Malaysia’s new multiracial Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim may have to douse the flames of PAS’s threat to “Muslims going to hell if you vote Pakatan Harapan (PH).” As the leader of PH, the ruling party now, Anwar’s top priority will be stopping the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from inciting violence against ‘kafir harbi’ (enemies of […]
Is Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob concerned that the floods announced by the local meteorological department will jeopardise the general elections? Let us see some headlines in a leading mainstream newspaper in Malaysia: Oct 25 2022, GE15: Govt prepared should it flood during polls, says Ismail Sabri Nov 6 2022, GE15: Up to EC […]
What started off as Malay unity Government in the Sheraton Move (Malaysian political crisis 20-2021) on 23rd Feb 2020 may collapse. The Sheraton Move is an ongoing political crisis in Malaysia that has led to the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as the 8th prime minister. It also oversaw the ousting of the coalition government of […]
More than 100,00 people were killed in the Sri Lankan insurgency from 1972 until 2009. The highest toll of mass killings was in Mullivaikkal where an estimated 40,000 Tamils were killed in early 2009. Towards the end of the insurgency in May 2009, aerial bombardments and indiscriminate shellings by the Sri Lankan army, navy and […]
Malaysia — A week before the Pakatan Harapan Government was replaced, on Feb 17 last year, it announced plans to develop 5G infrastructure. The estimated cost of RM21.6 billion would be paid over a five-year period, it said. On Feb 24 last year, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad resigned and the 5G development plan […]
Almost eight out of 10 respondents on a Twitter survey voted that Bersatu will not survive GE-15 without UMNO, according to BFM radio survey held this morning (22/2/2021) during its Morning Run programme. Of the 206 voters (respondents) in the final countdown, 75.7 per cent voted that Bersatu will not be able to survive GE-15 […]
