HeyJaredPhilip Golingai
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‘Sabah and Sulu are brothers’ (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – THE most powerful politician in Sulu is Abdusakur “Sakur” Tan, who has held sway in the southern Philippine province near Sabah for decades. However, as local observers like Ameera Tammang note, the 76-year-old Tausug leader might well prefer a different title – perhaps the most loved politician in Sulu rather than a regional strongman. The political longevity of Sakur Tan – as he’s popularly known – rests on a masterclass in dynastic continuity: He first assumed the governorship
Malaysia’s election drums, political sums (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – Setting the tone in his policy address, party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the packed Dewan Merdeka that the time has come for the 16th General Election (GE16) because it is what the people want. Anchoring the urgency of an early election on Umno’s broader political ambition, Ahmad Zahid stressed that the gelombang biru (blue wave, referring to Barisan Nasional’s blue flag) must serve a higher purpose than just keeping them in a power-sharing seat, framing GE16
When political sweetness turns sour (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – “Habis manis, sepah dibuang.” That was DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke’s cryptic Facebook post on Aug 31. It basically means “used and discarded”. Who the Seremban MP was referring to is anybody’s guess. The most popular opinion is that it’s Ong Kian Ming. Loke made the post just hours after Ong quit DAP. Ong, the former Bangi MP, said he left to honour a personal pledge to campaign for former Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin in the upcoming General Election (GE16), adding tha
When a neighbour’s political culture starts to look familiar (opens the original)
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PETALING JAYA – THE other day, at a Persian restaurant in Manila, I chatted with friends, including a former Cabinet secretary (equivalent to a minister in Malaysia) who served under president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during her 2001-2010 terms. He is familiar with Malaysian politics, as he has professional and personal dealings with Malaysian ministers and prime ministers. We shared marites (Tagalog for gossip) about Malaysian and Philippine politics, and he noted similarities between the two co
When a neighbour’s political culture starts to look familiar (opens the original)
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THE other day, at a Persian restaurant in Manila, I chatted with friends, including a former Cabinet secretary (equivalent to a minister in Malaysia) who served under president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during her 2001-2010 terms. He is familiar with Malaysian politics, as he has professional and personal dealings with Malaysian ministers and prime ministers. “Malaysia’s politics is starting to resemble our politics,” he remarked. It was a sobering observation given how deeply institutionalised po
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