Tag: Latheefa Koya

Tony Pua, the Constitution and the Monarchy: When Legalism Misses the Point

Remarks by Tony Pua may be constitutionally framed. But reducing the monarchy to its narrowest legal role risks misunderstanding the very Constitution he invokes.
Analysis

GE16: Electoral Landscape Looking Clearer As Polls Draw Nearer

Umno is preparing to repackage itself as a competent party ready to run government as a ‘professional administration’ based on history and traditions.
Analysis
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MACC Should Reopen Probe On Guan Eng’s Bungalow-gate Scandal

The Penang MIC has called on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to reopen the investigation on DAP leader Lim Guan Eng’s Bungalow-gate scandal. Chairman M. Nyanasegaran...
National

Malaysia seizes $328 million held by Chinese state-owned unit in HSBC

By Leslie Lopez (Straits Times Regional Correspondent) Malaysian authorities have seized more than RM1 billion ($328 million) held by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd...
National

Sex and Power: Dirty Politics Returns to Mahathir’s Malaysia

The lack of a transition plan casts doubt on the prime minister’s intentions. By Philip Heijmans and Anisah Shukry (Bloomberg) A power struggle, a sex scandal and slow progress...
Politics

Latheefa’s Appointment Shows Crisis Looming Large In Pakatan

By Aathi Shankar Latheefa Koya’s appointment as the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner clearly indicates that a major crisis is brewing in Pakatan...
Government

Mahathir reforms government institutions with political appointments

Make no mistake, Latheefa Koya is a politician. A prominent lawyer who clearly favours PKR, a member of PKR’s legal bureau and has been...
Analysis