The Malaysian Insight
Stepping out of a coconut shell to see the kleptocracy
The party man might want to believe his own delusions but the reality is different.
Has life improved in the past five years?
Has corruption become an even bigger problem in Malaysia since GE13?
Dr Mahathir, Wan Azizah proposed as leaders if opposition wins next general election
PKR has yet to say yes to Bersatu, Amanah and DAP’s proposal on who should be the country’s leader if they win GE14.
Power-supply project in rural Sabah falls short of aims
6,891 houses supposed to be connected to four grid lines either did not or were late in receiving their power supply, auditor-general’s report says.
2 years, RM52 million later, crop centre can’t be used
Auditor-general’s report 2016 points out flaws in Semenyih research lab
No country for honest men, just MO1
Robert Kuok’s memoirs serve to show that yesterday’s leaders of integrity are today’s extinct breed.
Is Malaysia a land for charlatans to pontificate?
Malaysia touts itself as a land of moderates and the tolerant but it allows in hate preachers who run down people of different faiths.
In Batu Puteh, Singapore is missing the insight
Singapore should stop making assumptions about Malaysia if it wants to get a better insight into the political situation across the Causeway.
‘Wasatiyyah’ is just an Arabic word if not practised
Inconceivable that extremist preachers and speech are tolerated by Putrajaya while PM talks about the need for moderation.
Gutter-minded minions running propaganda as news
Going through Dr Mahathir’s granddaughter to get to him is a new, but expected, low for Camp Najib.
Putrajaya clueless about consumerism, gambling
Why ask a group of consumerists more interested in keeping prices fair and products safe for Muslims to be eyes and ears of the government?
In Camp Najib, fixers fix each other up for top spot
Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is learning that the flip side to being a powerful fixer is that every other person in the PM’s camp would do anything to bring you down.
Unease over PKR plan to put national leaders in Penang administration
Anwar Ibrahim wants to have Malay PKR leaders of calibre to share the stage with DAP but local leaders are unhappy they have not been consulted.
Dr Mahathir still accountable for Ops Lalang, say ex-detainees
Critics demand a royal commission of inquiry to probe into all cases of abuse under now-defunct Internal Security Act.
