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No, the Sulu saga hasn’t ended

The sentencing of a rogue arbitrator by a Spanish court doesn’t rule out the possibility of the Sulu Sultanate feeling aggrieved and pushing on with its claims.

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Who is trying to topple the Malaysian government?

Well, we’re not sure. There are just too many Captain Americas jostling to lead a rout.

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Much ado about the Dubai Move

While commenting on the latest rumour of a plot to topple the government, an Opposition party member shares his thoughts about issues that need to be urgently addressed by the current administration.

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Warning: Dangerous political waters ahead

From a PM who’s resolute about fighting on, to a veteran politician who might have been stirred into action by recent strikes against him, 2024 is set to be a turbulent year for politics in the country.

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Pressing forward for president

Campaigning for Indonesia’s 2024 presidential elections has begun and already the shadow of the popular current leader is having an effect.

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Spooking the electorate

I’M a Kadazandusun from Sabah. If I were a Member of Parliament and, in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s judgement, I had the support of my peers in the Dewan Rakyat, I still couldn’t become prime minister – if Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has his way.

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Holding out for a hero

“WERE you at the Anwar event in Donggongon?” a Sabah politician asked me while we were having lunch at one of the best Chinese restaurants in Kota Kinabalu on Friday.

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A veteran politician makes a move

How fares one of the main parties of the Opposition coalition now?

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Reshuffling on the cards?

A long-vacant ministerial post will be filled. Will the naming of the new minister come with movements in the Cabinet?

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Lessons on how not to handle a crisis

A government official gets into hot water, supposedly heated up by people out to get him.

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Party-hopping without actually hopping

The new style in Malaysian politics is to declare support for your party’s enemy while not actually leaving your party.

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Schooling ‘extremism’

Not everything in Malaysia should revolve around politics, especially not education or even Palestinian solidarity.

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