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Najib vows to transform nation – but has failed to change Umno

 Posted by Aliran on 23 March 2013  4 Responses »
Mar 232013
 

Martin Jalleh wonders how Najib plans to transform the nation when he has admitted that his own party still needs to change. Continue reading »

Najib’s 20000 affordable houses in Penang – Is it for real?

 Posted by Aliran on 29 December 2012  4 Responses »
Dec 292012
 

At a time when the poor could afford to buy a RM25000 house 14 years ago, the BN adminstration in Penang built only 2926 such homes, notes Choo Sing Chye. Continue reading »

Nation-building or undermining?

 Posted by P Ramakrishnan on 21 November 2012  1 Response »
Nov 212012
 

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, P Ramakrishnan takes to task Najib’s cakap-tak-serupa-bikin rhetoric. Continue reading »

The economics of legal plunder

 Posted by Aliran on 20 July 2012  2 Responses »
Jul 202012
 

What has Najib done? His ETP components, entry point projects, PDPs, etc, are all bridge-to-nowhere projects that allowed the few to plunder the many and everybody to plunder everyone else. writes Sakmongkol AK47. Continue reading »

No good time for Najib

 Posted by Aliran on 16 July 2012  7 Responses »
Jul 162012
 

As a stream of corruption allegations against Najib’s government dents its image and the economy slumbers, it is unlikely public opinion will turn his way anytime soon, writes Anil Netto. Continue reading »

Najib’s nuggets on the ISA

 Posted by Aliran on 10 July 2012  No Responses »
Jul 102012
 

The Prime Minister’s belief that the ISA has enhanced the political careers of those detained under this obnoxious law has prompted Martin Jalleh to come up with a novel proposal. Continue reading »

Like father like son … only worse: Tun Razak, Najib and hunger strikes

 Posted by Aliran on 9 July 2012  No Responses »
Jul 092012
 

While Tun Razak at least had the gumption to meet up in with representatives of ISA detainees on a hunger strike in 1967 to try and end their fast, what have we got from his son Najib, asks Tan Pek Leng. Continue reading »

The Good Guy with the Goodies

 Posted by Aliran on 3 July 2012  2 Responses »
Jul 032012
 

‘Inspired’ by Najib’s spree of handouts, People Watch was prompted to write this little poem. Continue reading »

Thinking Allowed: Fox guarding the chicken coop

 Posted by Aliran on 1 July 2012  1 Response »
Jul 012012
 

Worrisome takes a light-hearted look at Najib’s takeover of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry after Shahrizat’s fall from grace. Continue reading »

1Malaysia – Continued fragmentation

 Posted by Aliran on 28 June 2012  No Responses »
Jun 282012
 

K Haridas looks at Najib’s ‘1Malaysia’ slogan and wonders how different it is from Mahathir’s ‘Wawasan 2020’ and Badawi’s ‘Islam hadhari’ buzz-words. Can we really trust the premier’s reform pledge? Continue reading »

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