Terence Netto

An alliance made by necessity

An alliance made by necessity

COMMENT | Dr M-Anwar combo is stark recognition that national interest must override all else.

Dithering on Dr M as Harapan PM-designate will get Anwar nowhere

Dithering on Dr M as Harapan PM-designate will get Anwar nowhere

COMMENT | His lobby that's stymieing the choice of Dr M as PM is on a hiding to nothing.

'Where has all the inclusiveness gone?'

'Where has all the inclusiveness gone?'

Amanah's Mujahid laments shedding of the 'PAS for all' motto with Hadi's all-Muslim cabinet proposal.

Two narratives on two horsemen of the Malaysian deliverance

Two narratives on two horsemen of the Malaysian deliverance

COMMENT | Mahathir and Anwar are trapped in a danse macabre that disunites the opposition.

Guan Eng does an encore with flood aid row

Guan Eng does an encore with flood aid row

COMMENT | The Penang CM’s rashness is tripping up the opposition before elections, once again.

Perspective on speculation of Anwar-Najib deal

Perspective on speculation of Anwar-Najib deal

COMMENT | PM's visit to Anwar in hospital has spawned speculation that a deal's in the offing. It's rank implausible.

Kula: Indian vote once again the key

Kula: Indian vote once again the key

Harapan veep says in 61 seats, Indian choice will be crucial to GE14 outcome.

Hadi treading a tenuously fine line amid S'wak Report allegation

Hadi treading a tenuously fine line amid S'wak Report allegation

COMMENT | PAS chief struggling to stay afloat in Sarawak Report-spawned rapids.

Was Malaysia a police state in Oct 1987?

Was Malaysia a police state in Oct 1987?

COMMENT | It is as if Dr M contends Ops Lalang was a police decision, and not the home minister's.

Ops Lalang – Anwar not as culpable as Dr M

Ops Lalang – Anwar not as culpable as Dr M

COMMENT | Lumping the two as villains of the 1987 drama is not fair and stretches known facts.

Seeking Dr M's apology - an exercise in futility

Seeking Dr M's apology - an exercise in futility

COMMENT | 'A person of Machiavellian craft will not apologise because it's a sign of weakness'.

Two who trod a lonely but now vindicated path

Two who trod a lonely but now vindicated path

COMMENT | DAP's Teh and PAS' Mahfuz emerge from their specific travails with credentials enhanced.

Baru: S'wak BN must repudiate federal commitment on Islamic state

Baru: S'wak BN must repudiate federal commitment on Islamic state

He refers to a deputy minister saying the government is committed to turning the country into an Islamic state.

Kassim Ahmad: As ever, the iconoclast

Kassim Ahmad: As ever, the iconoclast

COMMENT | From Hang Jebat to the Hadith, Kassim couldn't help but go against the grain.

Annuar Musa's town hall was a stirring defence of a weak hand

Annuar Musa's town hall was a stirring defence of a weak hand

COMMENT | Plenty of conviction but little cogency behind Umno info chief's town hall performance.

Can PM's boast of global standing stand up to scrutiny?

Can PM's boast of global standing stand up to scrutiny?

COMMENT | Talk is cheap - let Najib pass the Rohingya test with China and Asean.

DAP lawmakers urge PM to sue Newsweek to save reputation

DAP lawmakers urge PM to sue Newsweek to save reputation

International weekly's calling Najib a crook should not go unchallenged, say M Kula and Tony Pua. 

Dr M for Johor Baru seat?

Dr M for Johor Baru seat?

COMMENT | As the improbability of Mahathir's candidature dissipates, a bold thrust for Umno's birthplace may titillate.

Contesting Sg Siput will muddy Harapan’s credential as a reformer

Contesting Sg Siput will muddy Harapan’s credential as a reformer

COMMENT | PSM's Dr Jeyakumar is an exemplary MP; endangering his re-election is decidedly unwise.

Beggars unabashed by their alms-asking

Beggars unabashed by their alms-asking

COMMENT | PKR's stances toward Harapan and PAS invite disrespect and derision respectively.

Impossible to conjure a PKR electoral pact with PAS

Impossible to conjure a PKR electoral pact with PAS

COMMENT | That is the message of Leong's resignation as PKR politburo member.

Best to define Dr M using 'both/and' rather than 'either/or' category

Best to define Dr M using 'both/and' rather than 'either/or' category

COMMENT | Otherwise, one would be stupefied by the contrasting aspects of his persona.

When Harapan’s hors d'oeuvres can be as tasty as the main dish

When Harapan’s hors d'oeuvres can be as tasty as the main dish

COMMENT | Its second line of rhetoricians can be as engrossing as stellar drawcard, Dr M.

Does shame have a future in our society?

Does shame have a future in our society?

COMMENT | On one gauge it is alive and well; on another it is wan and witless.