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Estranged twins need careful handling

The Sulu arbitration hanging over Sabah must be worked out to prevent another violent episode surging across the Sulu Sea.

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Geopolitical games continue

The claim for payment, or even a ‘return’ of territory, by the self-styled heirs to the Sulu Sultanate persists like an unending nightmare.

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Zahid’s bright political stars

The stars have been aligned for Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi since the beginning of the year but how long will this last?

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Ah, the games politicians play

IMAGINE this: Men in drag dancing to the Weather Girls’ hit, It’s Raining Men.

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Who’s afraid of the big Green Wave?

We might have a ‘unity government’ but we live in a politically divided Malaysia as some politicians seem to be emphatically against any sort of unity or power-sharing.

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Tok Guru’s crystal ball

What weight should we give the ‘prophecy’ made by the leading Opposition figure?

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A nightmare on PAS street?

DOES PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang know something we don’t?

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Poll predictions from an unusual source

The columnist taps an 'analyst' for ideas on Malaysian politics.

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Out of the mouths of politicians

“MUNGKIN”, meaning “could”, meaning a possibility, can lead to the darnedest statements.

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True colours shining through?

What will the crucial upcoming state elections reveal about the fragile new Unity Government?

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The great nepotism debate

Is the controversial appointment of a former MP as a senior government adviser a public relations disaster? Will there be any political fallout from it?

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Of sackings and suspensions

One of the country’s oldest political parties has been upended. How will voters respond to an Umno missing several big names?