The Malay rhetoric and schism
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big. – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US president Nearly four years ago, a 94-year-old Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made it a point to attend the […]
Mahathir files RMm150 mln defamation suit against Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has filed a RM150 million defamation suit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the latter’s speech at a special congress in March. Dr Mahathir, who is also a former prime minister, filed the suit through Messrs Law Practice of Rafique at the Shah Alam High Court on […]
Court to hear Ahmad Zahid’s defamation suit against Mahathir in Nov
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today fixed four days starting Nov 6 to hear Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s suit against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over allegations that Ahmad Zahid used his position to influence the latter to interfere in Ahmad Zahid’s ongoing criminal cases in court. Lawyer Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi, representing […]
Radical actions of Muslims contribute to Islamophobia: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR: The radical actions of a few Muslims such as committing violence, which deviate from the true teachings of Islam, are among the contributing factors to Islamophobia sentiment around the world. The Islamic Welfare Association of Malaysia (Perkim) president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there are Muslims who have strayed from the true teachings […]
Avoid making controversial appointments
I think the debate around nepotism is futile because I am an outsider and I know there is no compensation of talent. – Badshah, Indian rapper Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had a standard reply whenever he was criticised for allegedly practising nepotism. “I have never encouraged any of my children to take up a […]
Tun M wants winning party to form govt
KUALA LUMPUR: After keeping mum since the 15th general election (GE15) on Nov 19, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today issued a statement urging the winning party to form a federal government and solve all the country’s problems. The Pejuang chairman admitted that he was saddened by his party’s defeat in all 125 seats contested, but […]
Stop toying with becoming PM again
KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been advised to stop playing with the idea of becoming the prime minister again for the third time. Political analyst Dr Jeniri Amir told the Malaysia Gazette that Malaysia has never lacked competent and capable leaders to steer the country, as long as all parties put political stability, strengthening […]
Give prime minister post to younger leader instead of Dr Mahathir
KUCHING: The two-time former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad can continue to play a role as a politician but not as a prime minister, said a political analyst. Dr Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said that in Malaysia, there are many more capable candidates who can lead as prime minister. “Malaysian […]
UKSB gave RM2.6 mln in political donations to Tun Mahathir
SHAH ALAM: A witness told the High Court here today that Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) gave a political donation of RM2.6 million to former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Former UKSB administrative manager David Tan Siong Sun, 47, said this during cross-examination by Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, representing Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the […]
Why another race-based party, Dr M?
Wherever it takes disaster to unite, politics generally divide: and in eras of intense uncertainty, a nation’s people retreat into the tribes in which they feel the most secure. –Criss Jami, American poet As a Chinese and a Christian, let me make an honest political declaration here. If I were younger and keen on embarking […]
