P Gunasegaram

Najib trial shows ECRL should be reviewed and probed

Najib trial shows ECRL should be reviewed and probed

COMMENT | It is alleged projects were discussed with China with the aim of covering up a huge financial hole in 1MDB.

Third Malaysian car is yet another farce

Third Malaysian car is yet another farce

 A QUESTION OF BUSINESS |  Just like all the other Malaysian cars, we Malaysians will be funding the Third Malaysian car.

The case for raising the retirement age

The case for raising the retirement age

COMMENT | Ironic that Dr Mahathir, at 94, flatly turns down MTUC's proposal to increase the retirement age to 65.

Multiple holes in IPCMC bill

Multiple holes in IPCMC bill

COMMENT | It is a watered-down version which gives no powers to IPCMC to investigate serious offences.

The farce that is the Proton X70

The farce that is the Proton X70

COMMENT | The beneficiaries of this deception are Mahathir crony Syed Mokhtar Albukhary and China's Geely.

A fragile peace in PKR, but for how long?

A fragile peace in PKR, but for how long?

QUESTION TIME | 'Sadly, many of PKR’s commendable ideals now lie by the wayside in the relentless push for individual power and influence.'

Lim Guan Eng should not exaggerate

Lim Guan Eng should not exaggerate

COMMENT | His exaggeration of matters to put the previous government in a bad light leads to uncertainty, sometimes, affecting the markets.

How to solve a problem like Malaysia Airlines?

How to solve a problem like Malaysia Airlines?

COMMENT | Recent interests in taking over the airline indicates it may not be all bad.
The intractable disconnect between PKR and Bersatu

The intractable disconnect between PKR and Bersatu

COMMENT | Anwar Ibrahim's PKR and Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Bersatu are just too far apart in terms of ideology and aims.

What if all Malay parties joined Bersatu?

What if all Malay parties joined Bersatu?

COMMENT | If Mahathir is successful, it will be a nullification of the GE14 results, which effectively brought a more multi-racial coalition into power.

Remove e-hailing rules and help 200,000 earn more

Remove e-hailing rules and help 200,000 earn more

COMMENT | "Transport Minister Anthony Loke’s puzzling suppression of the e-hailing industry will crimp the growth of a valuable service to ease transport woes,"

Dr M and Kula are clueless about labour policy

Dr M and Kula are clueless about labour policy

QUESTION TIME | A reliance on cheap foreign labour is a major economic policy mistake.
MOF’s RM6.2b toll road buys look good

MOF’s RM6.2b toll road buys look good

COMMENT | The purchase price is RM6.2 billion, including debt, for four toll roads.

Guan Eng's selective use of statistics

Guan Eng's selective use of statistics

COMMENT | His statement actually masks a sharp drop in approvals for domestic investments.

Legal reform vital for nation's survival

Legal reform vital for nation's survival

COMMENT | 'All the oppressive laws from the past are still very much in the statute books, and very little effort is being made to change them.'

The dilemma of fake videos

The dilemma of fake videos

COMMENT | The ease with which fakes can be made renders sex videos suspicious.

Mahathir’s procedural mistake, Latheefa’s challenge

Mahathir’s procedural mistake, Latheefa’s challenge

COMMENT | Latheefa needs to be scrupulously professional, ruthlessly efficient without conflict and unquestionably independent.

New questions over that 'RM1 trillion debt'

New questions over that 'RM1 trillion debt'

QUESTION TIME | Guan Eng's claims may be seen as meant more for politics than in pursuit of the financial truth.

Fighting terrorism before it strikes

Fighting terrorism before it strikes

QUESTION TIME | We in Malaysia can’t afford to be complacent about the possibility of an attack

Huawei vs the US

Huawei vs the US

COMMENT | Trump clearly wants the US to dominate and he is using means, fair and foul, to ensure that.

The truth about the RM44 billion ECRL

The truth about the RM44 billion ECRL

COMMENT | No effort to recover some RM30 billion in over-priced contracts in relation to 1MDB.

Forgetting May 13

Forgetting May 13

QUESTION TIME | Our older citizens must let go and like the young, have no memory of or desire to commemorate May 13, 1969.


We know Mahathir; how different will Anwar be?

We know Mahathir; how different will Anwar be?

COMMENT | Will Anwar build consensus? Will he be more inclusive? Will he bridge the racial divide?

Indecent haste over RM230 billion mega projects

Indecent haste over RM230 billion mega projects

COMMENT | The haste with which mega projects are being pushed through raises questions on re-emergence of patronage.