Monthly Archives: March 2020

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT This is a true account. During my stint in Sibu in the early 80s, I came to know this timber tycoon quite well. He was a friendly and generous soul, well known in the community for … Continue reading →

SARAWAK REPORT 23 March 2020 From the moment GE14 upset the applecart for the top dogs in Malaysia those former players began scheming over how to overturn their loss of untrammelled power. How could anyone have imagined otherwise since the show … Continue reading →

A Sarawak Report COMMENT Scenes this week as PKR local followers agree to follow their MPs and march out of the party – who knows where? 17 March 2020 The early results coming in from Sarawak’s small constituencies were a … Continue reading →

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT While most of us are concentrating on how to get through this difficult time of the Covid-19 outbreak, and ensuring that we and our loved ones stay safe, it seems that politicians are still engaging in … Continue reading →

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT At a time like this, most of us are hardly in the mood to read stinging political stories. For writers, including me, political upheavals couldn’t be further from our mind – but what about a “feel … Continue reading →

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT The Dr Mahathir Mohamad-Anwar Ibrahim relationship has always been an interesting subject for writers and will likely remain so for a long time to come. Our historians will surely record the duo’s unique, long and difficult … Continue reading →

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) should be contented and happy with its cabinet representation in Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. The Sarawak ruling coalition was amply rewarded for supporting the new prime minister, and rightly so. … Continue reading →

PHLIP RODRIGUES COMMENT The classic response of a government under attack in the foreign press is to throw a tantrum. Immediately it goes into hysteria mode: “It’s all a plot! plot! plot!” What plot? To topple a democratically-elected government! The … Continue reading →

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT Although Muhyiddin Yassin has unveiled his backdoor government’s backroom cabinet, one pertinent question lingers. How long will Muhyiddin and his administration last? No one knows really. I’m no stargazer, so I wouldn’t have a clue either. … Continue reading →

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT So, now Dr Mahathir Mohamad feels the pain. To be betrayed by none other than one of his closest and long-time political allies, Muhyiddin Yassin, must have hurt and hurt real bad. The grand old man … Continue reading →