Philip Golingai

1 week ago | thestar.com.my | Philip Golingai

The leading government party now has one noisy member on the outs with the leadershipNOW that Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has failed to defend his PKR deputy president post, will his Hiruk (noise) get louder, or will it be Damai (peace) within the party? Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe now and receive free sooka plan for 1 month. T&C applies. RM12.33/month Billed as RM148.00/year Free Trial For new subscribers only Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app.

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Philip Golingai

SO, if you were a member of PKR, would you vote for Nurul Izzah Anwar when Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, who is defending the PKR deputy president post against Nurul Izzah, tells you to vote for her? Welcome to Rafizi’s Hiruk (bising bising, or noisy) campaign to defend his No.2 position in PKR against the daughter of his party president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe now and receive free sooka plan for 1 month. T&C applies.

3 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Philip Golingai

IS it a double-edged sword to be the daughter of a Prime Minister and party president when you go for the No.2 post in your political party? Nurul Izzah Anwar, the 44-year-old daughter of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is currently a vice president in PKR; she will take on incumbent deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, 47, in the party polls on May 23. Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe now and receive free sooka plan for 1 month. T&C applies.

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Philip Golingai

ECONOMY Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and a minister aligned with him were absent from the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, sparking speculation that he had quit his post. It turned out that Rafizi, as explained by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was on leave for “just a few days off”. But that did not stop the talk that Rafizi, the PKR deputy president, was at odds with Anwar, the PKR president.

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Philip Golingai

WHO should lead the country’s Opposition coalition, Perikatan Nasional? Who should lead one of Perikatan’s main drivers, Bersatu? These are important questions because, as we’ve seen in countries around the world, a national Opposition bloc can either have a huge impact on politics, offering strong checks and balances to push the government of the day to work better, or it could splinter into irrelevance. Already a subscriber? Log in.