Damage control being done after Setiu episode exposes Umno rift
INTENSE factionalism in Terengganu Umno has resurfaced, this time involving four elected representatives from the party's Setiu division.
The four assemblymen, two of them...
Setiu Umno sets off another signal for Najib-Muhyiddin tussle
A power challenge between the top two men in Umno - Prime Minister Najib Razak and his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin - is becoming...
Subsidies: PR and perception management
It is not surprising to read reports of government media advisors advising newspaper reporters how to report about the official plan to reduce or...
Storm brewing beneath the surface
On the surface, Umno is all calm and stable. But beneath the seeming tranquillity, discontent is simmering – and sending the jitters down...
Concrete plan to make MACC truly independent
When Tun Abdullah was Prime Minister, the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) became Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). This was a step in the right direction. But,...
Malaysia’s Najib and the Crony Culture
- The government backs down on a tycoon's sports betting planThe Malaysian government has portrayed its recent decision not to legalize sports gambling as...
Cabinet or Umno: Who calls the shots?
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak ’s recent announcement of the government’s most recent u-turn on legalising sports betting raises questions,...
Rosli Dungun political empire
I am not finish yet with Dungun Umno chief Rosli Mat Hassan, whose deputy chief is MP Matulidi Jusoh, the person he chided 'kalau...
The corruption game cannot last forever
//By Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
COMMENT The word “corruption” comes from a Latin word meaning “to break” or “to destroy”. Corruption is...






















