We’re not country bumkins, Dr M told

KUCHING: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has no reason on moral or ethical grounds to malign Sarawakians for having the spirit of ‘Sarawak for Sarawakians’, said Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo. “(This spirit) mirrors the aspiration of Sarawakians for self-determination after suffering 58 years of domination, subservience and exploitation — […]

Move receives support in Sarawak

KUCHING: Grassroots members of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak aligned with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched a ‘blackout Bersatu’ move on Saturday. Its chairman Didi Udin said the move was a show of support for the former prime minister, whose party membership status was being disputed.   “The blackout Bersatu move symbolises the stance of […]

How Mahathir lost the plot

By A. ANANTHALAKSHMI, LIZ LEE & KRISHNA DAS In May 2018, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years. Less than two years later, the coalition assembled by […]