Neil Khor

Defenestration of the MCA

Defenestration of the MCA

COMMENT It is a party whose president is not ‘winnable’ enough to be fielded for the polls, and it continues giving up seats to Umno.
End of the era of egomaniacal leaders?

End of the era of egomaniacal leaders?

margaret thatcher COMMENT Think again, if you see Margaret Thatcher’s death as the end of an era of divisive politics and egomaniacal leaders.
Let MCA and Gerakan 'eat eggs'

Let MCA and Gerakan 'eat eggs'

COMMENT To many Malaysians, the feeling is that the BN component parties such as MCA and Gerakan represent 'a nation's trust betrayed'.
Keeping safe in epic and historic polls

Keeping safe in epic and historic polls

COMMENT At the end of the day, if the nation’s interests are put ahead of personal ones, Malaysia will be in good hands.
Penang's contrarian society

Penang's contrarian society

COMMENT In Penang, if one has an idea and shares it, family and community will shoot it down; later these ideas become more robust.
Hindraf and the crisis of conscience

Hindraf and the crisis of conscience

NONE COMMENT It has played a catalytic role in waking up M'sians to the failure of the BN formula of race-based policy-making.
GE13 a high-stakes game

GE13 a high-stakes game

NONE COMMENT Malaysians may have to take a gamble in the coming general election and BN is telling us, ‘better the devil you know’.
Why BN is in trouble ahead of GE13

Why BN is in trouble ahead of GE13

COMMENT After more than 50 years of governing Malaysia, the world’s longest-ruling political coalition is in unchartered waters.
Are you really in charge, mister prime minister?

Are you really in charge, mister prime minister?

NONE COMMENT More tragically, it shows clearly that the PM has not been able to carry his party and the civil service with him.
Is it possible that the BN  can really lose?

Is it possible that the BN can really lose?

NONE COMMENT We should prepare for the worst. A BN win with a smaller majority and with a few more states going to the opposition.
Middle-class being priced out of property market

Middle-class being priced out of property market

COMMENT Please think out of the box and think around it to come up with solutions and not just diatribes against your political opponents’
The pity of Tunku Abdul Rahman

The pity of Tunku Abdul Rahman

COMMENT 'Dr Mahathir is right when he warns Malaysians, and especially Malays, to vote carefully in the GE13.'
Listen, listen, listen: M'sians, lend me your ears!

Listen, listen, listen: M'sians, lend me your ears!

COMMENT Paper qualifications do not make a person more worthy of respect if they do not translate into an educated and civilised mind.
We're in the final lap before GE13

We're in the final lap before GE13

NONE COMMENT We should never allow any coalition to dominate Parliament. Two-thirds majority will also give too much power...
The angel you don't know...

The angel you don't know...

NONE COMMENT Pakatan Rakyat has plenty of questions to answer on how it will manage and rule the country better than the BN.
The devil you know

The devil you know

COMMENT If the BN does not change things radically, we are headed for ‘failed state status’. This is Part I of the author’s article.
Desperado BN making us cry in exasperation

Desperado BN making us cry in exasperation

COMMENT Most of the problems are associated with the desperate, poorly coordinated and brainless antics of the party in power.
Mahathirism dead, but not gone

Mahathirism dead, but not gone

NONE COMMENT The excesses associated with the 22-year tenure of Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister remain unchecked.
Dr M, Internet genie can't be put back in the bottle

Dr M, Internet genie can't be put back in the bottle

NONE COMMENT An unforeseen consequence has occurred - the new generation has aspirations beyond car, condo and cash.
Scandal-ridden BN  on the ropes?

Scandal-ridden BN on the ropes?

NONE COMMENT The electorate has to judge whether the BN with its self-created scandals, can be trusted with 'our future'.
The strange case of Professor Aziz Bari

The strange case of Professor Aziz Bari

COMMENT It is obvious minister Khaled Nordin does not understand the very essence of academia. This is bad for the public universities under his charge.
A budget for the polls battle ahead

A budget for the polls battle ahead

NONE COMMENT ‘The auditor-general's report will be released at some point and all the feel-good feelings will surely dissipate'.
Avoiding a 'second defeat' at Bukit Kepong

Avoiding a 'second defeat' at Bukit Kepong

COMMENT A PAS leader’s remarks about Mat Indera and Bukit Kepong have sent the ruling elite into a tizzy - here’s why.
Why Penangites won't tolerate losing Penang Hill

Why Penangites won't tolerate losing Penang Hill

COMMENT The hill represents the very real multi-generational attachment that Penangites have with their island home.