job guarantee scheme has been mooted, but what will it take to implement this and how effective will it be?

COMMENT | Small businesses dying off, 1m lost jobs – but nobody cares

COMMENT | Small businesses dying off, 1m lost jobs – but nobody cares

This is not a sign of economic recovery, there has yet to be any reason for optimism.

COMMENT | Why Umno may want Muhyiddin as their PM

COMMENT | Why Umno may want Muhyiddin as their PM

There are at least three candidates that are seen favourably by Umno as PM and one is no longer an Umno man.

COMMENT | Finally, Mukhriz Mahathir

COMMENT | Finally, Mukhriz Mahathir

It is clear for the first time that Dr Mahathir Mohamad had stated his intention for his son to succeed as the prime minister.

COMMENT | How DAP lost principles, votes and friends by choosing Dr M

COMMENT | How DAP lost principles, votes and friends by choosing Dr M

Do the ends justify the means in the quest to regain power from the Muhyiddin administration?

COMMENT | A prime minister for six months?

COMMENT | A prime minister for six months?

COMMENT | Dr M often laments that he does not have enough time to make the changes he wants.

COMMENT | There are some things that should not be for sale

COMMENT | There are some things that should not be for sale

'As people would rather serve money than their common citizens, the country is not far from its fall.'

COMMENT | Why did Muhyiddin expel Mahathir from Bersatu?

COMMENT | Why did Muhyiddin expel Mahathir from Bersatu?

Here are what I consider three tactical reasons for the party president's move.

COMMENT | Why do we treat essential workers so badly

COMMENT | Why do we treat essential workers so badly

Giving essential workers our applause or gratitude is not enough.
COMMENT | Five governments fell: The immorality of 'lompat'

COMMENT | Five governments fell: The immorality of 'lompat'

'For the first time in history, the sitting government is one that is not chosen by the people.'

COMMENT | Using coronavirus as a pretext to grab power

COMMENT | Using coronavirus as a pretext to grab power

Muhyiddin has no choice because he may be the weakest prime minister in history.
COMMENT | Choosing the economy over health is reckless

COMMENT | Choosing the economy over health is reckless

'We have been careful so far… I hope the easing of the lockdown from today isn't a reckless decision that we will regret.'

COMMENT | Mahathir and the myth of power

COMMENT | Mahathir and the myth of power

Mahathir will not sit idly when Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin steals the show at the Parliament sitting on May 18.

COMMENT | Thank God for Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

COMMENT | Thank God for Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

'We do not get to choose who to lead us in a crisis; history chose Noor Hisham for us.'

COMMENT | Why this is the worst time to be young

COMMENT | Why this is the worst time to be young

The millennials will be the first generation that is worse off than their parents’ generation

COMMENT | When can we go out again?

COMMENT | When can we go out again?

We have now reached one million cases of the coronavirus infection.

This stimulus will not save us

This stimulus will not save us

COMMENT | Not caring about job losses means not caring about the people.