It doesn’t take a doctoral thesis on the sociology of cronyism and nepotism to recognise that Nurul Izzah’s recent victory as Deputy President of PKR was heavily influenced by her status as the ...

Rafizi Ramli was throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, to express his frustration – even anger – which he had been keeping for the last 30 months. Since becoming the Economy Minister after ...

As PKR (People’s Justice Party) scrambles to meet and find a new role for Rafizi Ramli, the respected strategist who had just lost his deputy presidency due to nepotism and cronyism in the just ...

Anwar Ibrahim most probably feels little love for Najib Razak. It was under Najib that Anwar had his acquittal for sodomy reversed by an aggressive public prosecutor on appeal, where he served a ...

Anwar Ibrahim is very well aware that Pakatan Harapan’s position is untenable in the coming general election. PKR and Amanah just don’t have the support in the semi-rural seats they need. Anwar has ...

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has called for an end to an alleged movement to topple him. However, his predecessor Lim Guan Eng believed that this was a matter that should be discussed ...

The walls are closing in on a tangled web of political connections, as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) intensifies its pursuit of high-profile individuals. The latest twist in this ...

Taking the top spot is Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. In 2011, officials estimated that the assassinated despot, who was in power from 1977 to 2011, stashed away $200 billion in secret bank accounts ...

Among the notable names who lost in the divisional polls was natural resources and environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, who was defeated by Afdlin Shauki in Setiawangsa. Others ...

Life insurance companies in Malaysia risk facing widespread public outrage if they proceed with plans to raise medical insurance premiums by an excessive 40-70 per cent next year, warned DAP chairman ...

In 2024, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (Motac) aims to attract 27.3 million international tourists, 36% more than in 2023, and international tourism receipts of RM102.7 billion. Malaysia ...

Orang Asli is a collective term (which means original or first peoples in Malay) for some 18 ethnic groups of less than 150,000 in total who are widely regarded as comprising peninsular Malaysia’s ...