I’ve been trying to figure out what’s gone wrong since the rush precipitated by the March 8th elections, and I hit a blank wall. A rush of excitement, then 100 days later, newsbits about corruption, land scams, corruption and everything else has petered out into the dull grey of the daily grind of governance, I suppose. The only excit ...Continue
In the aftermath of the LKS debacle, I’ve been wondering what’s been going on with Barisan Rakyat - I’ll keep calling them that till they show unequivocally that they can’t work together at all. I was chatting with my friend from Singapore again, and we both agreed that the component parties have really not gotten down to organizing themse ...Continue
I just caught Jacqueline Ann Surin’s phone interview on ChannelNewsAsia, where she described an information landscape that remains outside the grip of the government machinery.. and I think I should say here: thank you, Malaysiakini! Last night’s coverage has justified my subscription to Malaysiakini many times over, although I know th ...Continue
7.33pm: Penang appears to be deciding in the Opposition’s favour. Minute by minute updates are available on Malaysiakini, and the news appears positive at the moment. Samy Vellu appears to be fighting for the rest of his meager political life, and DAP has retained K ...Continue
A massive split in opposition parties! Fong Po Kuan’s down for the count, opposition leaders can’t get their acts together and fight over seat allocations! Hindraf is split down the middle of nowhere! Oh, wail! Wail!
Hahaha.. I love the sort of shit the newspapers and the media like throwing up during the elections. Much worse ...Continue