The Malaysian Insider

FEB 19 — Recently Datuk Ibrahim Ali, supremo of Perkasa, a right-wing Malay NGO, together with his henchmen presented their economic agenda to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak outlining their demand for an economic policy that defend the rights Malays and Bumiputeras.

Perkasa stand out as Umno’s alter ego plying their role in pushing for the Malay agenda with much arrogance, pomp and vigour.

By putting forward its economic quota demands, Perkasa has revealed its claws to its allies and foes, announcing that it is a key player in shaping the domestic political scene.

Perkasa followed that up by demonstrating against the Australian government following the protest note signed by over 50 MPs demanding for the sodomy charge against Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be dropped.

FEB 15 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is facing one of the most daunting periods of his political career.

If the court finds that the A-G Chambers is able to prove beyond reasonable doubt and convict Anwar, it will most probably spell the end of a tumultuous career of an enigmatic leader.

For the uninitiated, this “Sodomy Redux” of Anwar’s alleged indescretion bears a similar plot, from the main players right up to the actual charge itself.

The story goes of how Anwar, a 62-year-old father of six with a history of back problems who forced himself on his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan, a young and fit mid-20s university dropout.

The storyline is bizzare to say the least that would even make Hugh Hefner, founder of the biggest pornographic empire Playboy, smirk in disgust.

JAN 21 — “Jews have always been a problem. They have to be confined to ghettos and periodically massacred.”

Those are the exact words of the notoriously sly former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad which were quoted and carried by news media when he launched the maiden assembly of the General Conference for the Support of Al-Quds (GCSQ) in the capital on Jan 20.

Coming from a supposedly great leader and a champion of the Third World, every single ounce of the speech is irresponsible, inciting and racist, to say the least.

JAN 5 — The dawn of a new year is expected to bring a slew of changes to the nation and we do hope that the changes are for the better.

We want sense and rationality to prevail in the sometimes fractious debate on nation building.

We also expect better governance as well as visionary and inspiring leadership.

NOV 21 — “If I were Chinese, I, too, would not support the MCA.”

Those words will ring in the ear of every single MCA member for a long time as the crudest statement uttered by a component party member.

The fact that the statement came from the Deputy Prime Minister and Umno’s Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has made it even more compelling.

It signals a major shift in the sacred policy of non-interference among the Barisan Nasional component parties.