Stanley Koh

Looming battle of 'MCA Ong' dynasty

Looming battle of 'MCA Ong' dynasty

In the run up to the party polls, detractors in rival camps are likely to expose the alleged manipulations, double-standards and high-handedness of party president Ong Ka Ting and his brother Ka Chuan.
18y ago
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Political climb of the 'Ong' brothers

Political climb of the 'Ong' brothers

Nobody is exactly sure when and how everything started to go sour in the party. But one thing was certain - the party began to see the crack soon after the Ka Ting-Jui Meng contest.

18y ago
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Questions for MCA and its president

Questions for MCA and its president

analysis When a political party and its candidates are overwhelming rejected by voters, the president’s role, capability and leadership can be legitimately questioned.
18y ago
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No surprises in MCA cabinet line-up

No surprises in MCA cabinet line-up

Of the total four ministerial posts, MCA secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan - who is party president Ka Ting’s elder brother - is the only newcomer to the federal level.
18y ago
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Political dinosaur in the offing

Political dinosaur in the offing

analysis The MCA is no longer relevant to the Chinese Malaysian community in its current state, but do its leaders recognise reality?
18y ago
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MCA leadership rooted in crisis

MCA leadership rooted in crisis

analysis What makes it more significant about this active campaign calling for Ka Ting to graciously step down is that many of them were his former staunch supporters in 'Team A'.
18y ago
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MCA drowns in ocean of disgust

MCA drowns in ocean of disgust

analysis The whys and wherefores may never be made public, but opposition PKR is being credited with having at least a little to do with the MCA’s abysmal performance.
18y ago
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Why Chinese voters may abandon MCA

Why Chinese voters may abandon MCA

analysis Furious and fed-up, they are unlikely to leave MCA candidates unpunished over the party’s apologist stance over issues affecting the community.
18y ago
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'MCA on equal status with Alam Flora, not Umno'

'MCA on equal status with Alam Flora, not Umno'

The Cheras DAP candidate takes a dig at the BN component party which he says was duping voters and misleading the community.

18y ago
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Chinese schools key poll issue in Cheras

Chinese schools key poll issue in Cheras

Tan Kok Wai won Cheras on the back of his anti-toll protest. In this election however, his MCA challenger is campaigning on his ability to bring development to this Chinese-majority seat.
18y ago
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Slow campaign: Calm before the storm?

Slow campaign: Calm before the storm?

The election mood seems sober and uncannily quiet. Some residents even expressed surprise at the lack of a poster war unlike previous general elections.
18y ago
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Will urban voters trigger the tipping point?

Will urban voters trigger the tipping point?

analysis The BN behemoth may seem unshakable. But according to the ‘Tipping Point’ theory, even with the slightest push - in just the right place - it can be tipped. Will it happen on March 8?
18y ago
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End of the road for Kong Choy

End of the road for Kong Choy

chan kong choy and mca analysis Who will be the successor to Chan Kong Choy? Nobody knows yet, but one thing is certain, party members will be watchful of his next moves.
18y ago
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MCA and the bogeys of 1986

MCA and the bogeys of 1986

analysis The Chinese Malaysian party goes to the polls with one eye on historical hiccups and the other on remaining relevant to supporters.
18y ago
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A cry for new leadership

A cry for new leadership

Today, severe criticisms are filling pages after pages of non-delivery on grand promises and tall orders. To many Malaysians, Abdullah's vision without action is mere illusion.
18y ago
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Haze of fear beyond 1987

Haze of fear beyond 1987

The impact of events over a single week in October 1987 cannot be erased, and lives on in the abuse of the Internal Security Act.
18y ago
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Proverbial justice in the making?

Proverbial justice in the making?

Has politics in our landscape become like a rotten egg? Has it been broken and is now causing a stink?
18y ago
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Only ashes from burning questions

Only ashes from burning questions

The Great Malaysian Majority is too easily misled by the politics of governance and the blank cheque of electoral promises to pursue accountability.
18y ago
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Deep roots of corruption

Deep roots of corruption

Most anti-corruption drives and investigations fail due to lack of political will and integrity of the government.
18y ago
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Happy jungle families the way to go

Happy jungle families the way to go

18y ago
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Fire Boar enters - with a grunt

Fire Boar enters - with a grunt

The Fire Dog year of 2006 was dogged by scandals and controversies. Will the year of the Boar see us be better off in terms of national unity, political integrity and good governance?
18y ago
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A monumental mistake

A monumental mistake

There is a paralleled foolishness in a banishment call from the 1940s' and the call this week to demolish the Nilai Memorial Park monument.
18y ago
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Limitations of a captive mind

Limitations of a captive mind

The maxim of political practice indicates that the more changes Malaysians demand, the more they should be blamed for 'shortcomings'.
18y ago
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Umno bares its true colours

Umno bares its true colours

The public is not convinced by the feeble and lame excuses made in the on-going damage control exercise.
18y ago
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