How to spot if a politician is an insecure, ignorant paranoiac mentally stuck in the 18th century? He's obsessed about land. I'm not really sure what Mahathir wanted to accomplish with his comments, given that most Malaysians would very much like to see their country become
When historians look back at the first 60 years of Singapore's independent existence, ranking the most influential figures who have contributed to the country's prosperity and security, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will surely rank up there next to his contemporary, the founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.
Probably not, what makes its occasional provocations against the city-state (like the latest video published during Singaporean NDP) even more comical.
New Straits Times fired off two pieces in the past few days, again stirring the situation in bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore. First, the newspaper published a report from a talk about the water deals binding both countries, organized at University Kebangsaan Malaysia and then followed up with a
You might be forgiven for thinking that the latest barrage of accusations against Singapore's death penalty is just another fit thrown by a foreign NGO - as it has happened over many years. This time, however, it's a little bit different because the organization making these
Last year I published a highly popular article in which I explained why Mahathir must step down. It was no laughing matter then - the new Malaysian government kicked off its term with several controversial moves against its little neighbour, Singapore - threatening water deals that quench the city-state'
Something truly amazing happened last Thursday (or so it seemed). Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, announced approval for the Rail Transit System between Johor and Singapore. Malaysia, he said, would proceed with the project! However... ...it also requested it to be an LRT, not an MRT system, ostensibly to
It's been almost a year since Mahathir took back the reins of his country, inspiring hopes for a positive change after a decade under corrupt Najib. Unfortunately, however, as months go by, he keeps indulging his old vices not only in the arena of foreign affairs but domestic
Whenever I think that Malaysian politicians have, perhaps, concluded their barrage of ludicrous assaults against their most valuable neighbour, they reignite controversy with another thoughtless comment - with the main culprit often being the prime minister himself. Millions of people on both sides of the border must have been rather
The never-ending spectacle of Malaysian provocations, which has been going on for the past months, is increasingly less worrying and more entertaining - even if it's a completely irrational waste of time. Does anybody know what Malaysia actually wants? That's the question I keep asking myself
I freely admit that what you're about to read borders on political fiction. There's absolutely no realistic chance of a non-Malay taking over the reins as Malaysia's leader right now. However, it may also be why the country is still likely to suffer considerable
I wasn't planning on writing another article about the tensions between the two neighbours within little over a week. But just when I thought the situation was going to wind down, that the posturing and the tension imposed by Putrajaya were fizzling out a bit, it then decided
