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  Oleh Stephen Ng           Rakyat Malaysia telah tiba di persimpangan jalan.           Sama ada kita bersatu atau lebih 20 tahun seruan untuk Reformasi oleh bekas ketua Pembangkang, Anwar Ibrahim akan sia-sia, apabila rejim Barisan Nasional akan kembali memerintah negara.           Secara kasarnya, rakyat Malaysia sekali lagi akan dipaksa menerima kembali "Wanita Pertama" ("First Lady") dan suaminya, walaupun semua usaha untuk memperbaiki keadaan negara sudah pun dilakukan.           Seperti yang saya lihat, kebanyakan rakyat Malaysia yang menyokong Pakatan Harapan mahu melihat perubahan, tetapi mereka entah bagaimana mudah terpengaruh oleh tentera siber bergaji dan pengaruh pendapat yang terlibat dengan ahli politik yang berpoket dalam.           Pada pilihan raya umum akan datang, satu peringkat baharu juga akan disediakan untuk Ahli-ahli Bebas yang terdiri terutamanya daripada pengaruh pendapat untuk mencuri undi daripada PH.                Bagaimana 22 Ahli Beb

  Updated on 15 October 2022 By Stephen Ng            Malaysians have arrived at the crossroads.          It is either we stand united or over 24 years of call for Reformasi by former Opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim would be wasted, as the nation returns to the rule under the former Barisan Nasional regime.          Crudely speaking, Malaysians will again have to welcome former “First Lady” and her husband, now jailbird, Najib Abdul Razak despite all the efforts to set things on the right path.          As I see it, most Malaysians who support Pakatan Harapan want to see change, but they are somehow easily swayed by paid cyber troopers and opinion influencers engaged by politicians with deep pockets. New Trends          In the next general election, a new stage will be set up as well for Independents comprising mainly opinion influencers to steal votes from PH. In a small state election like Melaka, there are 22 Independents, and none of them won a constituency, yet the

  I have to be straight to the point. To those who think that Malaysia needs independent candidates to change the political landscape in the country, it is another form of deception that will end up everyone feeling disappointed.          In the major democracies around the world, there are only two major parties -- either the Republicans or the Democrats, the Labour or the Liberal. Before the formation of Pakatan, Barisan was the only coalition.            No matter how individual parties like PKR, DAP or PAS (when it was formerly under Tok Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat) performed in the past, none of these parties could succeed in their march on their own to Putrajaya.          Politics in Malaysia or anywhere in the world has always depended on the strengths of the coalitions. Hence, in the more mature economies, you either vote for the Democrats or the Republicans.            It is only in Malaysia that there are splinters everywhere. Splinters within Umno, MCA and MIC. Splinters within PK

  I am finding it very hard to reconcile all the facts when I was told that the Opposition Members of Parliament had been issued three summonses each, totalling RM3,000.           In fact, a lot of the decisions made by the previous government under Mahiaddin Yasin and the present government under Ismail Sabri Yaakob simply do not make sense to me.           The special parliamentary sitting was already in session but after a few Covid-19 cases were detected, there was such a big commotion in parliament on the evening of July 29.            The hype was on the Delta variant, p resumably, and the special parliamentary sitting was conveniently cut short. Meanwhile, the number of cases are still hovering around 20,000 cases every day when the government announced that cinemas will be allowed to open soon. It just doesn't make sense at all!           Why do I say so? We all know that the Delta virus is airborne, especially in an enclosed airconditioned environment. The airborne virus h

  (20+) SJ Echo - Posts | Facebook           What wrong did these peddlers commit to warrant a fine of RM2000 for selling or buying at traffic light junctions?           Sometimes, out of empathy, I would buy a bottle or two although I would never eat them straightaway until I have washed the contents thoroughly.           These young entrepreneurs are willing to work very hard to just earn a living. We may not know their family circumstances but the very fact that they are willing to work under extreme weather conditions tell us that they need the money for survival.          Hence, I cannot understand why a law has to be passed to stop such peddling. While I can understand that the traffic light junction is dangerous for such activities, to fine them RM2000 or put them in jail for six months is simply heartless.             In fact, the lawmakers who passed such a law should consider looking up a suitable location where they can do their trade. Why isn't the Ministry of Entrepren

            It is interesting to observe what is happening in Malaysian politics.          I will briefly share the pattern of what I see unfolding in Malaysia. Things may change as a result of exposure or some things may intentionally be floated as the red herring. But, as usual, we just have to keep watching.  Ismail Sabri is a temporary PM           Unless Ismail Sabri Yaakob becomes too comfortable as prime minister and refuses to vacate his seat, it is likely that he will vacate his post for one of his superiors or he will be booted out of Putrajaya in no time.           For this reason, Ismail Sabri was favoured compared to the other candidates contending for the post. Umno needed someone to warm the seat in order to block Anwar Ibrahim from becoming the prime minister.           Both Najib Abdul Razak and Ahmad Zahid Hamidi are eyeing for the post, but due to their ongoing corruption cases, their ambitions are delayed. Between Najib and Zahid, unless they can strike a compromise

  By Stephen Ng            I have been receiving phone calls and messages asking who I think should be the next Prime Minister.          My answer has always been, “I am not interested in speculating, and I am not a fortune teller.”          However, due to the question people posed to me, I decided once and for all to express my view.          My answer is: Anwar Ibrahim.          Why? For one thing, Pakatan Harapan won the general election with the understanding that Anwar would be prime minister and Dr Mahathir Mohamad was only interim prime minister.          Whether you like it or not, the combination that formed the coalition known as PH won the general election represents the mandate of the people. The people have heard Anwar’s call for reformation for over 20 years – and they just want to see reformation being carried out.          The country had just seen the worst of the 1MDB scandal and people were not willing to allow things to get from bad to worse.