The insertion of Article 121(1A) into the Federal Constitution in 1988 was intended to resolve a jurisdictional conflict. Instead, it produced one of Malaysia’s most persistent constitutional dilemmas.
The insertion of Article 121(1A) into the Federal Constitution in 1988 was intended to resolve a jurisdictional conflict. Instead, it produced one of Malaysia’s most persistent constitutional dilemmas.
Malaysia stands at a moral crossroads. After decades of institutional drift, political fatigue, and public cynicism, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Malaysia Madani framework represents an attempt at civilisational renewal, not mere policy reform. But noble frameworks fail when they remain slogans. For Madani to succeed, it must become a moral operating system for governance. This is where Theory R — […]
When the Prime Minister recently stated that the Federal Government had not appealed the Sabah High Court’s MA63-related case on the 40% Special Grant, only for it to be revealed that the Attorney-General’s Chambers had indeed filed an appeal (later withdrawn), the public reaction was immediate: Did the PM lie? That question now lingers in […]
Two weeks ago, a young sports reporter, T. Avineshwaran of The Star, published what many saw as a brave and necessary inquiry into the governance of Malaysian football. His story raised uncomfortable but legitimate questions about how the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL) are managed — and how […]
Imagine if “Tun” died, say at the ripe old age of 108. Political leaders of all sides gush with praise about what a great guy he was. Suddenly, all his past misdeeds are forgotten. This is what’s happening with another recently deceased Tun from Sarawak. It is said that we should not “speak ill of […]
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