The Malaysian Insight
In family spat, PM Lee expresses 'grave concerns' about father's last will
Hsien Loong says he continues to have grave concerns about the events surrounding the making of the last will and testament.
Malaysia's controversial tourism tax throws up some puzzles
The tourism tax bill was passed on April 5 without any objection from BN lawmakers from Sabah and Sarawak. Why are they making a fuss now?
Note from prison scuttles PH presidential council meeting
Plans to finalise Pakatan Harapan’s list of office bearers are dead in its tracks as Anwar refuses to have Dr Mahathir as chairman.
To clean up FGV, get an independent auditor, not Idris Jala
Being closely affiliated to the government, Idris simply doesn’t have the neutrality required for the job.
Can Idris drive FGV out of trouble?
FGV needs a thorough probe into its alleged financial and business mismanagement, not an independent party offering solutions to its boardroom woes.
A season of don'ts
Expect the list of don’ts to grow much longer in the run-up to the general election.
In every essay, Tuan Ibrahim reminds PAS its real enemy
It is hard to imagine party deputy president wanting to forge a close relationship with the Najib administration or work closely with Umno.
Umno lawyer silent on allegedly receiving 1MBD funds
Calls and text messages to prominent Umno lawyer Shafee Abdullah have not been answered.
Book, film on 1MDB scandal in the works
WSJ journalist completing book while British production aiming for 2017 premiere of documentary.
Confident Najib pushes into corporate Malaysia
Government-linked-companies meekly accepting prime minister’s appointees on their board as Barisan Nasional prepares for GE14.
Will US lobbyist be the last fiasco to re-image Putrajaya
Questions remain on who engaged the lobbyists to smooth Malaysia-US relations and what are their objectives.
Forex losses task force readies interim report for Cabinet
The day of reckoning draws close with the near-completion of the investigation into Bank Negara Malaysia’s billions of ringgit losses in forex trading in the 1990s.
In damage control, Putrajaya denies hiring Washington lobbyist
The Prime Minister’s Office is quick to deny paying more than RM1 million to a lobbyist linked to US President Donald Trump.
Misguided loyalties result in failures
Former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had grand visions for Malaysia but his loyalty to Umno prevailed.
In Proton, Malaysia's heavy industrialisation saga ends
The sale of Proton is seen by many as unavoidable in order to keep the company alive, even if it signals the end of an era in Malaysia.
