Does a government that disrespects the Agong deserve the Rakyat's respect?
The Yang DiPertuan Agong, who turns 62 tomorrow, is saddened...Takiyuddin disrespected me: Agong -The Vibes. King disappointed Emergency Ordinances revoked without his consent - The Star. Agong...
View ArticleThe King and Anwar Ibrahim, they did not meet BUT ...
Hundreds take part in anti-government protest in KL today Port Klang, Sat: It was clear that those supporting those in government who are desperately hanging on to power were the ones most affected by...
View ArticleBut, oh great deja vu, these two met!
It's best I keep my thoughts to myself, for now at least. KL, Aug 2: Malaysian political heavyweights Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim put aside long-running animosity and joined an opposition...
View ArticleWither Malaysia if Muhyiddin resigns?
"If I resign, my whole Government resigns." - PM Muhyiddin aka Mahiaddin Yasin, Friday the 13thKuala Lumpur, 14 Aug: Muhyiddin Yasin's script writers must have meant it to sound like a huge threat: if...
View ArticleKing may consider interim government after Muhyiddin resigns tomorrow (Why...
Now every clown thinks he can be Prime Minister Nazri signs SD supporting Ismail Sabri as PM, urges other Umno MPs to do likewiseKL, 15 Aug. - As I see it, there's no other way. If the Agong is really...
View ArticleIf I Were The King
KL, 15 Aug: So I started this new weekly column for The Mole this morning, just before Muhyiddin Yasin sat down for his longest 30 minutes with the Yang DiPertuan Agong. Wanted to call the column...
View ArticleFrom hero to zero: Not just about Muhyiddin but also the story of Malaysia...
From hero to zero: Muhyiddin’s spectacular fall from graceRead The Vibes' headlines this morning chronicling Muhyiddin Yassin's short-lived reign as Malaysia's eight Prime Minister: After praise in...
View ArticleWhat's the worst case scenario post-Muhyiddin Yassin, you think?
Puchong, 18 Aug: I know - like, even - some of the former Ministers from Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's Cabinet.Hishammuddin Hussein, for example, I consider an old friend, a motorcycling buddy with whom...
View ArticleSuddenly (but not surprisingly), it's 'semua BOLEH' as far as Muhyiddin the...
TTDI, 19 Aug: In a breathtaking U-turn, the caretaker government headed by just-ousted-PM Muhyiddin Yassin has given the OK to Malaysians and foreigners who live, hide, work or play in Phase 1 Covid-19...
View ArticleWhy Ismail Sabri may still be the shortest-lived PM in history
The 9th Prime Minister of MalaysiaBangsar, 20 Aug: A top executive of the Parliament reminded me at lunch today that whoever the PM might be - Ismail Sabri or Anwar Ibrahim - he would have SIX MONTHS...
View ArticleAzmin Ali to be DPM, according to Malaysiakini
The PM with his future deputy? Pic by BernamaBangsar, 24 Aug: This choker by Malaysiakini interrupted our lunch today:Azmin poised to become DPM, according to Bersatu, Umno sourcesMalaysiakini...
View ArticleWomen's rights: Look Rwanda for a change
KL, 27 Sept 2021: When talking about equal rights, try looking elsewhere other than the West next time. For the answers to the question may be found in 'backward' countries like Rwanda (where 61 per...
View ArticleRM2 bil to foreign consultants for 12MP report: Anwar, Tok Pa must clarify
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet - GhandiRIDICULOUS. That's how Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's claim - that the Government had spent RM2 billion on foreign...
View ArticleWhy Loke's "delisting" proposal is a bad idea
I FIND YB Anthony Loke's suggestion to delist Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad on the pretext that "all the nation's airports can be upgraded" shallow. I might add it stinks of vested interest but I'd...
View ArticlePassenger arrivals down 78% and you want to upgrade airports, for what?
Or, rather, for whom? Well, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong's response his predecessor Loke Siew Fook got me wondering. According to Wee, the number of passengers that arrived at Malaysian airports...
View ArticlePas de probleme over Timah
PAS DE PROBLEME is an informal expression that can be used to shrug off an apology or a potential problem. It is also the name of a "casual, affordable and highly drinkable" pinot noir sourced from...
View ArticleAgainst Nur Sajat's slurs, silence is NOT an option, JAIS
'SORRY, NO COMMENT': Jais mum on Nur Sajat's allegations. I find Jais' stand to remain silent totally inappropriate. Nur Sajat, the millionaire publicity junkie and LGBT poster boy now happily exiled...
View ArticleAh, Iskandar Mizal Mahmood!
ANY MOVEMENT involving the top brass of any GLC will get noticed. And when the appointment is timed just days before the tabling of the Budget, which is the 'moment of truth' for any incumbent Minister...
View ArticleFIVE people will end up as billionaire cronies from our 5G sellout, the rest...
THEY SAY Anwar Ibrahim does not have that ‘killer instinct’. I think it’s true, sometimes. The Opposition leader was one of the first to raise questions about the RM11 billion 5G conundrum back in July...
View ArticleMACC gave Tommy Thomas 681 names to be charged in the 1MDB case but only FOUR...
Updated 1234pm Nov 05 // Read also EdisiSiasat and Latifah Koyak: MoneypulasiWHEN TOMMY THOMAS was the Attorney-General, new and smelling likes roses, and the Pakatan Harapan government led by Tun Dr...
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