Johan James

Constitutional crisis nibbed in the bud by modern Malays

Constitutional crisis nibbed in the bud by modern Malays

LETTER | They shot down utter bigotries raised up by a group believed to be the Malay-rightists.

Are the China deals a blessing in disguise for local Chinese?

Are the China deals a blessing in disguise for local Chinese?

Would it be appropriate to say that our economy would be facing a downward spiral should the Chinese ‘Balik Tongsan’? Yes it is. A fact is a fact and other races concede it always. Let alone the economy - what about their influence on the political front? Remember the bashings BN took during the 2008 general election dubbed the ‘Political Tsunami’? BN lost its long-held two-third majority in the Parliament.

Is ‘MO1' defused as political ammunition?

Is ‘MO1' defused as political ammunition?

A month ago, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had announced to the world that it had filed a civil suit to seize assets worth almost US$1 billion belongs to three persons namely, Riza Aziz, Jho Low and Khadem Al-Qubaisy. Recently, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had reported that Khadem Al-Qubaisy has been arrested by Abu Dhabi’s authorities for allegedly being involved in fund embezzlement from 1MDB.

Malaysia a beacon of hope for the Muslim world indeed

Malaysia a beacon of hope for the Muslim world indeed

Nadem Hashemi, the director of the Centre for Middle-East Studies of the University of Denver, has labelled Malaysia as a failed nation because of its failure to live up to the expectation of fighting radical Islam. This disheartening remark was made by the US-based scholar during his talk in the seminar entitled ‘The IS Crisis and the Spread of Radical Islam’ recently in UKM.

‘Najib, the mighty PM’

‘Najib, the mighty PM’

Three days ago, the Department of Justice (DOJ) in US alleged that more than US$1 billion worth of assets owned by three individuals: Najib’s stepson Riza Aziz, Jho Low, a Malaysian business tycoon (based in the US) and Khadem Al-Qubaisy, former managing director of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), could be from the money stolen from 1MDB.