Speakers' Corner

Occasional contributions from readers, which do not necessarily reflect the views of Sarawak Report but may be published at the discretion of the site

“Religion Race And Country”

The ‘Prime Minister’, still afraid to seek a vote of confidence from the Assembly, has publicly set out his priorities as above. If he had set out to describe in a single phrase what is wrong with Malaysia he could not have done better. Malaysia was established as a community for ALL Malaysians on the […]

Holier Than Thou?

PAS have called for a ban on alcohol. Good to see that they are trying to contain something. When will that new law abiding effort extend to those who use public funds, intended to meet public costs for which State governments have no money, to buy top of the line Mercedes cars to drive them

Najib’s permanent legacy is weakness

by Corruption Watch Two years ago, thousands of angry Malaysians voted out the corrupt government of the disgraced ex-prime minister Najib Razak, who recorded the lowest popular vote in Malaysia’s history at 36 percent. It was an embarrassing, well-deserved landslide electoral defeat. After recently marking the second anniversary of the rakyat‘s stunning triumph at the

The Tiger Shows Its Teeth

Presumably pending his hoped for way off the hook by “discharge not amounting to an acquittal” Najib has resumed his “Prime Ministerial” role by publicly attacking “senior minister” Ismail Sabri over “poorly managed quarantine centres” The “Prime Minister” speaks out while the  actual Prime Minister is off sick? Najib was never noted for courtesy and

Another Najib Fairy Tale

Weeping crocodile tears mega crook Najib sprang to the defence of his step son Riza. According to this ludicrous farrago of lies poor innocent Riza had lost a decade of life through misusing stolen money and now wants to start anew. At what? Another film career financed by stolen Malaysian public funds? Or maybe following

Buy Your Way Out Of Jail

Using other people’s money!  Malaysian justice covered itself in infamy with this politically inspired action and showed that, once more, the Courts will do as they are told, just as in mega criminal Najb’s heyday. Justice is founded on judicial integrity. The system could not work otherwise. Malaysian justice is, it seems, is being degraded

Double Headed Minister?

Press reports show that ISMAIL SABRI, in addition to being Malaysia’s joke Interior Minister is also the Minister of Defence. What can be the problem with PN?  Do they regard national defence as so unimportant that it can be handled part time by a Minister pre-occupied with threatening the public about Covid? One has to

False Statement

The “fake” PN administration are at it again. Malaysians will have noticed, with surprise, the announcement that proceedings against mega criminal Najib’s step son had been stayed. So they will not be further surprised by a public statement by former AG Tommy Thomas that he had nothing to do with that action. Attempts by the

Hopelessly Confused Dictator

Yes. “senior minister” Sabri again. It seems that a day cannot pass without him publicly demonstrating his unsuitability for his present “temporary” post. The latest boob concerns allowing, or rather not allowing those stuck in their home towns to return to the cities. He entirely fails to explain how it was safe to allow this

Not Me. Him

The Speaker has, quite rightly, issued a statement showing that the decision to close down all debate next Monday at the Assembly sitting was NOT his but as a result of an ORDER from illegitimate PM Muyhiddin. Whether such an order is legal will be a matter for PH when it removes the “coup” illegal

Divine Protection?

Press reports indicate that a PN/PAS “minister” ignored the Covid regulations of his own “watchdog” “minister” Ismail Sabri, by holding a multi person meeting in his office at Putrajaya. Possibly he thought that such pettifogging regulations did not apply to a religious bigwig such as himself. Perhaps he will offer a public explanation? Dont hold

Damned Dangerous

The cash from dams swindle may be about to burst with the Sarawak authorities issuing warnings that levels in the Bakun dam have swollen to the point where flooding may occur. It would have been more honest to warn that a breach of the dam, due to its botched construction, could occur at any time.

Dictators Don’t Change

“Senior minister” Ismail Sabri continues his threatening attitude to the public (a few of which elected him) by saying that if the relaxed lockdown rules are abused he will use “stricter measures” Such as? Shooting violators on sight? Indefinite imprisonment without trial? Or what else? He did not elaborate, possibly because he did not know

No Hair Cuts

The latest ukase from “senior minister” Ismail Sabri sternly warns the public that haircuts are forbidden. A less dictatorial minister might have thought of the plight of those who make their living as barbers. But not this “minister” who seems positively to enjoy depriving Malaysians of the means to make a living and feed their

Heil Sabri

This “senior minister” continues to demonstrate that he is not fit to be a person in charge of public security. His latest act in demonstrating that is to issue public threats that the police will fine shop owners who “do not follow health standard operating procedures.” Has he, or any other “coup minister” made sure

Are You Sleeping?

A question to be put to the IGP over the scandalous detention of a man reportedly accused of the mega crime of criticising a minor local royal. No matter how or why the local Johore court agreed to keep this unfortunate man in prison without trial contrary to all practice it is the Johore PDRM

Surely I Don’t Mean Me!

UMNO boss and accused in criminal cases cases Zahid is reported as saying that the next PM would come from UMNO. In apparent support of that claim he said that all previous ones had been from UMNO. Why, one wonders, did the Malaysian voter community reject UMNO at the last general election? Could it have

Johore, Police State?

According to Press reports a Malaysian of chinese origin has been arrested, taken to Court on a charge of ”insulting the Johor Crown Prince” and remanded in custody. If this report, incredible on the face of it, is factually correct there are serious questions to answered. What insult, where uttered, “victim” present,? Even if the

Back Door Bad Losers

By publicly attacking the motion of “no confidence” in Muyhiddin and the back door PN administration PAS, possibly unwittingly, admit that it and its PN partners  do not have a majority. If they did why bother? Just have the vote and demonstrate their confidence that the PM appointed by the Agong has a majority. It

Help. I Don’t Want To Go To Jail

A Press report quotes Najib Razak as saying that if the up-coming motion of no confidence in the PN government passes then what he calls “Prime Minister” Muyhiddin can ask the Agong to dissolve Parliament. Wrong though it would be possible for the Agong so to act; though not at the request of a “Prime

We All Need Advice From Time To Time

It must be questioned whether the Speaker took qualified legal advice on his interpretation of the Constitution when rejecting a motion from a PH member. According to Press reports he based his rejection on a claim that the motion “questioned the power of the Agong to appoint a Prime Minister”. Of course it does nothing

Little Dictator?

A Press report quotes “senior minister” Ismail Sabri as stating that if a single employee of a company contracts coronavirus “we will shut it down”. Would the same principle apply if a PN “minister” got the disease? Unsurprisingly the “senior minister” seems to be confused as to his role, his duties and his powers. The

Thieves Continuing To Fall Out

UMNO Vice President Khaled Nordin has publicly attacked fellow PN associate and PH traitor “Senior Minister” Azmin of failing to obtain, and by implication arrogantly disdaining to get state governments approval for a new movement control order which is supposed to become effective today (4th May) Azmin, whose arrogance is as well known as his

Sorry You Were Starving

A “deputy Federal Minister” is reported in the Press as confirming that there were “problems” as he put it with food distribution during the MCO period. He did not, apparently, think it necessary to expand on the nature of the problems or who was responsible for falling to deal with them. But as PN are

When Thieves Fall Out”

As the proverb tells us, chaos follows. The validity of this saying is again being proved by events in Johor where UMNO/BN are apparently upset by Bersatu attempts to take control of the State Assembly. This latest spat between “allies” proves the fragility of the PN coup government headed by Johor’s invalid (in both senses

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