Manjit Bhatia

COMMENT | Anwar can’t expect banks to be charitable

COMMENT | Anwar can’t expect banks to be charitable

Cut profits from RM8b to RM6b? Banks will tell Anwar to take a hike.
COMMENT | The trouble with Mr Charisma

COMMENT | The trouble with Mr Charisma

‘Muhyiddin’s charisma hasn’t charmed his coalition partners an iota.’
COMMENT | Harapan’s comeback window could soon close

COMMENT | Harapan’s comeback window could soon close

‘Harapan faces problems galore. It must stop burying its head in sand.’
COMMENT | A parliament vote against Muhyiddin just won’t do

COMMENT | A parliament vote against Muhyiddin just won’t do

Not this Parliament at any rate, since it has, like Muhyiddin, no credibility.

COMMENT | Malaysia’s crisis of political legitimacy

COMMENT | Malaysia’s crisis of political legitimacy

An immoral regime of immoral politicians can’t enjoy legitimacy. Nor should it be accorded legitimacy by the people.

COMMENT | Poor Edmund Santhara just can’t catch a break

COMMENT | Poor Edmund Santhara just can’t catch a break

The deputy federal territories minister has been in the news quite a bit lately but for all the wrong reasons.

COMMENT | What’s behind May 4 and what will it bring?

COMMENT | What’s behind May 4 and what will it bring?

The cabinet is behaving as if it has eradicated the killer coronavirus.
COMMENT | Rohingya issue: Response to Thayaparan

COMMENT | Rohingya issue: Response to Thayaparan

The genocide of the Rohingya in Rakhine at the hands of the bloodthirsty Myanmar junta is real.
COMMENT | Is liberalism to blame for Covid-19’s surge in the west?

COMMENT | Is liberalism to blame for Covid-19’s surge in the west?

Dr M is implying the more authoritarian the state, the better a country can deal with killer viruses.
COMMENT | A voice of reason and reassurance in Covid-19 fight

COMMENT | A voice of reason and reassurance in Covid-19 fight

One man stands out in the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Muhyiddin cabinet to deliver what, to whom exactly?

Muhyiddin cabinet to deliver what, to whom exactly?

COMMENT | Fact is that the Muhyiddin regime is similar to the Umno-BN regime led by Najib.
For Malaysia, it’s back to the good old times

For Malaysia, it’s back to the good old times

COMMENT | What will come next? Simple, quickest, honest answer: Who knows.

Malaysia’s fairy dust just got dusted up some more

Malaysia’s fairy dust just got dusted up some more

COMMENT | The one idea Mahathir is now touting is in fact rather bewildering.
What if the Trump-Kim Singapore talks bomb?

What if the Trump-Kim Singapore talks bomb?

COMMENT | Whatever agreement is struck, it will likely be wafer-thin.

All aboard the sinking mothership?

All aboard the sinking mothership?

COMMENT | Pro-BN voters should ask what the opportunity cost has been.

Tough crowd or desperadoes?

Tough crowd or desperadoes?

LETTER | Harapan lacks the charisma and political oomph to make crucially decisive inroads in this election.

Pakatan Harapan won't win, full stop

Pakatan Harapan won't win, full stop

LETTER | Harapan has been making it even easier for Umno to win GE14.

12 reasons why Malays must abandon Najib

12 reasons why Malays must abandon Najib

COMMENT | If the 'Malay tsunami' doesn’t occur, there is every chance the country will be ruined further.

Malaysia at the crossroads, and the 'real' Najib

Malaysia at the crossroads, and the 'real' Najib

COMMENT | May 9 will be either Malaysia’s hour of light or its second darkest hour after 1969.

How voters can keep politicians honest in GE14

How voters can keep politicians honest in GE14

COMMENT | 'Instead of being mere listeners and watchers, ask politicians hard questions.'

Malaysia not Mahathir’s Rimau economy?

Malaysia not Mahathir’s Rimau economy?

COMMENT | Had it not been for Dr M's taxes, the economy would look decidedly more Third World.

BN’s Department of Propaganda

BN’s Department of Propaganda

COMMENT | It is wrong and senseless to view the economy as an indiscrete or monolithic whole

The gall of Mahathir to beseech Turnbull

The gall of Mahathir to beseech Turnbull

LETTER | There was a time when Mahathir would tell every white person that they had no right to lecture him.

‘Malaysia’ dreams the impossible dream

‘Malaysia’ dreams the impossible dream

Mahathir must not become PM a second time - not even as a seat-warmer for Anwar.