Liew Chin Tong

COMMENT | Malaysia's three kingdoms in GE15 war

COMMENT | Malaysia's three kingdoms in GE15 war

BN, PN and Harapan are the main players in the coming GE15.

COMMENT | Why DAP's leadership structure is better than that of Umno's?

COMMENT | Why DAP's leadership structure is better than that of Umno's?

For one thing, DAP does not have an all-powerful president.

COMMENT | Reset and reflect: Ushering Malaysia 2021

COMMENT | Reset and reflect: Ushering Malaysia 2021

We should see ourselves as a nation coming together to face the world. We should see Malaysia as the middle power.

COMMENT | 12th Malaysia Plan: Time for dynamic growth

COMMENT | 12th Malaysia Plan: Time for dynamic growth

The country needs a dynamic approach to rise, lest we be doomed as others overtake us.

COMMENT | Hasni rises to the occasion when Muhyiddin fails

COMMENT | Hasni rises to the occasion when Muhyiddin fails

The Johor MB is governing the state with a healthy dose of bipartisanship.
COMMENT | Azmin's coup planned as early as October 2019, before Sheraton

COMMENT | Azmin's coup planned as early as October 2019, before Sheraton

Azmin is trying to rewrite history to whitewash his reputation. Don’t be fooled.

COMMENT | Budget 2021: Job creation as the number one economic agenda

COMMENT | Budget 2021: Job creation as the number one economic agenda

Govt should commit to a national mission of creating 1m jobs for Malaysians with decent pay.

COMMENT | Malaysian politics needs a new operating system (OS)

COMMENT | Malaysian politics needs a new operating system (OS)

Malaysians deserve better and the Malaysian democracy deserves better.
COMMENT | To reset the scene, Muhyiddin should remove Hamzah and Azmin

COMMENT | To reset the scene, Muhyiddin should remove Hamzah and Azmin

With their departure from the cabinet, cooperation among the governing PN coalition parties will improve.
COMMENT | 1990: The election year that changed Malaysia

COMMENT | 1990: The election year that changed Malaysia

The nation's eighth general election was the catalyst for the creation of Wawasan 2020 and the idea of 'Bangsa Malaysia'.

COMMENT | Proposed 'prorogation' of Parliament a sham to prolong govt shelf life

COMMENT | Proposed 'prorogation' of Parliament a sham to prolong govt shelf life

It is a subversion of democracy just to keep govt alive.

COMMENT | Putting the GST ghost to its final rest

COMMENT | Putting the GST ghost to its final rest

GST was the wrong cure for the wrong problem, what we need is to create a middle-income society.

COMMENT | The cost of Muhyiddin’s overreach in Sabah

COMMENT | The cost of Muhyiddin’s overreach in Sabah

PM had asked Sabahans to vote for parties linked to federal govt, but with Anwar's move, his position is in question.

COMMENT | Candidate Muhyiddin in Sabah election

COMMENT | Candidate Muhyiddin in Sabah election

Stakes are extremely high for PM, if not higher than that of Shafie as Muhyiddin's fate hinges on polls' outcome.

COMMENT | Embracing the new age of coalition politics

COMMENT | Embracing the new age of coalition politics

COMMENT | Most political actors are still imagining the premiership's powers to be blank cheque - it is not.

COMMENT | New PN order marks the end of BN

COMMENT | New PN order marks the end of BN

This piece predicts that the three parties will create 'the pool' of 135 of the 165 peninsula seats.

COMMENT | The Great Reset (Part 2) – A progressive’s agenda for Malaysia

COMMENT | The Great Reset (Part 2) – A progressive’s agenda for Malaysia

For Malaysia to move forward, we need to have a new framing for our political and economic discourses.

COMMENT | The Great Reset - rebooting M'sian politics

COMMENT | The Great Reset - rebooting M'sian politics

The Sheraton Move plunged the nation into today's political crisis, but M'sians have the chance to push back against conservative forces.

COMMENT | Anwar-Mahathir unity can defeat the dark side

COMMENT | Anwar-Mahathir unity can defeat the dark side

The surest way for Anwar to become PM is by collaborating with Dr M and Warisan.

COMMENT | A united Harapan Plus will spell the end of PN

COMMENT | A united Harapan Plus will spell the end of PN

If Harapan Plus holds together, the kleptocratic coalition of Najib and Muhyiddin has no room to manoeuvre and may crumble on its own.

COMMENT | Is Najib the future of Umno?

COMMENT | Is Najib the future of Umno?

COMMENT | The disgraced prime minister knows this, continuing to play dumb like the spoiled rich kid that he is.

COMMENT | A mislaid path for PAS

COMMENT | A mislaid path for PAS

COMMENT | After discarding the spirit of 1982, the party is now under the spell of Zahid and Najib.

COMMENT | Parliament decapitated out of Muhyiddin’s fear

COMMENT | Parliament decapitated out of Muhyiddin’s fear

The longer Muhyiddin waits the more likely Umno will suffocate him with more pressure.
COMMENT | DAP never failed you each time you asked for help, Muhyiddin

COMMENT | DAP never failed you each time you asked for help, Muhyiddin

I am sad that my elderly friend Muhyiddin has chosen this path; perhaps Dr Jekyll has been transformed into Mr Hyde.