King can resolve current political turmoil
KUCHING: The National Council of Professors Malaysia (MPN) has expressed confidence that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah could amicably resolve the current political turmoil in the country. The crisis has culminated in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin resigning as the prime minister after he lost parliamentary majority. His decision also saw […]
GPS will always have Sarawakians back
KUCHING: At a time when West Malaysia’s politics is caught in endless turmoil, the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government has always focused on Sarawak and its people. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting said this while lauding the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 7.0 package involving a total allocation of RM800 million which […]
Nation’s stability comes first
KUCHING: The stability of the nation must come first, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president, Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. Regardless of the political impasse in Malaya, the most important thing for Sarawak is for the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition to be united and support the government in stabilising the country. […]
Young voters not easily swayed
KUCHING: Young and new voters will pose many challenges to politicians looking to sway this group, says Senior Fellow of the National Professor Council, Dr Jeniri Amir. “There may be a slight change in their attitudes towards politics due to the political turmoil following the Sheraton move that took place in February last year. “This […]
What a year on the political front
By Mohd Faizal Hassan and Mohamad Harith Mohamad Nizar KUALA LUMPUR: The Year of the Rat, 2020 is not only notable for the Covid-19 pandemic but also political dramas that led to a change of the federal government and some state administrations in Malaysia with many interesting turn of events. Political turmoil started early in […]
Consider establishing anti-hopping laws
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar yesterday again called on the government to consider enacting anti-hopping legislation during the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sittings to prevent lawmakers from switching parties. Its president Salim Bashir said this followed after Malaysia went through a series of political upheavals that have drawn great concerns amongst the people in recent months. […]
Politics should be a vocation
I believe many of you will agree when I state here that we normally pay scant or no attention to what unknown politicians like defeated electoral candidates say or do. We are more likely to listen attentively to selected speeches and statements of ministers and elected representatives and dissect their words too, if they are […]
Bid to topple PM nuisance
KUCHING: The on-going attempts by some politicians led by ex-prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad to oust and topple Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin are both disturbing and irritating to hear and read about. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos said Muhyiddin has been doing well since taking over as prime minister on March 1 […]
Agong cautions over political turmoil
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today cautioned politicians not to drag the country once again into political turmoil. Emphasising that the people are putting up with hardship and facing a difficult future as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, His Majesty said they should not stoke the flames 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 […]
