Monthly Archives: December 2015

A report by Lee Weng Yow on the public meeting organised by Malaysian Progressives UK and Harapan Baru UK on 18 Dec 2015

As 2015, an annus horribilis year for Malaysian politics, draws to a close, a year which has seen last but not least, a meeting between Hadi and Najib at the Al-Azhar University Alumni in Kuala Lumpur donning matching ‘lovers shirts’ that would put Korean drama couples to shame, a year that has been packed with the 1MDB scandals of money ‘thrown’ around like confetti i.e. RM2.6 billion to the PM’s account, RM1.83 billion to ‘Najib Golden Boy’ J Low and etc., the conviction of Anwar Ibrahim, the passing of draconian legislations i.e. NSC Act, amendments to the Sedition Act, Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and of course, to save the best for the last, an impending ‘coalition’ between PAS-UMNO all in the name of ‘Malay and Muslim Unity’. read more