Author: Nazmi Suhaimi

Nation can’t afford another political crisis

A party of order of stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life. — John Stuart Mill, English political economist Apparently, there’s something brewing in the political ranks of Sabah as certain quarters attempt to unseat the Sabah chief minister

The old ways don’t work

Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims. – Carlos Santana, American guitarist It was not too long ago that a video of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Rafizi Ramli went viral during the campaigning period

The green wave and the Malay dilemma

The only states that can withstand the PAS onslaught are Penang, Selangor and Johor but not for long… all the three states will fall by the 2032 election. – savemalaysia blog Political pundits and analysts – left and right – have been trying to explain the surge of votes for

Being optimistic and realistic on MA63 rights

What can be solved within a month, we will solve them while the rest, hopefully, we will see and maybe we will have to bring the matters to Parliament to get the approval. – Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof One month. That was the deadline set by Prime Minister Datuk Seri

Belief in Sarawak fitting

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet Just this week, newly appointed federal ministers from Sarawak paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. This was revealed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk

We want actual power

We have true power when we support each other. — Bert McCoy, teacher and writer It is almost a foregone conclusion that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), being the largest party in the Borneo bloc, will be given the coveted Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) position. This preceded the results of the

Borneo bloc broke the deadlock

It took five days for the nation’s political crisis to come to an end. The deadlock which stemmed from no political parties having the numbers to form a government – resulting in a historic hung parliament after the 15th general election (GE15) – caused a lot of trepidation. Malaysians who

Your vote counts; don’t waste it

Almost like a tradition on polling day, the onus is on leaders as well as members of the grassroots to get as many people as possible to turn up and vote. Voting is a democratic right – a sacred practice which is invaluable and must be exercised with the highest

Malaya bowing to our wishes

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a moulder of consensus. – Martin Luther King, civil rights activist “Because we are strong, if we pull out, the government will collapse. The heart of the federal government is in our hands – in GPS’ hands. “The heart is

Parties start anew with candidates

On the eve of nomination day today, one of the biggest surprises observed is the aggressive manner in which new faces have been fielded by political parties nationwide. Barisan Nasional (BN), a coalition that has governed Malaysia for most of its existence, has been pragmatic in its approach in the