ALL of them fought very hard to get to the top administrative post, but very soon they all came to the realisation that to be Malaysian prime minister was a whole lot tougher than they had imagined

DATUK Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob probably never imagined how much his life would change in one month.

In the game of political numbers, there is a possibility that no MP will be able to get the support of at least 111 parliamentarians to be prime minister.

IN THE next few days, Malaysia will see its ninth prime minister sworn in. In a few days or maybe even weeks later, a whole new cabinet will be sworn in too. They will have a good "honeymoon" because during this period, the pandemic will subside – it has to, given our world-beating vaccination rate and the number of people already infected.

MALAYSIANS must be asking this – since when do we get hauled up by the police for criticising and insulting public figures, especially politicians, on social media?

IT'S A good start to the reopening of Malaysia, although those of us living in Klang Valley, despite being fully vaccinated, have found out that we have been left out of the exercise.

From ANAS ZUBEDY of Kuala Lumpur.

MALAYSIANS deserve more answers when a massive billion-ringgit project contract is awarded to a single vendor for a crucial network infrastructure.

IT SMACKS of discrimination, really. The European Union (EU) has now reportedly said that its approval of AstraZeneca doses made by South Korea, Thailand, India or Japan would not be recognised.

PENANG could well be the next state to enter Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) after Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Terengganu and Perlis. Certainly, it would be big news for the state.

THERE is a lot of unhappiness on the ground. The extension of the lockdown has not surprisingly gone down badly, with most Malaysians grappling with the raging Covid-19 pandemic.