With Najib Razak imprisoned, the fissures in Umno are being laid bare. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob appears to be under intense pressure from the party’s ‘court cluster’ ie those with court cases who are now unnerved by Najib’s jailing.
Ghosts of Malaysia Past: New life for Malaysia as Najib goes to prison
With the Federal Court’s decision today to uphold the High Court guilty verdict after a four-year emotional roller coaster, some ghosts have been finally laid to rest.
As I write this, immediately after the verdict was announced, a light shower is falling where I am in Penang, as if cleansing the nation.
Will Malaysia’s reclamation projects meet the same fate as Dubai’s ‘Palm Islands’?
So do you think we can justify all the mega-reclamation projects going on all over Malaysia?
Current events: Your views (August 2022)
It looks like the general election will be held sooner rather than later, given that Umno has inexplicably been allowed to delay its elections beyond the existing three-plus-one-and-a-half-years extension earlier granted.
But this could be a poisoned chalice as the factional infighting within the party drag the party down if not lead to full-blown implosion. Let’s see how this plays out.
Webinar: Kepelbagaian dan Keterangkuman (Diversity and Inclusivity) – Mengapa sukar dicapai?
The issue of diversity and inclusion, one of the five points of the People’s Agenda, is shaping up to be major factor in the looming general election – for it will determine what kind of Malaysia we have in the years to come.
Webinar: Lawan rasuah dan kronisme – Apa kata anak muda?
Rabu, 6 Julai 2022, 8.30pm
FB Live @ AliranKesedaranNegara
https://www.facebook.com/AliranKesedaranNegara/
Ahli panel:
- Aira Azhari (Ideas)
- Kamil Munim (Pemuda PKR) (replacing Adam Adli)
- Naqib Al Hussaini (Kesatuan Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya)
Moderator: Zikri Rahman (Aliran)
Inflation and food security: Your views (July 2022)
1 July is the date when a range of subsidies and price caps are supposed to be removed. Of course, there are other ways to retain some of those critical subsidies. Check out this piece by K Veeriah in Aliran: Delay mega-projects and tax ultra-rich to raise funds for subsidies
Tanjung Tokong fisherfolk don’t want compensation; they want to fish
The state government should be thinking of protecting our food security instead of facilitating even more property development (for whom?).
People’s Agenda: Celebrate diversity and inclusivity
The Bon Odori brouhaha is another episode that shows us why we have to adopt a more inclusive and accepting approach to ethnic and cultural diversity.