The U.S. presidential election and Malaysian politics mungkin nampak jauh berbeza, but sebenarnya there are many parallels that reveal how divided societies are wrestling with identity, power, and…

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Budget 2025 is stirring up discussions, and rightfully so. Sure, the minimum wage increase to RM1,700 is a step forward, but the devil’s in the details. When you…

Raja Sara Petra The late Tun Salleh Abas was laid to rest today after being diagnosed with Covid-19 just days ago. Alfatihah. Tun Salleh is amongst two million people all over the world who…

Raja Sara Petra Kamala Harris, the daughter of an Indian immigrant mother and Jamaican American father, is America’s first female, first black, and first South Asian Vice President elect since…

Raja Sara Petra During an Umno assembly 18 years ago Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the Malays are too sentimental and emotional while the Chinese are more pragmatic. Mahathir said he wished the…

Raja Sara Petra PAS vice-president and Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said PAS is prepared to reconsider its position regarding defending six of the parliamentary seats it won…

Raja Sara Petra It was announced today that some Malays, a few ex-Umno members included, have joined Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia. This is what we call doing too little too late. The damage…

RAJA SARA PETRA In the UK, business owners are being given RM54,000 grants and one-year interest-free loans up to 20% of their annual turnover to help them stay afloat. Banks and credit card…

Raja Sara Petra A president or prime minister is judged by his or her first 100 days in office. If I were asked to judge Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s first 100 days, which ended yesterday,…

Raja Sara Petra Umno started life in 1946 as a gabungan of many Malay-based pergerakan and persatuan from all over Malaysia representing penulis, wartawan, guru, orang berniaga, orang ugama,…

Raja Sara Petra If there was any confusion as to what Umno’s agenda is, Umno Deputy President Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan’s reply to DAP’s Ong Kian Ming clears up that confusion (READ HERE:…

Raja Sara Petra Now that Ramadan is upon us, Pakatan Harapan should take this opportunity to stop all its fitnah activities. Ramadan is not just about abstaining from eating, drinking and…

Raja Sara Petra Saya mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Perdana Menteri yang ke-lapan. Harapan saya ialah suasana politik Malaysia akan kembali menjadi tenang…

Raja Sara Petra Saya baru saja dengar saranan bekas Perdana Menteri yang ke-enam, Najib Tun Razak, yang pendek dan pedas (short and sharp) tentang Umno yang bukannya milik individu tetapi ianya…

Raja Sara Petra Malaysians, especially politicians, love talking about parliamentary democracy, electoral reforms, respect for the rakyat’s wishes, and much more. However, of late, we have been…

Raja Sara Petra Up to the day before the by-election, the political pundits predicted that Barisan Nasional was going to get slaughtered or massacred in the Kimanis by-election. The result,…

Raja Sara Petra I would like to congratulate YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed on his appointment as Pengerusi Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputra for the period 2020-2022. Peneraju is a very crucial…

Raja Sara Petra Malaysia’s deteriorating education system and bad education policies have always been a bone of contention for most Malaysians. Many, in fact, view education as more important than…

Raja Sara Petra It looks like Malaysia’s Muslim Summit, the brainchild of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, is turning out to become a disaster. It would be interesting to find out…

Raja Sara Petra The timing of the expose regarding Azilah Hadri’s statutory declaration, which was actually signed two months ago, is perfect. Now, alongside the attempted sodomy case implicating…

Raja Sara Petra Soon after the 14th General Election or GE14 in May last year, political analysts said Umno is no longer relevant and Barisan Nasional itself can be considered dead. When some…

Raja Sara Petra Lim Kit Siang has accused Puteri Umno Vice-Chief Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi of “planting another explosive during a ceramah in Kelantan last night”, referring to her comment about an…

Raja Sara Petra “Penyatuan UMNO dan Pas yang membentuk satu perikatan hari ini tidak hanya akan menulis semula peta politik Malaysia, tetapi akan membahagikan lagi struktur sosial Malaysia yang…

Raja Sara Petra Loosely translated, Hijrah means migration or to move from one situation or condition to another. But this does not only mean moving house or, say, leaving Syria as a refugee to…

Raja Sara Petra At this same time every year, we go through the ritual of wishing each other ‘Merdeka’. It is an empty greeting like wishing someone ‘happy birthday’, ‘merry Christmas’ or…