Phlip Rodrigues

2 months ago | malaysiakini.com | Phlip Rodrigues

COMMENT I The Jan 25 rally against corruption is unlikely to make much of an impact on the government because the turnout was dismally poor. The so-called “Himpunan Rakyat Benci Rasuah” has an impressive ring to it, coming at a time when the fight against corruption is gaining momentum. Even Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has given the rally the thumbs-up and a big boost with his clarion call to the new generation of youths to combat corruption. However, what started off with a big bang ended in...

Jan 24, 2025 | focusmalaysia.my | Phlip Rodrigues

IN RECENT days, PAS has been touting Tan Sri Hadi Awang as prime ministerial candidate if the party wins the next general election. Just imagine: PAS sweeps to power and Hadi succeeds Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya. Indeed, “a new face of national politics will emerge” with ascension of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).

Jan 21, 2025 | focusmalaysia.my | Phlip Rodrigues

PAS president Tan Sri Hadi Awang is using religion – his favourite weapon – to burn into the minds of the Malays that Islam stresses forgiveness and not political vengeance. Probably, what he has in mind is to get the Malays to forgive Datuk Seri Najib Razak for his crimes. According to his recent statement, only people of his faith and race understand the concept of forgiveness. Not the non-Malays. To him, the royal decree about house arrest for Najib is something common and should not be rejected.

Jan 11, 2025 | malaysiakini.com | Phlip Rodrigues

COMMENT | When the Court of Appeal ruled recently in favour of Najib Abdul Razak on the issue of house arrest, MIC must have jumped in joy because its prayer was answered. MIC did not participate in the rally organised to lend moral support to the former premier when the judges deliberated on the merit of his appeal. The party played by the rules and obeyed the police order not to join the assembly held on the grounds of the Palace of Justice.

Jan 8, 2025 | focusmalaysia.my | Phlip Rodrigues

Editor’s Note: It is worth recalling that the entire incarceration process of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak took place during the reign of the ‘backdoor’ Perikatan Nasional (PN) and later PN-Barisan Nasional (BN) administration. FRESH from its Jan 6 “victory” on the battleground of the Palace of Justice, PAS must be basking in the adulation and admiration of its members and supporters.