THE death penalty is not actually a subject that is alien to me. I believe I must have written on capital punishment several times over the past decade or so. My stand is this and it remains the same to this day. I advocate that the death penalty stays; just
IF you are a member of a political party which is not in power, I believe you do not expect any reward of any kind. What do you expect to get when even your party leaders have nothing? Without political power and when your party is not even a part
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. – John C Maxwell, American author – John C Maxwell, American author JUST four months in as prime minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has his work cut out for him. This is not unexpected. Thankfully,
ACTUALLY, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should not be having sleepless nights because everyone knows that he is innocent until proven guilty. That is how the law works. If it is the negative public perception that the former prime minister is worried about, then he should take solace that another former
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has every right to join any political party he wishes, even at the age of 98. That’s his democratic right. No one should deny him that sacred right. However, it is the silly statements he made, and his racist rants which irritate, annoy and anger many.
We are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands. – David Gergen, ex-US presidential adviser Umno secretary-general Datuk Ahmad Maslan is probably right when he posited that Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob felt he had
There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests. – Carol Moseley Braun, ex-US Senator TENGKU Zafrul Abdul Aziz is not a name known in Malaysian politics before 2020 although he was already a high flyer in the corporate world. I concede I have not heard of
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. – Thomas Jefferson, US President 1801-1809 Of late, Malaysians are made aware of one important pointer in the nation’s political system. In
I think the debate around nepotism is futile because I am an outsider and I know there is no compensation of talent. – Badshah, Indian rapper Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had a standard reply whenever he was criticised for allegedly practising nepotism. “I have never encouraged any of my
There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour. – Benjamin Disraeli, ex-British prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sacked from Umno by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1998. Even back then, Anwar was no