Marhaen Dan Rakyat

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad just can’t let go of his favorite script: Malays are under threat, only he can save them, and everyone else is either irrelevant or an enemy. Now, at nearly a century old, he’s back with a new plot twist — an “informal Malay committee” he grandly calls a “big umbrella” to unite the Malays once again. Let’s be honest: anyone paying attention to Malaysian politics knows this is classic Mahathir. The man literally wrote the textbook on racial politics with The Malay Dilemma back in 1970, where he argued Malays needed protection from supposedly domineering non-Malays. The book was so incendiary it was banned by Tunku Abdul Rahman. But Mahathir, ever the master of self-promotion, unbanned it the moment he became prime minister in 1981. Since then, Mahathir has never missed a chance to harp on alleged threats to Malay rights. He has repeatedly called non-Malays pendatang — immigrants — despite most having families who have been here for generations. He’s insisted the ...

In the aftermath of the investigations against Tun Daim, former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad faces criticism and questions about his actions throughout his political career. In response to recent events, Mahathir has complained in the media, that he has been rewarded with “persecution” after both him and former finance minister Daim Zainuddin helped with Anwar’s re-election campaign during the Port Dickson by-election in 2018. When Anwar contested in a seven-way fight in Port Dickson in 2018, Daim, who at the time chaired the Council of Eminent Persons, joined the former’s campaign and urged locals to support Anwar. Asked if he thinks it’s a form of revenge or witch hunt conducted by the current government against him for the perception that Anwar was jailed and prosecuted under the nonagenarian’s first tenure as prime minister, Mahathir said he was unsure. “I don’t know whether this is revenge. “If I did something wrong, please investigate (me) but don’t use the government to t...

Bekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad meluahkan rasa kecewanya selepas kekalahan teruk dalam Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15) di Langkawi. Dalam wawancara podsiar bersama 'Keluar Sekejap', Mahathir menyuarakan kesedihannya kerana sumbangannya dalam membangunkan Langkawi tidak dihargai oleh penduduk tempatan. Beliau menegaskan telah melakukan pelbagai inisiatif untuk penduduk Langkawi seperti menjadikan pulau tersebut sebagai pulau bebas cukai dan bantu membina rumah yang rosak selepas tsunami melanda. Mahathir turut mengaitkan kekalahannya dengan sikap rakyat yang lebih cenderung menerima bantuan dalam bentuk wang ringgit. Dakwanya, orang Melayu pada masa kini lebih mementingkan wang ringgit berbanding segala khidmat yang pernah diberikan oleh beliau kepada penduduk Langkawi. Kita tidak boleh menolak kemungkinan bahawa wujud faktor lain yang menyebabkan kekalahan Mahathir pada PRU15 selain dakwaan yang dilontarkan oleh beliau. Pertama, pengaruh politik dan im...

Baru-baru ini, bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mendakwa kekalahannya ketika Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU-15) adalah disebabkan amalan rasuah oleh pihak tertentu. Beliau mendakwa kehilangan lebih 14,000 undi gara-gara amalan rasuah berkenaan. Namun, ada ahli politik blok pembangkang menafikan dakwaan itu dan meminta Mahathir mengusulkan petisyen membantah kekalahannya itu. Ketua ARMADA BERSATU, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal berkata, Mahathir sepatutnya membuat petisyen sekiranya mempunyai bukti kukuh berhubung dakwaan itu daripada membangkitkan isu tersebut kepada umum. Tambahnya lagi, Mahathir perlu mengakui bahawa PRU-15 dibuat secara adil dan bebas serta tuduhan bekas Perdana Menteri itu disifatkan tidak berasas. Sumber: https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2023/07/1126930/tun-m-patut-fail-petisyen-jika-ada-bukti-kekalahan-di-langkawi Kekalahan teruk Mahathir sehingga hilang wang deposit pada PRU-15 perlu diamati oleh beliau. Mahathir perlu menerima orang ra...