Deeply disgusted by dictator’s daughter’s drivel

Appears to be attempt by Mahathir camp to rewrite history. COMMENT | All week long I’ve been trying to keep … More

‘Post-retirement’ Mahathir to ‘tell all’ in book

‘Capturing Hope’ lays out his story of his return to active politics and the events leading up to the 2018 … More

Why a 96-Year-Old Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Might Run Again

Despite his advancing years, former Malaysian prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad says that he could run for the country’s top … More

Doesn’t the govt want its ‘stolen money’ back? Dr Mahathir asks while slamming Najib’s freedom to travel

KUALA LUMPUR : Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Langkawi-Pejuang) accused the government of being uninterested in recovering misappropriated funds as evidenced … More

Mahathir says M’sia sold parts of itself by selling sand & water to S’pore

He raised the water issue again. Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took to Facebook on Oct. 20 to defend … More

A pettiness feeding on hatred

WHETHER out of sheer mischief or imbecility, DAP’s P Ramasamy decided to weigh in on the issue of Pulau Batu … More

Can Tun M’s prescription remedy Malaysia’s modern day economic ills?

WITH physician-turned-politician Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad seemingly having diagnosed Malaysia’s economic maladies, is there hope that the Malaysian economy could … More

Former Malaysian diplomat says Dr Mahathir ‘needs to retire and stay retired’

KUALA LUMPUR : Former Malaysian ambassador Datuk Dennis Ignatius has urged former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to step … More

Mahathir is against academic freedom – Maszlee

Mahathir is against academic freedom – Maszlee In a newly published book, former education minister Maszlee Malik has described how … More

BOOK REVIEW: Paradise Lost: Mahathir & the End of Hope

By Dennis Ignatius, self-published, softcover, 320 pp, available through Gerakbudaya, RM60. Dennis Ignatius loves his country. This is his final … More

Surprising changes to political life in three years in Malaysia

It holds true that any newly formed political party would find it a gargantuan task to topple a decades-long ruling … More

PH still free to criticise govt despite MoU, Dr M told

PETALING JAYA: The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Pakatan Harapan and the government does not prevent the opposition pact from … More

The return of former prime ministers

Their quiet movements are telling. COMMENT | In the next general election, we could expect the return of three former … More

As tensions rise with China, Australia is ‘not so safe’, warns Mahathir

Singapore: Australia is needlessly risking its security with a standoff with China, says former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who claims … More

Malaysia politics reflects growing influence of King Abdullah

Observers ask if the monarchy’s reemergence can foster true democracy BANGKOK : The ceremony commemorating Malaysian independence from Britain on … More

Why only blame Anwar for Harapan’s setbacks?

To signal out Anwar as though he was in total control and other political operatives were not contributing to Harapan’s … More

On Mahathir the brilliant, multi-talented leader who played racial games

PETALING JAYA: Brilliant, multi-talented, inquisitive were some of the adjectives a former Malaysian diplomat uses to describe Dr Mahathir Mohamad. … More