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Army must do more than man roadblocks

Army must do more than man roadblocks

COMMENT | Our soldiers must roll up their sleeves and do lots of cleaning up.

Another nasty virus stalks the earth - 100 years later

Another nasty virus stalks the earth - 100 years later

COMMENT | Like the Spanish flu, Covid-19 brings death, silently and swiftly.

Lack of statesmanship in the battle against Covid-19

Lack of statesmanship in the battle against Covid-19

COMMENT | Muhyiddin fails to rise above partisan politics in tackling the country's number one enemy.

Clearly, not a cabinet for all Malaysians

Clearly, not a cabinet for all Malaysians

COMMENT | In Muhyiddin's country, Malay power is on full display.

Sometimes it takes an outsider to tell the story

Sometimes it takes an outsider to tell the story

In the Harapan saga, there appears to be more than meets the eye.

Needed urgently - a new breed of young politicians

Needed urgently - a new breed of young politicians

COMMENT | Youngblood must take the lead to draw a completely new political roadmap for M'sia.
Hadi, don't play palace politics with the people

Hadi, don't play palace politics with the people

COMMENT | The quarrel is not with the king but with Muhyiddin.

Muhyiddin 'on trial' over 1MDB case

Muhyiddin 'on trial' over 1MDB case

COMMENT | How the prime minister handles the matter will decide the fight against corruption.

A popular slogan may yet ring again

A popular slogan may yet ring again

COMMENT | Come 2023, people will cry Save Malaysia - from Muhyiddin.

Back to square one after the heady days of Harapan rule

Back to square one after the heady days of Harapan rule

COMMENT | No shouts of joy greet the new PM who came to power through the palace door.

An open letter to a long-suffering homeland

An open letter to a long-suffering homeland

COMMENT | Come the next battle of the ballot box, we will go all-out to restore true democracy to you.

Alliance of lasting hope or a one-term wonder?

Alliance of lasting hope or a one-term wonder?

COMMENT | Like a shooting star, Pakatan Harapan may vanish just as fast as it shot to power.

Mirage of friendship in Umno-PAS alliance

Mirage of friendship in Umno-PAS alliance

COMMENT | Cooperation between them will not be the bellwether of better days to come.

A masterpiece in danger of going up in smoke

A masterpiece in danger of going up in smoke

COMMENT | From antiquity to modern times, the pattern of irrational behaviour has been the bane of human existence.

Najib's presence casts a pall of gloom over Parliament

Najib's presence casts a pall of gloom over Parliament

COMMENT | Every time he steps into the lawmaking chambers, he brings dishonour to his country.

Malaysia, do not cry for Najib

Malaysia, do not cry for Najib

COMMENT | Disgraced leader is portraying himself as a victim of persecution and conspiracy in order to garner compassion.

Ringing the changes in the new Parliament

Ringing the changes in the new Parliament

COMMENT | It is high time the Dewan Rakyat reasserted its role to check on the excesses of the executive.

Ruminations of a country freed of Najib

Ruminations of a country freed of Najib

COMMENT | 'Now that the dust has settled, I, Malaysia feel refreshed, rejuvenated and reborn.'

Mark your 'X', give change a chance

Mark your 'X', give change a chance

COMMENT | Tomorrow, M'sia makes its tryst with destiny after its spirit has been long suppressed.

The doctor and the Bugis man – a tale of two gladiators

The doctor and the Bugis man – a tale of two gladiators

COMMENT | One is going all-out to destroy his nemesis, while the other is trying to save M'sia from utter collapse.
 

Remove kakistocracy along with the Pekan man

Remove kakistocracy along with the Pekan man

COMMENT | Voters must lift the body and bring it to the good old doctor in the operating theatre.

Come May 9, rock the boat, ring in the change

Come May 9, rock the boat, ring in the change

COMMENT | The winds of change cannot be stopped and the ‘unsinkable’ BN is feeling the tremor.

BN versus the common man in the mother of all polls

BN versus the common man in the mother of all polls

COMMENT| The ground beneath Putrajaya is shifting as popular anger swells at a party that has long overstayed its welcome.

There's still hope for public awakening

There's still hope for public awakening

COMMENT | No fire in 'Save Malaysia' campaign but one day, people's anger will boil over.