Terence Netto

PKR, PAS in a haze of their doing

PKR, PAS in a haze of their doing

COMMENT Nothing substantive emerges after opposition unity meeting, as expected.

PAS may be caught in a trap of its own making

PAS may be caught in a trap of its own making

COMMENT Recent developments indicate it cannot have its cake and eat it, too.

Will two joinings presage a PKR-Amanah entwining?

Will two joinings presage a PKR-Amanah entwining?

COMMENT Kamaruddin’s and Mat Taib’s crossing may herald PKR, Amanah merger.

Looks like Pakatan 2.0 won’t get airborne soon

Looks like Pakatan 2.0 won’t get airborne soon

COMMENT Oppositionists slow to realise an aversion to BN is not enough basis to unite.

Ex-PAS supporters’ chief pooh-poohs successor’s bravado

Ex-PAS supporters’ chief pooh-poohs successor’s bravado

Hu Pang Chow says Bala’s talk about contesting in DAP-held seats is idle.

Hadi-led PAS is beyond the pale

Hadi-led PAS is beyond the pale

COMMENT Latest pronouncements place PAS chief beyond Pakatan 2.0's bounds.

FAM chief to quit, marking end of an era?

FAM chief to quit, marking end of an era?

COMMENT After 31 years, Pahang royals acknowledge end of their governing touch.

Najib flustered Dr M has taken hold of ‘bully pulpit’

Najib flustered Dr M has taken hold of ‘bully pulpit’

COMMENT PM’s grousing ex-PM has not yielded centre stage is an amateur’s gripe.

Having PAS in Pakatan 2.0 is unrealistic

Having PAS in Pakatan 2.0 is unrealistic

COMMENT Presence of a Hadi and Haron-led party bodes ill for Pakatan 2.0.

Kula: Protest marks clear line of demarcation

Kula: Protest marks clear line of demarcation

Ethnic evaluations of issues more difficult after Bersih 4 success, he says.

Persuasion has become key

Persuasion has become key

COMMENT Bersih 4's upshot: a premium on persuasion; coercion avails but little.

Street protests are here to stay

Street protests are here to stay

[COMMENT] After three preliminaries, the fourth Bersih demo has hit pay dirt.

Zahid a one-trick pony set to lead Najib nowhere

Zahid a one-trick pony set to lead Najib nowhere

[COMMENT] 'Shoot first, ask questions later' minister has blundered again with T-shirt ban.

By jingo he tries to stay, but by legit he’ll have to go

By jingo he tries to stay, but by legit he’ll have to go

COMMENT Tardy reaction to Bersih march indication of PM’s precarious situation.

Remembering Dr Ismail’s admonition

Remembering Dr Ismail’s admonition

COMMENT When it comes to military intervention, his advice was prescient.

Disturbing parallels between Umno and Labour

Disturbing parallels between Umno and Labour

COMMENT One is going to elect an unelectable leader, the other’s stuck with one.

A gesture of striking panache

A gesture of striking panache

COMMENT Archbishop Leow offers sanctuary to Bersih marchers.

Unity govt headed by Ku Li is viable compromise

Unity govt headed by Ku Li is viable compromise

COMMENT There's a middle path between Dr M's formula and opposition demands.

Mahathir's off-base contrition

Mahathir's off-base contrition

COMMENT The former prime minister should be sorry for profounder flaws.

Dr M's unseat Najib formula too self-serving

Dr M's unseat Najib formula too self-serving

COMMENT A broad unity gov’t led by Ku Li is better way out of stalemate.

More normative sense from PAS

More normative sense from PAS

COMMENT Tuan Ibrahim steadies PAS’ course after gyrations by Hadi and Haron.
Two career paths and what they tell of Umno

Two career paths and what they tell of Umno

COMMENT Zahid has near-arrived while Shahrir pretends all’s well when it isn’t.
Ku Li surges forward in PM sweepstakes

Ku Li surges forward in PM sweepstakes

COMMENT From heading to obscurity, Razaleigh's now seen as a contender.
Masing's vow as vacuous as PM's on S'wak rights

Masing's vow as vacuous as PM's on S'wak rights

COMMENT Endearments used by Najib are as idle as Masing’s BN pledge to PM.