James Wong Wing On

The focus of the Gerakan assembly is on the Kerk Choo Ting-Siew Kok Kan tussle for the No 2 post in the party. While Kerk is expected to prevail as the incumbent, Siew's share of votes will not be insignificant. Meanwhile, Penang Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon is quietly favoured to be Lim's successor

This is the last piece of a series of articles rebutting New Straits Times columnist Harun Hashim's assertion that there had been no foreign troops on Malaysian soil after independence.

A newspaper columnist's assertion that "after Malaya achieved its independence in 1957, there has not been any foreign troops in our country" is incorrect. The very survival of Malaya and Malaysia secured by Commonwealth troops who used our country as part of their stomping ground at least until 1971.

The former admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy has alleged that reformasi supporters called on the military to oust the government during the height of the Anwar Ibrahim saga. The defence minister says he is confident of the military's allegiance to the government but the voting pattern in the last general election suggest another possibility.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Dr Lim Keng Yaik are two Malaysian leaders who, in recent days, seemed to have misused or abused the word 'extremists'. Ironically, they were considered 'ultra and extreme' by others during their early political careers. Is there an objective definition of 'extremism'?

The odds were stacked against her. Rivals and pundits predicted a bleak future for the housewife-turned-politician. But Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has weathered the storm and recent developments prove that she is a valiant and praiseworthy captain who is steering Keadilan in the right direction.

Confusion reigns among pro-establishment groups which are trying to come to grips with a proposal to teach Science and Mathematics in English at different levels of schooling from next year. In contrast, opposition parties appear to have serenely united on the issue.