Labuan handover suit needs serious re-think

by Joe Fernandez Guest Columnist COMMENT Everyone involved should perhaps seriously rethink — from all angles and sides — the suit pending in Court on the legality of the handover of Labuan to the Federal Government. They should consider leaving the matter in the hands of the politicians. They are the right party to take [...]

Star: One to one fight ideal, but not necessary

KOTA KINABALU: The State Reform Party (Star) shares the sentiments of the Democratic Action Party (Dap) that the possibility of one-to-one fights in Sabah to take on the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) at the forthcoming 13th General Election is non-existent. It also agrees with Dap that the Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) was out of synch [...]

Open Letter to Hindraf Makkal Sakthi: Borneo-based and led national 3rd Force in Parliament

Open Letter to Hindraf Makkal Sakthi   Borneo-based and led national 3rd Force in Parliament Dear Waytha and Uthaya, Johore may be set for interesting times as it faces an uncertain future as an Umno bastion. Muhiyiddin is reportedly trying to do a number on Najib here by planning to get rid of Ghani in [...]

BN ruling Sabah another 5 years is not main issue – Part 2

This is Part Two in the two part series by our guest columnist Joe Fernandez. See Part 1 here   by Joe Fernandez Guest Columnist   ANALYSIS (Part 2) The present BN ruling coalition has less than two-thirds of the seats in the current Parliament. It’s also highly unlikely that any future ruling party, coalition [...]

BN ruling Sabah another 5 years is not main issue – Part 1

This is the first article in a two-part series by our guest columnist Joe Fernandez    by Joe Fernandez Guest Columnist   ANALYSIS (Part 1) Critics in Peninsular Malaysia miss the forest for the trees when they complain that “Barisan must be laughing at these fringe parties” in Sabah. Obviously, they are referring to the [...]

Christians not wrong if Perkasa’s allegations true

by Joe Fernandez Guest Columnist COMMENT Perkasa’s latest allegations on the Christians, given undeserved space by Malaysiakini, are going viral on the net. This is the first time that a Muslim, Ibrahim Ali, has threatened to launch a Crusade — Perang Salib or War of the Cross — against Christians. So far, all Crusades in [...]

Jeffrey’s, Sabah’s ‘missing’ billions enduring talk

by Joe Fernandez Guest Columnist COMMENT Former Sabah Chief Minister Harris Salleh did not mention then Sabah Foundation Director, Jeffrey Kitingan, when he pontificated sanctimoniously on the so-called missing RM 4 billion, among other issues, in a tirade against former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in recent days. Harris was apparently taking offence at Mahathir’s statement [...]

Sydney Morning Herald : Najib’s Malaysia still stuck in the murk

This is an interesting piece written by Hamish McDonald the Asia-Pacific editor for Sydney Morning Herald. This piece is written just after the Bersih 3.0 gathering on April 28, 2012. As I too was there on that day in Dataran, to me Bersih 3.0 has ushered in an unstoppable move towards greater democratic freedoms in [...]

Major Defeat For Barisan Nasional’s War For The Hearts And Minds of Malaysians

Mathias Chang the former political secretary to Tun Dr Mahathir is a “one of a kind” maveric and is one of the sharpest commentators on Malaysian affairs. His analysis is always meticulously well researched and well written, and I’ve enjoyed reading him for years. See here his piece on yesterdays, July 9 Bersih rally in [...]

Tok Guru Nik Aziz says Tun Mahathir sudah dijangkiti penyakit Melayu Mudah Lupa

Kenyataan Media Tok Guru Nik Aziz Saya gembira apabila Tun Dr. Mahathir memberikan ulasan berkenaan pandangan saya tentang nasionalisme. Bagi saya, ini membuktikan kesediaan beliau untuk mendengar pandangan dan berhujah. Ia baik untuk percambahan minda masyarakat agar masyarakat segar dengan hujah dan tidak bergantung kepada seringgit dua habuan menjelang pilihanraya semata-mata. Jawapan saya ini bukan [...]