Eight years, and then some. GE14 toppled one government. Since then, we’ve had four prime ministers, BN is back in Cabinet, and reforms are stuck in committee.
Najib Razak’s downfall in 2018 was seen as Malaysia’s great reset. But with Sarawak rising, Sabah drifting, PAS gaining strength, and Madani struggling to win trust, the question lingers: has anything really changed?
Sebagai satu demonstrasi jalanan, himpunan Turun Anwar yang berlangsung Sabtu lalu mungkin tidak sehebat perhimpunan ICERD pada 2018, apatah lagi dibandingkan dengan siri protes jalanan di Bangkok, Jakarta atau Manila. Tetapi sama ada yang hadir hanya 100 orang dalam pelbagai rupa dan saiz, atau setengah juta yang sanggup berpanas, berjerubu dan berhujan, hakikatnya ia tetap menjadi satu detik penting yang tidak harus diketepikan – khususnya buat pemimpin Pakatan Harapan (PH) yang juga Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim.
As street demonstrations go, Saturday’s ‘Turun Anwar’ (Remove Anwar) rally may not have the numbers as the country’s ICERD protest in 2018, or the street demos in Bangkok, Jakarta or Manila. But whether it was 100 people in various shades and sizes, or half a million who braved the heat, haze and later, rain, like it or not, it should be a watershed moment for the Pakatan Harapan (PH) folks, especially for their leader, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim.
Perdana Menteri kelima Malaysia, yang dikenali dengan panggilan mesra Pak Lah, disemadikan dengan penuh penghormatan, meninggalkan legasi kepimpinan berteraskan kesederhanaan, reformasi dan kekuatan dalam diam.
Malaysia's fifth Prime Minister, known affectionately as Pak Lah, was laid to rest with full honours, leaving behind a legacy of humility, reform, and quiet strength.
Dalam satu pendedahan secara jelas di tempat saksi pada Isnin, bekas pegawai penyiasat 1MDB R Rajagopal berkata bahawa Tun Mahathir memanggil pihak polis untuk taklimat 1MDB lima hari selepas menjadi Perdana Menteri pada 2018.
In an explicit disclosure at the witness stand on Monday, former 1MDB investigating officer R Rajagopal said that Tun Mahathir summoned the police for 1MDB briefing five days after becoming Prime Minister in 2018.
In a significant turn of events, Senior Assistant Commissioner Rajagopal a/l Ramadass has identified four individuals responsible for siphoning off USD 1.367 billion from 1MDB, clearing former Prime Minister Najib of the charges leveled against him.
At a time when Malaysians are busy doing their weekend shopping and enjoying their year-end festivities, they were surprised to read a press statement by the Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) issued this afternoon about the issue of Pardon by the King
Pada hari Sabtu, di mana rakyat Malaysia sibuk membeli-belah pada hujung minggu dan menikmati perayaan akhir tahun, mereka terkejut membaca kenyataan media oleh Pejabat Peguam Negara (AGC) yang dikeluarkan petang ini mengenai isu Pengampunan Di Raja.