P Gunasegaram

COMMENT | Mahathir must go soonest, for he has proven himself to be a great liability by returning us to the nasty days of BN-style politics.

COMMENT | The body of knowledge in education cannot be dictated by religion, but must be scrupulously kept areligious.

COMMENT | This deal will eventually cost more than 1MDB’s losses of a minimum RM30 billion.

COMMENT | Such a quota enriches only the rich bumiputera and does absolutely nothing for the poorer ones.

COMMENT | One hopes, if there is a listing, Malaysians and Malaysian funds are given preference over foreigners.

COMMENT | The poor have also been badly let down by previous governments, including Dr Mahathir's previous 22-year stint as PM.

COMMENT | Suitors for Plus have not directed their bids to the legal owners, but to the Works Ministry.

COMMENT | A simple way of collecting tax - investigate those who have assets they can’t account for.

QUESTION TIME | If abuse of authority is proved in Taman Rimba Kiara case, the gov't and public officer are liable for damages.

COMMENT | Mahathir has lost support not only among non-Malays, especially the Chinese, but also among the Malays.

COMMENT | To see if there was a need to be shocked, one has to look at the grounds of judgment.

COMMENT | Any minister should not be so derelict in his personal finances to invite a demand for payment of travel bills.

COMMENT | Corporate observers say there is no major gov't project which escapes the scrutiny of Daim, and hence Mahathir.

COMMENT |  Harapan manifesto Promise 12: The Pakatan Harapan Government will also remove the Prime Minister’s ability to manipulate key institutions by creating stronger check and balance mechanisms.

COMMENT | If the private sector can pay billions for PLUS and still make profits, shouldn't Khazanah and EPF just keep their stakes?

COMMENT | There are too many imponderables and assumptions made, which may impact the viability of the project further down the road.

A QUESTION OF BUSINESS | The other thing about these offers is that there is an extension of the toll concession period.

COMMENT | "If Malays follow your brand of unity - supporting a single party come hell or high water - they would have stuck with Umno."

COMMENT | Expect a populist tax, the usual noises with trite not-entirely-true arguments about the previous government policies.

COMMENT | The PM should honour the promise that he has repeatedly made over the last three years.

COMMENT | Careful consideration needed so that Khazanah can maximise prices by considering timing and be above board.

COMMENT | If people can’t afford to buy a house now, how can you make it easier for them to buy one via new financing schemes?

QUESTION TIME | Why choose a relatively small property developer to become an independent power producer?