Tag: Barisan Nasional

  • Asia360 News: Interview with Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim

    Asia360 News: Interview with Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim

    Anwar Ibrahim’s diverse upbringing shapes his expansive worldview and ambitious political career.

  • 13th General Elections and a free media

    13th General Elections and a free media

    As every Malaysian would have known by now, the Prime Minister announced the dissolution of Parliament and hence paved the way for the nation’s thirteenth general elections. With that in mind, it is hoped that both the major political coalitions (Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat) as well as regional parties will engage their opponents in…

  • May 5: Malaysia’s fate will be decided

    May 5: Malaysia’s fate will be decided

    The world pays little attention to Malaysia. But on May 5, it should. That is the day that Malaysia’s 13 million voters, of whom 20% are casting ballots for the first time, will choose a new parliament and decide their nation’s future. Without question, these will be the most important elections in Malaysia’s history, as…

  • My son and the hope for a Better Malaysia

    My son and the hope for a Better Malaysia

    Perhaps it was by the stroke of fate that I became a father two weeks earlier than expected. My son, Mu’awiyah Rayyan Nieshaem, was born on the 12th of October 2011 at around 5.45pm and from that point of time onward, I shoulder the additional responsibility of the care and well-being of my offspring, which…

  • My father, reality shows and Islam in Malaysia

    I have always shown a keen interest in Malaysian politics ever since I was ten. As far as I am concerned, someone who is not interested in or has apathy towards the Malaysian political situation is simply being unpatriotic to the highest degree, which is unthinkable to me. Patriotism towards the country, however, is not…