Commentary

Wins in Iban majority seats will boost GPS

By Dick Lembang Dugun THERE are only two days left to pitch for votes. This Saturday will determine the results of the 15th general election (GE15) after a 14-day campaign announced by the Election Commission (EC). A total of 56 of the 222 contested parliamentary seats are in two states in Borneo, with a total... Read More

Commentary, GE15 Watch, Opinion

October 27, 2022

GE15: November adrenalin for Malaysians

ALL political parties and Malaysians at large have found an answer to the dilemma they had been wrestling with. The mandate will once again be granted to the people. The right to vote has been reinstated, and they should make the most of this opportunity. The atmosphere of this year’s general election is significantly different... Read More

Commentary, GE15 Watch, Opinion

October 26, 2022

Decoding the DPM offer in GE15

TWO opposing political coalitions appear to be going out on a limb to win over Sarawak and Sabah ahead of the Nov 19 general election. Barisan Nasional (BN) which lost the seat of federal power in 2018 is trying to bounce back to having the political dominance it once had over the country. And Pakatan... Read More

Commentary, GE15 Watch, Opinion

September 21, 2022

Hope King Charles III can bring peace, reconciliation

WITHOUT doubt, Queen Elizabeth II was honoured with the most elaborate State Funeral the world has ever seen. The sheer number of official ceremonial processions, lying-in-state, church services, the special sessions of parliaments, and overseas kings and leaders driven around in commercial buses are overwhelming! I do not think anyone anywhere has ever seen such... Read More

Commentary, Opinion, Top Story

September 15, 2021

Reflections on the eve of 58th Malaysia Day

On anniversaries, we tend to make heroic vows and promises which we can’t keep. Perhaps our intent is sincere and magnanimous but more often than not, we’ll find out on the anniversaries that follows that we are more disappointed than satisfied, because of the vows and promises that we have made remained just that, something... Read More

Commentary, Opinion

January 5, 2020

Maszlee’s successor must be a better person

Rumours about several ministers and deputy ministers will resign have been buzzing since the findings of a survey by Malaysiakini news portal a few days ago that showed that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ministers were doing poorly. According to the survey results, 10 out of 28 ministers failed to carry out their respective tasks. This... Read More

Commentary, Prime

August 16, 2019

Stinky, nauseating Malaysian toilets

Visit any public toilet in Malaysia and most likely you’d find that it is not only stinky but also nauseating. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted last Tuesday that he was embarrassed by the dirty and smelly public toilets in the country as they reflect the lack of civic-mindedness of Malaysians. In Sarawak, Deputy... Read More

Commentary

August 12, 2019

Transition of power still an issue

The issue of transition of power from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is not over yet. In fact, it has become contentious, problematic and polemic. There have been rumblings of discontent among certain quarters within PKR and Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders, with some even expressing their... Read More

Commentary

August 11, 2019

Asean must meet on transboundary haze

In our rather difficult and complicated world, if countries should ever meet whenever there is a crisis, then I think this is the right time. Now, today and not tomorrow! This is not a political crisis, but a death-threatening health crisis. This is the right time because there is again a more serious threat to... Read More

Commentary

July 31, 2019

Voice of justice…

VIEWPOINT By Xu Jue Xi Eighty years ago, in response to the clarion call from the mainland, more than 100 NCDMC (Nanyang/SEA Chinese Drivers and Mechanics Corps) personnel rushed from Sarawak to China to serve along the Yunnan-Burma Road, in their quest to add their voice of justice against the Japanese invasion, as well as... Read More

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