Rais Yatim confirms Pandora Papers raised in maiden meeting of Parliament’s special corruption committee

KUALA LUMPUR : Parliament’s Special Committee on Corruption (JKMR) discussed the recent Pandora Papers exposé at its first meeting today … More

Malaysia Opposition Hails ‘Good Beginning’ with New Premier

(Bloomberg) : Malaysia Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s meeting with opposition leaders on Wednesday left Anwar Ibrahim positive about working … More

Take responsibility and prioritise governance, Sultan Nazrin tells leaders

The Perak ruler quotes a Muslim philosopher in his reminder. The Covid-19 pandemic should serve as a reminder for all … More

Party-hopping – solution may be recall elections, party list system

Since GE14 in 2018, over 40 Dewan Rakyat MPs have changed their party allegiances. COMMENT | For the past few … More

Integrity needs to be a middle name

THE name Umar Abd al-Aziz both inspires and is admired universally. The name stands for good governance, integrity and accountability. … More

MACC chief: Covid-19 has seen rise in large-scale corruption involving criminal syndicates, civil servants

It is time for the government to make huge investments to increase human capital or the integrity of government officials … More

Bringing Myanmar back from the abyss

Myanmar’s military junta has ditched any effort to put a benign face on the coup it enacted on 1 February. … More

Cleanse the Malaysian ‘temple’ of corruption

Those with power had turned the institution of governance into a ‘den of thieves’. COMMENT | ‘Joy to the world’ … More

Dire need to fix corporate governance pitfalls

OF late, I have been keeping myself at peace, ignoring all political nuances and noises. Only occasionally, I would watch from … More

Political reforms important in GLC revamp, say experts

BURSA Malaysia Bhd chairman Abdul Wahid Omar yesterday mooted a review and replication of of the successes of the Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) … More

Muhyiddin chose to be Gus Dur when he could have been Habibie

This is not the story of Muhyiddin Yassin saving Malaysia from unprecedented political turmoil. As the leaked Bersatu recordings suggested, how could he be our saviour when the hullabaloo was all of his own planning?

On the contrary, this is the story of the late B.J. Habibie, beloved third president of the Republic of Indonesia who held the unwanted record of being the shortest-serving president in the country’s history.