Manjit Bhatia

The lie of the GST

The lie of the GST

NONE COMMENT the proposed GST was wholly politically shortsighted but also politically engineered or motivated.
Commenting on Malaysia: A writer's view

Commenting on Malaysia: A writer's view

The spin gets wilder and wilder

The spin gets wilder and wilder

NONE Cow heads, boar heads, places of worship and the difference in the police response speed speaks volumes about the current atmosphere of the country.
Soros was dead right about Mahathir

Soros was dead right about Mahathir

NONE Dr M must be constantly reminded that he’s not god, any more than he may think that he’s above the law.
Umno still a force to reckon with

Umno still a force to reckon with

COMMENT After all, Umno has a massive war chest of funds to be used by whatever means to win power.
Indian citizens missing in action?

Indian citizens missing in action?

NONE How can a notorious surveillance state such as Malaysia lose 39,000 foreigners and not know until now?
Darker side of attacks on churches

Darker side of attacks on churches

COMMENT The premier is starting to look every bit as useless as his predecessor.
The trouble with Dubai

The trouble with Dubai

NONE COMMENT Are the Middle East economic success stories mirages? Time will tell.
It's crunch time for the US

It's crunch time for the US

COMMENT There's a real chance the Americans will cut-and-run with the increasing awareness that Afghanistan could become another Vietnam
The Great Wall of Malaysia

The Great Wall of Malaysia

COMMENT Since the MSC was first mooted, no policy development work worth its name has been made to forge Malaysia into the future, much less in becoming the hub of science and technology.
Chinese burns and horse blinkers

Chinese burns and horse blinkers

Islamabad's black hole

Islamabad's black hole

A One Malaysia, not several

A One Malaysia, not several

May 13 special For me, since May 13, 1969, every day has been, and will be, a 1BlackMalaysia day - until, and unless, Malaysians of all races stand together as one people.
And never the Twain shall meet...

And never the Twain shall meet...

DPM should have chosen his words more carefully

DPM should have chosen his words more carefully

Altantuya murder: It must not be over

Altantuya murder: It must not be over

Hisham, the keris will never be forgotten

Hisham, the keris will never be forgotten

comment He may say that the unsheathing of the keris is a Malay tradition but to then say that the ugly episode is “closed” is just another lie.
Wen's swan song for China

Wen's swan song for China

Money politics: Governance's bastardisation

Money politics: Governance's bastardisation

From upside to downside to backside

From upside to downside to backside

At last it would seem that the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has come to its senses. It’s now reading a different set of tealeaves.
When in grief, cry hubris

When in grief, cry hubris

There is a formulaic response that becomes standard in the face of a dire crisis. Most of the world’s so-called leaders have tried this at one time or another. It also applies to Malaysia. Remember Mahathir Mohammad’s outcry against the Jewish billionaire investor George Soros in the midst of the late 1990s Asian crisis?

Gloomier and uglier by the day...

Gloomier and uglier by the day...

Several multinational corporations in Malaysia have already begun shedding workers by the thousands. That's just the first round of sackings.
Old rivals, new rivalries

Old rivals, new rivalries

Will India and Pakistan head to yet another all-out war after the Islamic terrorist attacks in Bombay?
Dog days ahead for Najib

Dog days ahead for Najib