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2020 A Ride to Remember

It has been a roller coaster ride since 1st Jan 2020, a ride we all want to end as soon as possible. The year filled with surprises that no one would ever wish for. The bushfire in Australia, World War 3 tension, passing of great sports…

The Rise And Fall Of Mahathir Mohamad

By 9pm on 9 May, 2018, the results of the Malaysian general election are just beginning to become clear. My family friend Sham, her two twin daughters and I abandon a shopping trip in Kuala Lumpur once the first results begin to trickle in.…

Does Pakatan Harapan really care?

It is axiomatic, I suppose, that many politicians take voters for granted once elections are over. At election time, they stand before voters and make their spiel about all the wonderful things they are going to do. They promise to be…

The minister who climbed the fence

In a world of high walls of indifference, witnessing a minister in charge of all things youthful scaling fences to evade a mob leads to speculation — even if premature. Sometimes, in our fixation about politics we forget it’s about people…

Why PAS is afraid of Anwar Ibrahim?

Last year, Malaysia saw a spike in political manoeuvres akin to a “game of thrones”. The country watched the Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali challenge his party leader, Anwar Ibrahim for the Prime Minister’s post. It soured their…