Even after a landslide victory by Barisan Nasional (BN) in Johor, where it won 48 out of 56 state seats (85%) with a popular vote of almost 60%, Pakatan Harapan (PH) continues to be in denial. PH leadership simply blamed their defeat on Perikatan Nasional (PN)’s vote “transfer” to BN – ignoring that DAP’s vote share dropped from 61.2% in 2022 to 50.8% in the 2026 Johor state election.

In truth, the Malay voter turnout (estimated at 77%) was much higher than the Chinese voter turnout (estimated at 58%) in the Johor state election. That was because the Malay voters were much more motivated to turn out to vote against DAP and PH (hence creating a “blue wave” in support of BN) compared to the Chinese voters, who did not have a compelling reason to come out to vote for PH.

Incumbent DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook was on his way to losing his Chennah seat in the coming Negeri Sembilan state election – until opposition Perikatan Nasional election director Sanusi Nor unexpectedly gives him a new lease of life. Thanks to Sanusi’s stinky mouth, disgruntled Chinese voters who were angry with Loke earlier may now be motivated to vote for DAP.

Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) should not have let its dog out –  barking madly like a rabid dog.Speaking at a rally in Jempol, the Kedah Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) falsely – and provocatively – claimed that Malays have no homeland other than Tanah Melayu (Malaysia), while other communities have ancestral countries elsewhere.

“The Malays no longer have land. The Malays only have this Tanah Melayu (Malay Land). Indians have India, Chinese have China, Cambodians have Cambodia, Siamese have Thailand. Where are the Malays? The Malays are only here,” – the notorious and racist PAS warlord screamed, hoodwinking a crowd of more than 300 people.

He also lied with false claims that the political power and economic foothold of the Malays are deteriorating rapidly and risk being completely lost within a decade unless drastic changes are made, and likened Malay leaders in government to the traitorous character “Buang” from the classic film Sarjan Hassan. Obviously, Sanusi was trying to incite the Malays to hate other ethnics, especially the Chinese.

In actuality, all Malaysians regardless of race and religion – Malay, Chinese, Indian, Iban, Kadazan, Murut, etc – are loyal citizens who share one Malaysian identity and have nowhere else to go but Malaysia. What they are “not loyal” to are the toxic political parties and forked-tongue politicians who selfishly, hypocritically, and greedily weaponize ethnicity to divide the people for power.

In fact, not only Chinese Malaysians are not guests in this country, whilst Indian Malaysians are not outsiders, but they are proven testimonials of generations of Malaysian Chinese and Indian heritage who have contributed to the country’s development in business, public service, education, the economy and national defence.

Heck, did Sanusi and his gang of PAS Talibans who dangerously promote toxic politics, politics of division, and extreme racial politics realize that 90% of the personal income tax which the government collects is paid by the Chinese? Therefore, if the Chinese go back to China and the Indians go back to India, leaving him alone in the so-called Tanah Melayu, he would end up as a scavenger.

By questioning the loyalty of citizens based on ethnicity, Sanusi is no different than Indian Muslim hate preacher Zakir Naik, a Malaysian permanent resident who provocatively and deliberately said the Malaysian Chinese aren’t born in the country so they, as the “old guests”, must go back to China first before he (the “new guest”) can be asked to leave. The fugitive preacher had also questioned Malaysian Hindu’s loyalty to ex-PM Mahathir.

As much as Sanusi and the PAS Islamist party hate Chinese and Indians, they are 70 years late to the party. Whatever the skin colour, race, or ethnicity, the Federal Constitution guarantees the rights and interests of all Malaysians as part of the conditions for the British granting Independence to the Federation of Malaya on August 31, 1957.

Sanusi could talk big if only Malay leaders went to London to negotiate for independence. But Malaya was represented in negotiations for independence from the British by a joint delegation led by Tunku Abdul Rahman, alongside Tan Cheng Lock and V.T. Sambanthan, without which the so-called Tanah Melayu will still remain as “Tanah British” till today.  

Yes, the British insisted on multi-ethnic cooperation and consensus among Malaya’s major communities – specifically represented by the Alliance coalition of UMNO, MCA, and MIC – as a vital condition for transferring power peacefully. Sanusi was not even born yet when the Malay, Chinese, and Indian representatives negotiated with the British Empire in 1956. If he still doesn’t like the deal, that’s too bad, and he can always go back to Indonesia.

Yes, Sanusi and all his radical minions can actually go back to Indonesia, their ancestral land. In case he failed his history, Malay groups migrated from what is now Indonesia beginning around the 12th century. He can’t dispute this fact because genetic and archaeological studies show that the core DNA profile of both Malaysian Malays and Indonesians is remarkably similar.

However, while ethnic Malay is the majority group in Malaysia, they are a minority group in Indonesia – making up roughly 3.7% (8 million) of the population. Javanese (40.2%) and Sundanese (15.5%) are the major ethnic groups in Indonesia, not Malay. That perhaps explains why inferior Malays like Sanusi love to bully and intimidate minority groups such as Malaysian Chinese and Indians in order to show superiority.

That also explains why Indonesia rejected Malaysia’s April 2022 proposal to make Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) the second official language of ASEAN. Instead, Jakarta said “Bahasa Indonesia” is more suitable as the language is spoken by the largest population in Southeast Asia – a huge slap in the face of Malay politicians trying to champion Bahasa Melayu.

Arguably, Sanusi might be right to a certain extent that retarded Malays like him have only Tanah Melayu to relied on because they are considered “third-class” citizen back in their own ancestry home Indonesia. If the Kedah chief minister is such a Malay hero, he should have declared war on Indonesia for insulting Malay language in refusing to make Bahasa Melayu the official language.

The best part is Muhammad Sanusi Nor has forgotten that his paternal grandfather was a migrant from mainland China who moved to the Malay Peninsular in 1930. Because his grandfather integrated into a local Malay village and his family subsequently intermarried within the community, Sanusi identifies and is legally classified as a Malay under Malaysian law.

However, technically, it still makes Sanusi a half-baked Malay with his lineage containing a mixture of Malay and Chinese DNA. So, based on his moronic argument, he should chop his body into half – partly goes to China and partly ships to Indonesia (or remains in Tanah Melayu). His grandfather would turn in his grave if he saw Sanusi’s extraordinary stupidity.

Historically, the first inhabitants of Malaysia are the Orang Asli (indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia), not Malay migrants. It’s the same case in the United States, where the first people to live in America were Indigenous peoples, specifically American Indians and Alaska Natives, and not the British people migrated to America starting in the early 1600s.

In fact, commerce and trade began between ancient Chinese dynasties and ports on the Malay Peninsula, as proven by early pottery shards, had begun in the 1^st Century BC – long before Parameswara arrived in Melaka around 1402. Fleeing Majapahit forces in Temasek (Singapore), Parameswara ended up in Melaka the same way Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan in late 1949 after losing the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party. 

Therefore, Malaysia is something like Taiwan. Malays share deep ancestral, linguistic, and cultural roots with mainland Indonesia, the same way Taiwanese do with mainland China. If Malaysian Chinese and Indians can go back to China and India as they wish, which they can’t, then Taiwanese Chinese and Malaysian Malays can certainly go back to China and Indonesia respectively.

But who is Sanusi to tell Malaysian Chinese and Indians to go back to China and India after the minorities have been working so hard in developing, contributing, and sacrificing for the country, while a blood-sucking parasite like Sanusi gets paid tens of thousands every month from the taxpayers’ money just for playing extreme racial politics?

It’s also not true that the economic foothold of the Malays is deteriorating and risk being completely lost within a decade. On the contrary, Malays breed like rabbits and it’s the Chinese and Indians who are fast losing their economic pie. The ethnic Chinese proportion of the national population is declining and projected to fall under 15% by 2060, compared to Malay’s population rise to 79.4% from current 69.4%.

It’s an insult to the Malays’ intelligence to suggest that 15% Chinese could take away 80% Malays’ economic cake. Even if it were to happen, it’s because of Malays’ corruption, greed, and treachery. Was it not PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang who happily took the RM90 million bribes from former Prime Minister Najib Razak in exchange for sabotaging the now-defunct Pakatan Rakyat coalition?

From Mahathir Mohamad era’s scandals involving UEM, Malayan Banking, Bank Bumiputra, Sime Bank, KUB, Bank of Commerce, RHB Bank, Ekran’s Bakun Dam Project, Park May-Intrakota bus, Monorail, Perwaja, and Konsortium Perkapalan Bhd, just to name a few, to Abdullah Badawi’s oil-for-food kickbacks, hundreds of billions had been stolen and siphoned by Malay leaders.

And from Najib Razak’s 1MDB scandal where a massive global financial fraud involving over US$4.5 billion (RM42 billion to RM50 billion) siphoned from Malaysia’s state development fund to Muhyiddin Yassin’s RM5.7 billion Jana Wibawa scandal, which was just a small part of the RM92.5 billion Covid-19 Stimulus Programme, billions had been stolen again by Malay leaders.

Even clueless “turtle egg” Ismail Sabri was caught with over RM100 million in cash stashed in safe houses and properties linked to the former prime minister’s aides. The best part is another Malay leader – 10^th Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – has been busy dropping charges beginning with Zahid Hamidi’s 47 corruption charges to a royal pardon for jailed ex-PM Najib Razak.  

From protecting Azam Baki, former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner caught with his pants down in shareholding, to covering up Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor’s corruption scandal, and from sweeping under the carpet the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) scandal involving RM9.14 billion to closing both eyes on Farhash Wafa Salvador’s corruption and corporate mafia scandals, PM Anwar has taken “protecting corruption” to a new level.

Exactly where was Sanusi when his boss Hadi accepted RM90 bribes? Was not the Islamist party PAS part of the Muhyhiddin and Sabri backdoor government when they stole billions from the national coffers? The economic foothold of the Malays is deteriorating, if any, not because of Chinese or Indians, but due to thievery and treachery from Malay leaders entrusted to protect Malays’ interests.

Telling the Chinese to go back to China and the Indians to go back to India, as suggested by Sanusi, is a dumb strategy in the social media age. The election strategy is so damaging and dangerous that it could backfire spectacularly on the BN-PN cooperation in Negeri Sembilan, so much so UMNO president Zahid Hamidi has to tell his PAS buddy to go back to Kedah. Still, the burning question is why Sanusi hasn’t been arrested for threatening national security? Still, the burning question is why Sanusi hasn’t been arrested for threatening national security?

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That was enough to push up government bond yields around the world, with the 10-year Treasury yield touching 4.711% momentarily on Thursday before easing, surpassing its previous 2026 intraday high of 4.687% set in May. While bond yields have climbed steadily since the collapse of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire in late June, yields took another leg up after Houthi militants claimed the latest attacks.

Investors were worried that the resulting jump in energy prices could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in the coming months. This could lead to higher borrowing costs,lower consumer spending, andslower economic growth. Higher borrowing costs could lead to reduced corporate profits, which in turn could depress stock prices.

At least one oil tanker was hit trying to cross the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the Red Sea chokepoint that accounted for roughly 12% of the world’s seaborne oil flows before the war. When this strait that connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean is shut, vessels can still get to customers in Asia. But this requires a massive detour through the Suez Canal and around Africa, adding 10 to 15 days to the journey.

But that was not the only problem. When fully loaded, the biggest tankers sit too deep in the water to pass through Suez. Shippers would have to operate supertankers on partial loads. These longer and less efficient journeys will tie up more tanker capacity and push up shipping costs for Asian refiners. It was already bad that Iran was choking the Strait of Hormuz. It becomes worse when Iran proxy now is threatening the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

However, not everyone is subject to Houthi militants’ naval blockade in the Red Sea. On Thursday, two Chinese supertankers, Xin Long Yang and Cosnew Lake, loaded with a combined 4 million barrels of oil from the Saudi Aramco-ExxonMobil Refinery at the port of Yanbu made a dash towards the Bab al-Mandeb strait and crossed the chokepoint.

Both vessels are owned by a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Cosco Shipping, and chartered by the international trading arm of Chinese oil major Sinopec. Both broadcast their destinations as “Chinese crew & owner” as they sailed, a common tactic used by vessels to signal their Chinese affiliations. Earlier this week, Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen threatened to impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.

Despite the threats, traffic through Bab al-Mandeb has held up. Ship tracker Kpler recorded 43 crossings through the Red Sea chokepoint on Wednesday, a small increase from Tuesday. Transits through the Strait of Hormuz edged up to 15 on Wednesday, compared with just nine on Tuesday.

The conflict, which is now in its fifth month, shows little signs of ending. The U.S. Central Command completed the 13th consecutive day of strikes against targets in Iran on Thursday. Meanwhile, the U.S. is sending more forces, medics and weaponry to the Middle East to provide military options as President Trump considers expanding the conflict against Iran.

President Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for further attacks by Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis if the Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi vessels in the Red Sea. He also warned a “massive attack” is under consideration on Iran itself because Tehran has not “received enough pain yet”. While Trump did not give a deadline, he said Israel would join the operation.

Iran reportedly used private Iranian carrier Mahan Air to fly commanders from its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IIRGC), and equipment related to missiles and drones, to Yemen this month (July 13 – about week before the Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia and started harassing the kingdom’s vessels) to help bolster its Houthi allies’ ability to threaten global energy supplies in the Red Sea.

There are signs the U.S. is preparing to ramp up military operations in the Middle East, including an increase in the number of refueling aircraft deployed to Israel, American B-1 bombers leaving U.K. bases, and more than 150 medics being sent to a sprawling base in Germany. Preparations to receive additional patients are also underway at Walter Reed National Medical Military Center near Washington D.C.

“The United States signed an MOU with Iran and they broke it, shot at commercial ships, and killed American soldiers. President Trump is not going to stand by and allow this terrorist behavior to occur,” – White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. She added that Iran was paying for its behavior and would continue to pay “until they come to the table in what President Trump deems a meaningful way.”

However, oil, bonds, and stocks were not the only markets affected. The food industry is also being hammered. Futures tied to corn, soybeans and wheat have all surged this month – with wheat contracts yesterday crossing the US$7 a bushel mark to trade at their highest level in three years. Behind the rally lies a triple threat to global supplies.

Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, targeting grain silos, port infrastructure and commercial vessels to cripple the country’s main export corridor. Meanwhile, continued conflict in the Middle East has choked the movement of fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz. And on top of both conflicts are relentless heat waves around the world, which have threatened crop yields.

In fact, futures contracts for all three products aren’t nearly as high as they were back in 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent agricultural futures surging. The recent jump is worrying farmers and executives in the industry, who have warned recently about risks to food prices and the potential to exacerbate hunger among the world’s poor.

Heck, even a cup of coffee is beyond reach. Nestlé had to hike prices on its popular Starbucks-branded coffee pods in the U.S. this year because beans got so much more expensive. That curbed sales, at least temporarily, and contributed to lower-than-expected growth when Nestlé reported second quarter results on Thursday. Nestlé’s shares fell 6%.

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The White House said that the tariffs were a response to Canada’s “discriminatory treatment of American products.” Some sectors and goods, including energy, potash and fish or critical minerals, will be exempt from the new tariffs, the White House said. The tariffs will take effect 30 days after they are signed and affect about US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods.

Apparently, the Trump administration was upset about Canada’s discrimination of U.S. goods, including cars, dairy products, and alcohol. The White House said the U.S. opposed Canadian policies that require companies to invest in auto production in Canada, rather than the U.S., as well as bans some Canadian provinces have imposed on U.S. liquor products.

However, the good news is the U.S. imported a whopping US$383 billion of goods from Canada in 2025. Therefore, the newly announced tariffs would only affect a small slice of that total. According to research firm Capital Economics, only about 5% of Canadian imports would be affected by the new tariffs – or about 0.6% of total U.S. imports.

Still, Trump’s move would worsen the already tense relationship between the U.S. and Canada amid the struggle to renegotiate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade pact Trump signed in his first term and which is under renegotiation this year. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the new tariffs represented “the latest in a series of unilateral U.S. trade actions” to violate the USMCA.

“This trade dispute has raised costs for families, particularly in the U.S.” – Carney said. “Canada stands ready to engage intensively to address outstanding issues with the U.S. to the mutual benefit of our citizens.” But Ontario Premier Doug Ford went further, immediately encouraging Canada to retaliate. “If these tariffs proceed, Canada should respond tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar,” Ford said in a post on X.

Trump has publicly threatened to terminate the USMCA, which the U.S. negotiated to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has floated the idea of separating the three-nation agreement into two separate pacts – one with Mexico and one with Canada.

Trump last year imposed emergency levies on Canada over its alleged role in the fentanyl trade before the Supreme Court ruled in February that those tariffs were illegal. He has also levied so-called national security tariffs on steel, aluminum, auto parts and lumber from Canada, though the White House said that products covered by those earlier levies won’t be hit by this latest round.

Carney last year rolled back many of the counter-tariffs that Canada imposed on U.S. goods, but several provinces such as Ontario have kept their retaliatory bans on U.S. wine and spirits in place, drawing repeated complaints from U.S. officials. After the latest 50% tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by saying Canada stood ready to “intensify” trade talks with the US in the coming weeks.

The US has been maintaining active tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on Canadian steel, aluminium, and copper. It also charges a 35% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber, alongside a 25% tax on non-U.S. parts in cars. Meanwhile, Canada has its own 25% counter-tariff on selected imports of American steel, aluminium and vehicles.

The new tariffs come after smoke from wildfires in Canada drifted into the U.S., blanketing cities including New York, Chicago and Washington. Trump threatened to impose steeper duties on America’s northern neighbour to compensate for the smoke’s impact. Days later, the president was seen speaking with Carney at Sunday’s World Cup Final. Trump told reporters that Canada needed to stop the wildfires.

Jeff Guignard, president and CEO of Wine Growers British Columbia, is calling on Canadians to support domestic producers after Trump’s latest tariff announcement. Guignard says he doesn’t understand the logic of the U.S. making Canadian alcohol more expensive and difficult for Americans to purchase, but says the move could hurt small producers in Canada. 

President Trump is testing a new method to impose tariffs – Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930. The law grants the president the power to impose levies on countries that discriminate against U.S. companies, but it “hasn’t been used before” to impose tariffs and could attract legal challenges. If Trump’s use of Section 338 is upheld by the courts, it could become a useful weapon in future trade negotiations.

After the Supreme Court ruled in February that the president could not use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to implement sweeping tariffs globally, Trump imposed temporary, across-the-board 10% tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which are set to expire later this week. Last week, the US announced a new 25% tariff on many Brazilian imports under Section 301.

There’s another reason why Trump is targeting Canada. The White House said Canada was one of two countries that had chosen to retaliate against US tariffs rather than negotiate – the other country being China. And like Canada and China, Brazil has vowed to retaliate. Surprisingly, Trump told reporters that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping did not discuss tariffs at all during his visit to Beijing in May.

The first Trump administration’s trade war with China in 2018 – when the U.S.-China trade deficit hit its highest point of more than US$377 billion – marked a new decline in relations between the world’s two biggest economies. In his second term, Trump escalated his tariff threats as China imposed export controls on rare-earth minerals, which created a global supply shortage for the materials necessary to build most technologies.

Trump’s second administration began its trade war with China by slapping a 10% tariff on Chinese goods. Over the following months, China retaliated, resulting in the two countries rapidly escalating their tariffs on imported goods from each other. By April 2025, this reached a height of 145% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States, and a 125% tariff on U.S. imports to China.

President Donald Trump eventually reduced specific tariff rates on Chinese goods in late 2025 by halving the 20% “fentanyl” tariff down to 10%. This brought the overall average U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports down from about 57% to roughly 47% in exchange for Chinese trade and law enforcement commitments.

Even though the U.S. Supreme Court overruled some of Trump’s proposed tariffs in February 2026, the bulk of the tariffs against China remain in place. After being delayed by the Iran war, Trump and Xi met in May 2026 – which marked the first visit to Beijing by a sitting U.S. president in nearly a decade. Trump was also the last president to make the trip, traveling there during his first term in 2017.

The use of a 1930 trade war now could be a tactical move to test the water – to see if the U.S. president has finally found his Holy Grail in tariff war with the world again. As a start, Trump wanted to use that Section 338 as a bargaining chip – to get some leverage over Canada.

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In that 15^th General Election, Pakatan Harapan (PH) won 82 parliamentary seats, Perikatan Nasional (PN) grabbed 74 seats, while Barisan Nasional (BN) secured 30 seats. No coalition obtained a simple majority of 112 seats to form a government in the 222-seat Parliament. A royal proposal  to form a “Unity Government” was mooted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King).

However, PN chairman Muhyiddin arrogantly rejected the unity government because he would have to play second fiddle to PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim. A secret deal between Anwar and BN chairman Zahid Hamidi saw Barisan Nasional ultimately shift its support to Pakatan Harapan. As a result, Anwar was installed as the 10^th Prime Minister and those SDs were retracted.

Even before the 15^th General Election in 2022, MCA under the leadership of Wee Ka Siong was a strong supporter of PN. A coalition formed in March 2020 to seize power in the infamous “Sheraton Move”, PN consisted of Malay nationalist Bersatu (Malaysian United Indigenous Party) and Islamic extremist PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party).

Even though Mr Wee insisted that his SD was signed to support the formation of a Perikatan Nasional government with Muhyiddin as Prime Minister, MCA was effectively a partner of PAS by virtue of BN’s role as one of governing partners in the backdoor government of Muhyiddin. The dominant backbone of BN – UMNO – along with Bersatu and PAS formed the Malay-centric government.

Of course, much has changed since then. Backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin only managed to enjoy power for 17 months, before the traitor was betrayed by his own ally – United Malays National Organization (UMNO) – and had to resign as Prime Minister on August 16, 2021. Today, PAS has taken over PN when Abdul Hadi Awang announced the termination of PAS cooperation with Bersatu on June 8, 2026.

When PAS president Hadi conveniently blamed the “split” on Bersatu’s misconduct, greedy seat allocations, and attempts to undermine PAS’s role in Muslim unity, he was actually setting the stage for a new cooperation with UMNO-led BN. The fake holy man had to kick out Bersatu because UMNO’s condition for a new cooperation is that PAS and Bersatu cannot sleep together and must divorce first.

Therefore, it’s not the first time MCA works with PAS when BN openly cooperates with PN in Negeri Sembilan after their first successful experiment in the just concluded Johor state election, where Hadi told PAS lemmings to transfer votes to BN. UMNO is now testing to see if the same replication works in Negeri Sembilan. Chances are this will not be the last time MCA rub shoulders with PAS extremists.

But when MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung expressed dismay over what appears to be an electoral pact between BN and PN, Wee Ka Siong was forced to do damage control. Miss Saw said she repeatedly campaigned against PAS during the Johor state election, assuring voters that BN was not cooperating with the Islamist party.

With BN contesting only 25 of the 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan state election, leaving the remaining 11 seats for PN, it’s crystal clear that Anwar Ibrahim is a 1-term Prime Minister as  BN-PN is preparing to face PH in the next 16^th General Election. PH is set to lose big in a direct contest. PN is offering something which PH cannot – premiership on the silver platter for BN.

Either Madam Saw was incredibly naïve or her drama deserves an Oscar. But it was enough to send a few eggs on her boss’s face. The understanding Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional have for the Negri Sembilan election is not a merger of the two coalitions, – Wee Ka Siong scrambled to explain. “I want to make this clear – we are not forming any political party or political alliance,” – he said during a press conference on Saturday (July 18).

He said the two coalitions (BN and PN) were cooperating strategically in selected seats to avoid multi-cornered contests that could split votes, ensuring a stable and capable state government. He also said MCA’s stand was to ensure the Chinese community, the plural society, vernacular education and religious freedom had representation and a voice in government.

Call it a merger, cooperation, alliance, partnership, collaboration, joint-venture, or whatever crap MCA president Wee wants. But BN and PN are working together, Zahid and Hadi are hugging each other, and UMNO, MCA, and MIC (component parties of BN) are cheering for PAS, Wawasan, Gerakan, and MIPP (members of PN) and vice-versa. Heck, even BN and PN uniforms are blue.

In case Wee suddenly suffers from selective amnesia, the Chinese community, the plural society, vernacular education, religious freedom, and freedom of expression had been under constant attacks, threats, and insults by MCA’s political master UMNO for more than 60 years before BN lost power in 2020. MCA being UMNO’s lapdog was already bad. And now MCA wants the Chinese to be subservient to PAS?

Comically and conveniently, to deflect responsibility, Wee argues that the final decision on the electoral understanding was reached at about 1am on July 15 while he was in London for his daughter’s wedding, with MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon and Negri Sembilan MCA chairman Leaw Kok Chan representing him in talks with the top Barisan leadership.

After MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung’s outburst, MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon sent her a text – “Yes, you don’t need to come for the Negeri Sembilan state election. Thank you.” Interestingly, Saw said MCA’s central leadership had never held a meeting to discuss the BN-PN pact, contrary to Wee’s amusing story.

Did UMNO really consult all the component parties in BN before the decision to cooperate with PN, who had previously backstabbed and betrayed BN in favour of Bersatu not many moons ago? Or did MCA lie about a non-existent meeting to save face after being exposed because beggars can’t be choosers? After all, Wee Ka Siong won his Ayer Hitam parliamentary seat courtesy of UMNO.

Has UMNO even consulted its own grassroots in Negeri Sembilan before giving away 11 seats to PN? Based on the displeasure and complaints raised by disgruntled UMNO members in the state, it appears UMNO top leadership has ignored their own party members, what more MCA lapdogs. MCA is trapped between winning seats and keeping its Chinese supporters happy.

If indeed MCA did not agree with the BN-PN pact in the first place, the party which claims to represent the Chinese community could have expressed its rejection of radical Islamist PAS even if Wee was 10,600 km away in London. If clueless Chong could not make a wise decision, there’s something called WhatsApp. And there’s no reason to punish Saw by ordering her to stay at home if MCA leadership was not dirty.

What’s the difference between MCA and bitter enemy Democratic Action Party (DAP) when MCA has relentlessly criticised DAP for suppressing freedom of speech, only for Wee leadership to do exactly the same? As demonstrated by the spineless leadership of DAP Anthony Loke, how could Wee protect Chinese’s interests when even legitimate questions are being blocked or banned?

It’s not hard to understand why Wee is shutting down differing voices from within. MCA needs UMNO-Malays to deliver votes and PAS-Muslims to transfer votes for MCA candidates in Negeri Sembilan. At the same time, MCA wants ethnic Chinese – its core supporters – to believe that it is not betraying the Chinese community by working (silently) with PAS.

Yes, MCA wanted to have the cake and eat it too. Because MCA is weaker in Negeri Sembilan than Johor, Wee Ka Siong has to be very careful not to lose the already low Chinese support in his pocket. The top priority is to win as many seats as possible so that it could gain power in the state, as well as create a narrative that DAP is fast losing Chinese support to MCA.

Crucially, Wee hopes to return to Cabinet if the current BN-PN partnership in Johor, Negeri Sembilan and soon, Melaka state elections, continues into the federal elections in the next 16^th General Election. When UMNO now considers PAS as friends, it’s hard for MCA to say otherwise when it has to depend heavily on Malay votes to win elections.

Perhaps Saw Yee Fung is still wet behind the ears. Get real, there’s no such thing as principle, dignity or moral values in Malaysian politics. It’s all about power, perks and projects. PH’s DAP and PKR were once considered the most respected political parties with the highest principles, dignity, integrity, honour, and whatnot. In less than three years, all those values have gone into the rubbish truck.

MCA should not be ashamed of BN-PN’s alliance of cooperation. Now is 2026, not 1996 where government-controlled news media shaped the political narratives. Today, Google and Artificial Intelligence could reveal the truth with a snap of a finger. Wee’s denial two weeks ago about MCA collaborating with PN in the Johor polls has turned out to be true in Negeri Sembilan.

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Argentina has claimed it inherited ​the islands from Spain after its independence in 1816, and that Britain took control in 1833 through an illegal colonial act. When Argentina’s military invaded the islands to forcefully reclaim them in 1982, then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher deployed a massive military task force of warships and thousands of troops to retake the archipelago.

Their hostility exploded on July 15 after the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final. Argentina ⁠players held up a political banner declaring “Las Malvinas Son Argentinas” (“The ⁠Falklands are Argentine”) after their 2-1 victory over England. That adds more salt to the wound as England’s hearts were already severely broken not because they lost, but “how they lost” the tournament in Atlanta.

In its 60-year quest to return to the summit of the sport it invented, England has endured all manner of agonizing defeats and crushing heartbreak. There have been ugly goals and uglier collapses, untimely ejections and the ritual humiliation of penalty shootouts. But there had never been cruelty quite like this – nothing like being five minutes from a World Cup final and having it suddenly, brutally snatched away.

Holding a one-goal lead over Argentina, with 85 minutes gone, and seemingly on the brink of returning to the World Cup final for the first time since 1966, England was hit by a double whammy as the defending champions scored twice to snatch a miraculous late victory. Argentina will now meet Spain in New Jersey on Sunday for the chance to become the first country to repeat as champions since Brazil in 1962.

Inevitably, it was Lionel Messi – playing against England for the first time – who conjured the knockout blow. The Argentina captain wriggled free on the right wing before producing a cross that was headed home at point-blank range by Lautaro Martínez. The breakthrough sent the wall of Argentina fans behind the goal into a frenzy, while England’s shell shocked players collapsed to the turf.

They had barely recovered from the equalizer seven minutes earlier, a curling strike from the edge of the area from Enzo Fernández that seemed to suck the self-belief from England. The Three Lions had dropped back, convinced that they could withstand anything Argentina threw at them. Instead, they broke when it mattered most, touching off delirious scenes from Atlanta to Buenos Aires.

Fernández’s strike immediately soared to the top of the list of most heartbreaking goals England had ever conceded. It joined Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th-minute winner in the final of Euro 2024, Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time header in the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup, and any number of German penalty kicks.

“We were so close but couldn’t keep the level up after we scored,” – England head coach Thomas Tuchel said. “We couldn’t win any balls, we couldn’t keep the ball. The match changed completely.” England spent much of the afternoon on the better side. Its plan to contain Messi had worked. The first half was a physical fight – England and Argentina punched each other like Mike Tyson, without landing a body blow.

After 55 cagey minutes, the Three Lions took the lead. Harry Kane chipped a ball forward, only for it to be intercepted and land at the feet of Declan Rice. He played it wide to Morgan Rogers, whose cross was then turned in by Anthony Gordon at the far post. For one brief moment, England had silenced the raucous crowd in sky blue and white. A first appearance in the World Cup final since 1966 looked on.

The Argentine fans had been so loud since before kickoff that they entirely drowned out the playing of “God Save the King.” Now, 1-0 down with a little over half an hour to play, they willed their side back into the game, whistling mercilessly at the back of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Then, England changed strategy and responded to the breakthrough by playing defence – retreating deeper and deeper into its own territory. The attacks dried up, clearances were launched aimlessly upfield, and its hold on the game was steadily surrendered. In the final 35 minutes after England went ahead, Argentina held 88% of possession.

Still, it looked as though England’s backs-to-the-wall show of resistance might get the Three Lions over the line. In the face of a sustained bombardment, as England’s players strained to hear each other over the din, they held their nerve. Djed Spence celebrated tackles like he’d scored. Kane defended inside his own penalty area. Pickford parried every attempt in his airspace. History felt mere minutes away.

Argentina was not finished. They refused to go down without a fight. There has been a feeling during this tournament that they are beatable, and yet nobody has beaten them. There is a reason for that. Their champion courage. They dug deep into it in the closing stages to complete one of their greatest fightbacks. That it came against England, the old enemy, made it even sweeter.

Thomas Tuchel shouldered the blame for England becoming far too defensive after taking the lead as Argentina ended his team’s World Cup dream with a dramatic late comeback. The coach opted to withdraw Declan Rice and Reece James three minutes before Fernández’s equaliser as England switched to a back five – a deadly mistake.

“We decided to go to a back five because the gaps were far too open,” – said Tuchel. “Argentina played with more risk, played with more rhythm and played with the feeling maybe that they had nothing to lose anymore, which freed them up and pulled us back. Because we obviously played suddenly with a feeling that we had a lot to lose.”

When England went 1-0 up, the obvious decision was to go to mid-block in order to keep testing Argentina’s vulnerability to speed.  It is known that Lionel Scaloni’s side was terrified of this, and they were doing everything possible to mitigate it. But England didn’t so much opt for a low block as a subterranean block. Worse, they allowed Argentina to camp themselves around the English box without any threat of being countered. 

Argentina deserved to advance to the final against Spain on Sunday. England’s mistake was not only switching to playing a passive game after leading with just one goal. Its second mistake was not understanding Argentina enough. The team has repeatedly demonstrated how they play their best football and thrives under pressure when their backs are to the wall.

Throughout the knockout stages, Argentina players frequently found themselves trailing but demonstrated a relentless ability to shift gears. From the hard-fought 3-2 extra-time victory over Cape Verde to a grueling 3-1 victory over Switzerland in extra time, and from a frantic comeback from 2-0 down to defeat Egypt 3-2, the Argentina has just shown how to secure a dramatic 2-1 win against England by overcoming a 1-0 deficit.

Calling his players stubborn, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said – “When we’re struggling, and the opponent hesitates just a little, we smell blood and we go for it with everything we’ve got. They’re warriors. They grew up in environments where they feared nothing. They were always competing, always expecting to be the best. They never give up on a single ball. They fight until the very end.”

Before the equalizer, Argentina had hit the post twice, but both times the ball stayed out. It was enough to give England a glimmer of hope that 60 years of evil luck might finally be turning. Instead, it was merely a prologue to the most familiar feeling in the long, tortured, and endlessly repeating history of English soccer. They simply didn’t do enough when it mattered the most against Argentina.

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The previous state election saw Pakatan Harapan, a coalition comprising DAP (11 seats), PKR (5) and Amanah (1), winning 17 seats. But the election was held under an alliance between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions that enabled them to win a two-thirds supermajority, securing 31 of 36 seats. Now that PH and BN go solo, PH has to win at least 19 seats to form a government.

But if opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN), which captured 5 seats in the August 2023 state polls, decides to pull a Johor in Negeri Sembilan – ordering its supporters to vote for BN even if it means committing suicide – PH could be “Game Over”. Based on BN’s latest move to contest only 25 seats, leaving the remaining 11 seats open to “others”, it appears BN and PN have joined forces against PH.

Even if Mr. Tony is still in denial and delusion, the writing is on the wall. The Chinese support for DAP is no longer 95%. Thanks to his cowardice, DAP would be lucky if it could retain its current 11 seats in Negeri Sembilan. However, DAP’s ability to retain 11 seats does not mean other partners, especially PKR, could do the same. It is being burdened to win more to compensate for the potential loses of PKR, the weakest link.

Therefore, it was not a coincidence that DAP’s chapter quit the Malacca state government on July 14, just a few days after PH suffered a humiliating defeat in Johor. All of PH’s five state assembly members had withdrawn their support for the BN-led Melaka government following disagreement over a Bill designed to create new vacancies for unelected, appointed assembly members. 

But every Tom, Dick, and Harry knew the resignation was just a political drama to show that DAP Malacca is brave and isn’t a toothless tiger. They knew their withdrawal doesn’t impact the current state government, as BN holds 21 of the 28 seats, giving it a supermajority regardless of PH’s backing. Besides, there are only a few months left before the state legislative assembly’s current term expires in December 2026.

Nevertheless, desperate times call for desperate measures. The theater needed to be staged in Melaka to rally the support from the ethnic Chinese in order to boost DAP’s chances in Negeri Sembilan. Anthony Loke would see an egg on his face if the Chinese support for DAP drops further to 70% or lower, or worse throw their support for rival BN just to teach DAP a lesson.

Then KABOOM – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim suddenly – and deliberately – threw a spannerin the works. The power-hungry Premier told Melaka PH to postpone its decision of quitting the state government and instead negotiate with the state leadership. His argument for the Melaka PH to make a U-turn was comical – so that it could focus on development and the well-being of the people.

Exactly what type of development for the well-being of the people that the BN government cannot deliver without PH’s participation in Melaka? Even if there is, what can Melaka PH do for the remaining few months left? And what is there to negotiate when the Bill has already been passed and becomes law. There’s no turning back and BN Melaka does not give two hoots about PH or Anwar, let alone DAP.

Amusingly, Anwar said he had yet to be briefed on the internal issues surrounding the withdrawal of four Melaka DAP state assemblymen from the state government. Were all his advisers and political secretaries sleeping on the job and did not bother to brief him on the development in Melaka? Even if his errand boys were just a bunch of useless parasites, the reason for the withdrawal has been widely reported and clearly explained.

Unless Anwar is retarded, which part of disagreement over a Bill allowing up to seven “unelected members” with voting rights in Melaka that the genius Prime Minister doesn’t understand, or pretends to not understand? Crucially, who the hell is Anwar, whose Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) won only 1 seat in Johor, to tell DAP Melaka what to do and what not to do when PKR Melaka has zero seat in the state?

Yes, PKR lost all its 3 seats in the 2021 Melaka state election. Without any representative, the weakling PKR should not interfere in the decision of DAP Melaka led by chairman Khoo Poay Tiong to quit the BN government. Did Anwar brief DAP Melaka before he unilaterally gave away taxpayers’ money to the tune of RM200 million to Hamas or allocated RM2 billion to Jakim?

This is another classic example why spineless Loke Siew Fook should have pulled DAP out of PH and abandoned the highly toxic Anwar Ibrahim. If DAP Melaka reverses its decision to quit, it would make DAP look like a lapdog worse than rival MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association), which doubled its seats to eight in the recent Johor state election, surpassing DAP’s six seats.

To win back support, DAP has to show that it is not subservient to the People’s Justice Party, let alone the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), which leads the BN government in Melaka. For Anwar to interfere in DAP’s tactical move, it certainly smells a rat. Rather than respecting DAP Melaka’s decision, it’s suspicious that the PM is trying very hard to sabotage DAP to help UMNO wins elections.

The burning question is why Mr Anwar was so terrified of UMNO that he has to kowtow to the corrupt and racist party to the extent of knocking down partner DAP at every turn? It was already bad that he had facilitated a royal pardon for UMNO crooks like Najib Razak, dropped 47 corruption charges on Zahid Hamidi, and allowed Akmal Saleh to terrorize the Chinese community and business.

It becomes worse when the PM-obsessed Anwar tells DAP to surrender to UMNO for fear of offending BN as he shamelessly clings to power. If he is as popular and indispensable as his bootlickers have been trumpeting, he should not “chicken out” but stand firm together with comrade DAP with courage and dignity. After all, his Madani federal government is still rock solid, no?

Was it not Anwar who bragged that he would still be the Prime Minister regardless of whether PH wins or loses Johor? In the same breath, he is still the PM even if PH wins or loses Negeri Sembilan, and Melaka for that matter. His cowardice in undermining DAP Melaka’s strategic move only confirms that PH under his weak leadership is fast losing power and has become BN’s puppet.

Hilariously, Melaka Chief Minister, Ab Rauf Yusoh, torpedoed PM Anwar’s attempt to reverse the clock, saying that there is no more room for negotiation after resignation letters were submitted yesterday. Exactly what type of message is the Premier sending by begging profusely even after being backstabbed and betrayed by BN in Negeri Sembilan and Johor? 

It shows Anwar’s incompetence and weakness – desperation to cling to power at all costs, including cooking a laughable excuse why DAP Melaka should reconsider its withdrawal from the BN government. It also shows his cowardice in confronting BN. More importantly, it shows Anwar’s stupidity in strengthening enemies whilst weakening own allies. No wonder even Akmal disrespects the PM.

And it definitely shows PKR’s lack of confidence to face UMNO in the next 16^th General Election at a critical time when PH should show some dignity, principle, and strength. It’s time for Anthony Loke to wake up and decisively dump Anwar, who is beyond repair. DAP should go solo and abandon the sinking ship. Like it or not, Anwar’s brand is rotten and is dragging DAP down with him.

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In the Sabah state election (November 2025), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim successfully led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition – comprising PKR, DAP and Amanah – to a disastrous annihilation. However, the Premier and his loyal sidekick, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook, arrogantly downplay the wipe-out as an isolated case and believed the Chinese tsunami would not reach Peninsular Malaysia.

On Saturday (July 11, 2026), Mr Anwar and Mr Loke paid the price again. This time, the humiliating election defeat is in Johor. While not entirely wiped out like in the Borneo state, the mighty PH captured only 8 out of 56 seats (down from 12). Still in denial, the arrogant Loke said the Johor results won’t affect the coming Negeri Sembilan state polls on August 1.

Pakatan Harapan’s component Democratic Action Party (DAP), which was contesting 17 seats, won just six – down from 10 in 2022. Its ally Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) also lost one seat to rival Barisan Nasional (BN). The consolation – Anwar’s party PKR won Puteri Wangsa from Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA), who previously contested as a PH partner in 2022.

Losing 40% of the seats is a huge warning for both DAP and PH. Why? Because despite a higher voter turnout – 67.44% compared to 53.13% recorded in 2022 – the coalition had lost more seats when it should be the other way round. Silly Tony had hoped voter turnout in Johor would exceed 70% for PH to snatch the state from BN. But even with 67.44%, DAP had done worse.

BN has retained not only Johor after its state election, but also winning 48 out of the 56 contested seats – more than the 40 it did in 2022. Such a resounding victory could be used to pressure the weakling big talker Anwar to dissolve the Parliament for a snap national polls. Crucially, the result is a referendum for Johor caretaker Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi against PM Anwar.

As usual, PH has never failed in cooking excuses for its defeats. PH argued after the Sabah election last year that its annihilation was due to Sabah-specific issues and would not influence voter sentiment in the Peninsular. Now, PH election director Amirudin Shari attributed the defeat in Johor to a transfer of votes by opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN) supporters to BN candidates, which is not entirely true.

Either way, there’s one denominator in both Sabah and Johor elections – the Chinese votes are no longer “fixed deposit” of DAP, let alone PKR or Amanah. The ethnic Chinese voted en bloc against DAP in Sabah, causing the party to collapse completely in ethnic Chinese-majority seats. The same Chinese have now punished DAP in Johor, though not in full force, causing to the loss of 40% of its seats.

If the Chinese, who stood solidly behind DAP and contributed 95% of their votes for the party in the November 2022 general election, still trusted Loke leadership, DAP would not have lost Tangkak on Saturday. Tangkak was won by DAP’s Ee Chin Li in 2013, 2018 and 2022 elections, making it one of the party’s fortresses in Johor. This time, the seat swung back to BN’s component party MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association).

Likewise, in Johor Jaya, another DAP stronghold for three consecutive state elections since 2013, MCA’s Chan San San defeated DAP’s Lee Wern Yiing by 7,268 votes. It was a sweet revenge as Chan lost by 1,922 votes in the previous 2022 Johor state election. Crucially, the ethnic breakdown of Johor Jaya’s electorate is Chinese (46%), Malay (39%), and Indian (8%).

Another Chinese-majority seat under PH since 2013 that had also fallen is Jementah. This is a seat with 50.8% Chinese community, Malay (40.2%), and Indian (8.3%). Exactly how could DAP, supposedly the fierce defender of Chinese interests, lost Tangkak, Johor Jaya and Jementah – three Chinese-majority strongholds – to bitter enemy MCA demonized as Chinese eunuch and traitor subservient to UMNO?

It was already bad that PH-DAP lost Tangkak, Johor Jaya, and Jementah to MCA due to disgruntled and angry Chinese voters punishing them. It becomes worse when even Perling was lost to MIC (Malaysian Indian Congress), a dinosaur party often mocked and ridiculed as a pariah component party of BN which has long past its expiry date.

Yes, the writing is all over the wall about PH and DAP’s arrogance when even the Indian community decided to teach Loke and Anwar a lesson in Perling, a seat under PH’s control since the state constituency first contested in 2018. Ethnic breakdown of Perling’s electorate is Chinese (46%), Malay (38%), and Indian (13%). Even if all the Malay voters voted for BN, DAP would have won, but it didn’t.

Not even big guns like DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, mobilized during the PH campaign event in Perling, could appease the disgruntled Chinese and angry Indian communities. Clearly, the power-crazy PM Anwar and spineless Loke had done an excellent job poking Chinese and Indian voters till they became sufficiently frustrated with PH that they are now willing to back MCA and MIC.

It certainly didn’t help that pro-Anwar bloggers, propagandists, cyber troopers, YouTubers, and TikTokers – the same arrogant and clueless social media influencers who kept insisting the Sabah tsunami would not reach Johor – have similarly convinced PH blind supporters who can’t read the pulse on the ground that the “unique” Chinese and Indian Johoreans would not vote for MCA in a million years.

The excessive attacks on MCA, while deliberately and shamelessly ignoring Anwar and Loke’s cowardice, hypocrisy, double standards, flip-flopping, racism, arrogance, extremism, cronyism and incompetence, have backfired. Thanks to the “overkilled” attacks, MCA has secured eight seats in the Johor state assembly, surpassing DAP’s six-seat tally in a significant breakthrough.

The first thing MCA president Wee Ka Siong did was to gather all the eight newly elected assemblymen for an emergency meeting on July 12 midnight soon after the results were announced – telling them that they must remain humble. “Arrogance is absolutely not acceptable,” – said Wee. It doesn’t matter whether Wee and MCA are still being despised by the majority of the Chinese community.

What matters is Wee recognized that MCA must remain humble whilst Loke is in denial that DAP lost due to arrogance. Like it or not, what had happened in Sabah appears to have spread to Peninsular Malaysia. MCA’s eight seats in Johor compared with DAP’s six is a symbolic reversal in a state where DAP has steadily expanded its influence since 2008 under the stewardship of veteran leader Lim Kit Siang.

Despite PH top leadership’s denial that they have lost touch with the ground and become arrogant, leading to many fence sitters choosing not to return home to vote, or choosing to vote for BN as part of a protest vote, the facts don’t lie. PKR and DAP and their hardcore supporters can continue to be in denial. But it’s a fact that turnout averaged about 65.7% in BN-held seats, compared with only 60% in PH-held seats.

The lowest participation was concentrated largely in constituencies previously held by PH component party DAP – including Perling, Bentayan, Penggaram, Stulang and Skudai. In Penggaram and Bentayan, DAP had won with overwhelming majorities of 9,956 and 7,476 votes respectively in 2022. This round, the majorities dropped to 4,137 and 6,112 votes – two seats with 60.3% and 70.8% Chinese voters respectively.

From the beginning, PH had no clear strategy. Anwar Ibrahim and Anthony Loke were still dreaming about working with UMNO-led BN in the next 16^th General Election. YouTubers dressed themselves in red as they joined “syok sendiri” (self-absorbed) large-scale ceramahs campaign, which attracted outstation “political tourists” to the tune of thousands rather than actual local voters.

To make the events looked impressive, “converted” hardcore supporters were transported to attend the ceramahs to listen to popular leaders and snap selfies, with “durian feast” and concert thrown in. They were more interested in delusional campaign than to counter the questions of “unfulfilled promises” along with scandals like corporate mafia and corruption, as well as bread and butter issues.

Selangor Chief Minister and PKR vice-president Amirudin lied through his teeth when he said Malays, Chinese, and Indians were equal citizens during his campaign in Johor. He thought the minorities were stupid and would trust him after his crackdown on temples and pig farming. Sending him to Johor was obviously a strategic and tactical mistake, but PH leaders were too big-headed and ignorant to realize it.

1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad) still has RM8.9 billion remaining debts, Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong complained on July 9, conveniently forgetting how his boss Anwar had facilitated a royal pardon for Najib Razak. In the same breath, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming pledged to resign from his Cabinet post if crooked Najib is released from prison.

Fake reformist Anwar, unable to scream “Reformasi” as it has become “Reformati”, tried to hoodwink voters with anti-corruption slogan. The drama queen cried and claimed that political rivals are joining forces against him because his government’s strict anti-corruption policies have upset them. He thought voters had forgotten how he protected Azam Baki, the ex-MACC chief plagued with corruption and corporate mafia.

The forked-tongue Prime Minister also pretended like Gandhi or Buddha, calling all citizens to stop extreme racism and the politics of hatred, even though he was the champion in the field of racism and hatred politics. The Indian community, despite being a minority race, remembered what Anwar did last summer, and rewarded PH with a stunning defeat in Perling.

The Hindus remembered extremely well how Anwar – playing race and religion cards in desperation for Malay votes – had purposely and provocatively declared “Victory” after bulldozing the construction of “Madani Mosque” in Kuala Lumpur? To make way for the mosque, the 130-year-old Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple was forced to be relocated some 50-metre away.

Heck, the Premier had even openly admitted his racism and discrimination when he mocked and ridiculed the Indian community – don’t be “angry or jealous” about programmes his Madani launched specifically for the Bumiputeras. Amusingly, despite the marginalization of Indians in favour of Malays, Anwar’s pathetic PKR lost all but one of the 20 seats it contested in Johor. The moron lost Indian votes and failed to win Malay votes at the same time.

When he was in the opposition wilderness for 24 years, he danced from tree to tree and sang like Shah Rukh Khan – “Indians and Ibans were marginalized, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”. But the moment he got power, he danced from country to country and sang – “Palestinians and Hamas were marginalized, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”. Yet, not a single Palestinian vote entered PKR candidates’ ballot box.

Anwar’s RM200 million for Hamas had caused more Indian votes to abandon PH than Malay votes could offset. The Indians had had enough of this snake oil salesman. It was also too little too late when the Madani scrambled at the eleventh hour trying to scam the Chinese business community with a promise to “review” the e-invoice system and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions involving foreign workers.

PH top leadership like Anwar and Loke thought they could fool all the people all the time. But not all Chinese and Indians could be scammed. Even the Malays flocked to BN in droves. The scale of Malay votes’ migration to UMNO, MCA and MIC was so jaw-dropping that even Malay nationalist Bersatu and Islamist party PAS were effectively wiped out in Johor. But the biggest loser is DAP, not Bersatu or PAS.

Anwar’s biggest mistake in Johor was his bragging that he will remain as the Prime Minister regardless of whether PH wins or loses. Anthony Loke’s biggest mistake was taking Chinese voters for granted – believing that the Chinese have no other options but to blindly vote for DAP and Anwar. The fear-mongering that UMNO-PAS alliance would take over Johor is exactly like the previous’ threat – if the Chinese do not vote for MCA, the May 13 bloody racial riots would happen.

Playing an obsolete 1980s game in 2026 no longer works. Gen-Z and fence sitters refused to be held hostage by DAP spin doctors. They chose to either stay at home or vote for UMNO, MCA and MIC to show their middle finger to PH’s despicable threat. Beyond Anwar, there are 30 million Malaysians who can take over, including leaders from Sabah and Sarawak who do not treat Chinese and Indian as third-class citizens. So, spare the childish “if not Anwar, who else” threat.

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A day earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Cabinet has agreed to “review” the implementation of the e-invoice system and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions involving foreign workers. At the same time, the government also approves the 10-year extension of the tax exemption period for Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT).

Why were the subjects of 1MDB, e-invoice, EPF for foreign workers and TAR tax exemption suddenly raised at the eleventh hour before the Johor state electionon July 11 (joked as 7-Eleven)? It was part of a psychological warfare as Liew’s party (DAP – Democratic Action Party) and Zahid’s party (UMNO – United Malays National Organization) clashes for votes before the final whistle.   

Liew suddenly talked about the 1MDB debts to spook – and warn – its Chinese support base that if they don’t vote for Pakatan Harapan (PH), UMNO and convicted former Prime Minister Najib Razak could return to power. It is to rally the Chinese community against Nazifuddin Najib, the son of Najib, who has suggested that a big UMNO-led Barisan Nasional win would signal public support for his father’s release.

Zahid, on the other hand, talked about e-invoice, EPF for foreign workers and TAR tax exemption to also rally for the Chinese votes, knowing very well that all the topics are related closely to Chinese business and education. Make no mistake – it’s just a “review”, not cancellation – of the implementation of the e-invoice system and EPF contributions involving foreign workers.

As much as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would like to step forward to claim credits, he can’t. He would look like a fool making another U-turn. Many Chinese business owners, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), are frustrated and angry with the e-invoicing system, which causes massive workflow bottlenecks, business disruption, and additional operating cost.

Forked-tongue Anwar also caught with his pants down lying about a 10-year income tax exemption approval for TAR UMT, which he announced on February 4. MCA president Wee Ka Siong revealed that TAR UMT had received an approval letter, granting only a three-year tax exemption. Worse, DAP would be attacked for betraying Chinese education if PM Anwar refused to approve the 10-year income tax exemption.

Zahid politely expressed his appreciation to the prime minister for approving the 10-year extension for TAR UMT. But the damage is done to PM Anwar’s credibility. The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional, appears to have won some points in championing the Chinese education in TAR UMT – successfully forced the Premier’s hand.

But should the Chinese voters, who solidly stood behind Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the November 2022 General Election, still give away 95% of their votes for Anwar-led PH? Or should they hedge their bet by splitting their votes for Zahid-led Barisan Nasional (BN)? Perhaps they should seriously consider a third option or third force like the newly formed Bersama.

Like it or not, neither PH nor BN deserve Chinese votes. Both coalitions have disappointed and betrayed the Chinese interests. Only during elections would PH or BN top leadership pretend to pay attention to the minorities’ complaints. Promising to review e-invoicing is like Najib’s administration pledges in 2017 to purchase land and allocate millions to construct and relocate existing Chinese schools.

After elections, it’s business as usual. Anwar, who acted like Gandhi while in opposition, reveals his true colours once he has gotten power and is now running the country like the previous BN government – fighting corruption selectively, marginalizing ethnic minorities, promoting dynastic politics, enriching cronies, allowing racism and extremism, introducing new taxes, abusing power, playing politics of hatred, and whatnot.

While Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong was trying to rally DAP’s traditional Chinese voters by weaponizing Najib and his infamous 1MDB scandal, DAP conveniently forgets that it was PM-obsessed Anwar who had facilitated the royal pardon for Najib – granting the crook 50% and 70% discounts on 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fines respectively.   

Therefore, it’s both comical and hilarious when Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming, a DAP warlord, pledged to resign from his Cabinet post and potentially pull DAP out of the federal unity government if Najib Razak is released from prison. Exactly where was Mr Nga and his DAP comrades when Mr Najib was “unfairly rewarded” with a partial royal pardon?

If DAP tries to argue that the royal pardon for Najib in February 2024 was due to the former King Sultan Abdullah, and had nothing to do with Anwar’s administration, then why was the PM so upset that he went ballistic and condemned those disagreed with the royal pardon for having no compassion. Why Liew complains about 1MDB debts now, but kept silent when Najib received the royal clemency.

Yes, under Article 40(1A) of the Federal Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) no longer holds absolute personal discretion to grant pardons. The King is bound to act on the advice of the Pardons Board for all cases under its purview. Hence, the monarch cannot be blamed for having an “absolute power” to pardon prisoners, which means Anwar’s Pardons Board was responsible for Najib’s pardon.  

And what is there to stop Nga Kor Ming from pointing fingers at the King, refusing to resign as pledged if Najib Razak is released from prison? It was a clever trick to shift the blame to the monarch when Najib walks away free because the government knew it could investigate and prosecute online speech, social media posts, or digital content deemed insulting to the country’s royal families.

In truth, Najib is set to walk a free man regardless of whether PH or BN wins the next 16^th General Election. If BN wins big in Johor, it would build the momentum for UMNO to also go solo in the next national polls – potentially grants Najib a full royal pardon the same way Anwar received a full and unconditional royal pardon on May 16, 2018, from the former King of Malaysia, Sultan Muhammad V.

However, while PH is unlikely to capture the Johor state assembly, it could still win the parliamentary seats just like how it won in 2022. Like the 15^th General Election, PH may not have the numbers to form a federal government on its own. Anwar, if lucky enough to get his second term, would have to work with BN once again, which means he has to facilitate another pardon for Najib.

It’s a political gimmick to say the Chinese community should not split their votes as doing so would see the formation of the UMNO-PAS government. A vote for BN is a vote for opposition Perikatan Nasional being led by religious extremist PAS Islamist party, DAP argues. But it’s also true that a vote for PH is a vote for BN, which comes with PAS, Najib, and Rosmah as bonus thrown in, no?

Besides, who can guarantee that Anwar’s People’s Justice Party (PKR) would not work with UMNO and PAS to form the next government, ditching silly DAP under the clueless Anthony Loke leadership in the opposition camp, if power-hungry Anwar gets his desired second term with a compromise to free Najib from jail? Isn’t it stupid for the Chinese to fully support PKR, only to see Anwar joins UMNO and PAS, hypothetical speaking?

As admitted by Anwar, he would remain as the Prime Minister whether PH wins or loses in Johor. This is the clearest green light for Chinese in Johor to vote for others than PH, BN or PN. They have nothing to lose. Johor is a playground to test a third option like Bersama. Heck, they can even split their votes for PH, BN and Bersama in Johor, but stay united for PH in the general election.

Exactly why should the Chinese give – and waste – all their votes for PKR, DAP and Amanah if they dare not make a squeak in Johor for fear of offending UMNO at the federal level? At least send some “loose cannons” like Bersama to the Johor State Legislative Assembly to replace the once outspoken DAP as check and balance. It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

Even if Bersama does split votes, it’s not true that it would only steal away Chinese votes from PH. It would also split Malay votes from disgruntled UMNO and PAS supporters. PH could still benefit from Bersama if the party swings, for example, 20% of Chinese votes from PH whilst siphoning 20% of Malay votes from BN and 10% from PAS – especially the fence sitters and Gen-Z voters.

More importantly, if DAP had done an excellent job defending the Chinese interests, and if Anwar Ibrahim is as popular as surveyed by Merdeka Center, they should not be overly panicked with the issue of Bersama splitting votes. Condemning Bersama for splitting votes is tantamount to recognizing DAP’s incompetence and admitting Anwar’s poor leadership – more reason to vote for Bersama or stay at home.

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But as Cape Verde reminded the Argentinians last week, World Cup matches are not won on paper. They’re won with guts, balls of steel, leadership, luck, perseverance and capitalizing on opportunities. When Egypt came ready for a fight, they were inspired by Cape Verde. The pressure was on Argentina – the defending champion seeking to keep their 2022 FIFA World Cup title.

For the overwhelming majority of the more than 68,000 fans at Mercedez-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Tuesday, the magical moment came when Lautaro Martínez slowed down on the right wing of Argentina’s attack, sized up the scene in front of him and hit a cross. The ball floated toward the box, over Egypt’s Yasser Ibrahim and toward the head of Enzo Fernández.

Yasser Ibrahim’s 15th-minute goal was enough to send the small pockets of Egyptian fans in the stadium go berserk – jumping and ripping off their shirts as their team went bonkers below them. A few minutes later, it seemed the soccer gods were on Egypt’s side. Lionel Messi’s penalty was saved by Mohamed Shobeir, who performed in the rest of the first half as if he had been anointed as his nation’s savior. 

The Egyptian goalkeeper made save after save, building a brick wall in his net as Argentina appeared flustered. Egyptian fans in the stadium were outnumbered but felt brave enough to taunt the throngs of Argentines behind them. Then, came Mostafa Zico‘s goal in the 55^th minute. As Egypt celebrated wildly, referee François Letexier went to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) screen to look at a foul that may have occurred.

Letexier waved off Zico’s goal, which would see Egypt file a complaint against the referee after the match. Egypt’s manager Hossan Hassan slams FIFA for cheating. But Zico was not done. He added Egypt’s second goal in a close-range strike on the counterattack in the 67th minute. A 2-0 lead seemed like the end of Argentina’s journey. Egypt looked set to produce a stunning upset.

Not only did Messi miss a chance to equalize in the first half when he wasted a penalty, but he also hit the post when the score was 1-0. For a moment, Argentina, who are bidding to become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since Brazil in 1958 and 1962, might be unable to escape the Pharoah’s curse after barely survived Cape Verde’s hell.  

But no team with Lionel Messi in it is ever truly dead. Watching Argentina’s No. 10 is like watching a conductor working in a soccer orchestra. He picks where Argentina plays with his movement – when he walks in one direction, the play goes the other way, but when he runs, the ball comes toward him. He points out passes for his teammates, slowly moving around the pitch with the unharried attitude of an evening stroll.

At 39, Messi conserves his energy when he can for the moments he needs it most. When those moments come, he explodes. Despite beign under tremendous pressure, he kept looking for opportunities. Then the first moment of genius came. Messi lifted a ball over the Egyptian defense to Cristian Romero, who headed home 2-1 in the 79th minute. Five minutes later, Messi equalized -his 21st World Cup goal.

From the almighty scare of a shocking defeat, Argentina suddenly was back in the game. Enzo Fernandez completed the comeback two minutes into injury time, heading home Lautaro Martinez’s cross to set up a quarter-final tie against Switzerland. Argentines exploded into a realm of sporting nirvana. Strangers were hugged, margaritas went flying, and shirts came off. 

When the full-time whistle blew, they roared in joy, relief and gratitude. Their worship of their heroes on the field below was enough to move Messi to tears as he and his teammates celebrated in front of that giant throng. Music played through the stadium’s sound system, but you couldn’t hear a word for the singing and screaming of the Argentines.

It was the first time in World Cup history that a team had won a knockout match in regulation time after trailing by two goals in the 75th minute. It was so stunning – and unbelievable – that some argue the game has been rigged from the beginning. “I’m so emotional,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “What a group of players, brother.”

The overwhelming joy of the moment resulted in Argentina fans hugging security guards, hugging journalists, hugging anyone who came in front of them such was their desire to simply share at the moment. Messi was thrown into the air by his teammates and Argentina celebrated as if they’d won the cup again, even though they still have to win three more to get back to the heights that they reached in Doha.

Inter Miami star Messi had gone into this last-16 game as the tournament’s joint-top scorer alongside France’s Kylian Mbappe – and the top World Cup scorer of all time with 20. He is now the first player in World Cup history to score in six consecutive knockout-stage matches, while his eight goals are the most in the opening five games of a single edition since Gerd Müller netted 10 for Germany in 1970.

Tuesday’s round-of-16 tie had been billed as a meeting between two of the game’s all-time greats – Argentina talisman Messi and Egypt hero Salah. Despite being the leading career scorer at World Cups, Messi has actually missed a record four of his eight penalty kicks at the tournament through the years. Egypt was looking for a famous upset. Instead, Argentina scored three late goals to get out of a 2-0 hole and beat Egypt.

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Chinese voters form the largest voting bloc in about 12 of the state’s 56 seats, most of them urban. Hence, it makes perfect sense why UMNO orders its top racist punk – Akmal Saleh – to stay silent. Even Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari, whose government is cracking down on temples and pig farming, shamelesslypretends to admire the Chinese by invoking the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”. 

Everyone can smell Amirudin’s stinky lies when he said that Malays, Chinese, and Indians were equal citizens. And if he is trying to hoodwink the Chinese that he is “Liu Bei” by bragging about how Selangor’s governance record was built on leaders who were capable, courageous and empathetic, he has failed miserably. Liu Bei did not demolish temples, let alone close down pig farms.

Demonizing Cao Cao does not automatically make Amirudin the hero “Liu Bei” in the Chinese classical novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”. Whether Cao Cao was “really bad” is debatable. While Cao Cao was a ruthless warlord capable of immense brutality, at the same time, he was also a brilliant statesman and poet who stabilized Northern China during a chaotic era.

Did the Selangor Chief Minister realize that without the Five Tiger Generals – Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong – and strategist Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei would have likely perished as a minor warlord? Before Zhuge Liang joined him, Liu Bei was a wandering mercenary who bounced from warlord to warlord. He lost battle after battle because he lacked long-term, macroeconomic strategy.

But Amirudin isn’t the only Malay leader trying to appease and impress upon Chinese voters. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose People’s Justice Party (PKR) is on track to be wiped out, is begging the Chinese community to return home to vote in Johor on July 11. If only he had fairly and sincerely defended the minority races from UMNO Youth Chief Akmal’s act of terrorism for the last 3 years.

The racist Prime Minister’s best joke was not about urging young voters not to believe anti-Chinese political rhetoric at a time when he desperately needs the Chinese votes – despite the fact that he was the chief “enabler” in promoting and encouraging UMNO-Malays to attack the Chinese. Neither was it about his boastful – and laughable – claim that he was the leader who was fair to all races in the country.

The best joke of the week was when PM Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan chairman, cried, whined, and bitched that rivals have ganged up against him because his Madani government is tough on corruption. He even has the cheek to claim that his administration’s uncompromising policy towards those who steal public funds or abuse their positions for personal gain had made certain quarters uneasy.

“That is why, as you can see now, all these parties are joining forces to bring me down. Why? Because they know we are strict. They know we safeguard everything,” – he lied through his teeth while speaking at the PMX Meet-and-Greet programme for the Senggarang state constituency in conjunction with the Johor state election on July 5 (Sunday).

“I have come to Johor dozens of times. Did I take any land? No. Did I take any projects? No. Did I take any shares? No. We must instil this principle in our elected representatives. If we want a prosperous state, we must uphold integrity,” – Mr Anwar proudly proclaimed. What he did not want people to know is that corruption continues to flourish under his administration.

Did the PM facilitate a royal pardon for ex-PM Najib Razak, who had stolen billions in the infamous 1MDB scandal? Yes. Did he protect Azam Baki, former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner caught with his pants down in shareholding and corporate mafia scandals? Yes. Did Anwar quietly throw away UMNO president Zahid Hamidi’s 47 corruption charges? Yes.

Did Anwar Ibrahim work hand-in-glove with MACC to cover up Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor’s corruption scandal despite a series of exposé videos released by a whistleblower? Yes. Did the MACC seize over RM100 million in cash stashed in a “safe house” linked to  aides of former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, but suspiciously no charges have been made? Yes.

Did PM Anwar fiercely defend his trusted aide, Shamsul Iskandar, despite being exposed for issuing a letter of support for six contractors involved in a hospital project? Yes. Did Anwar’s Cabinet award Bestinet with an “extension” in early 2024 after lobbying, despite an earlier promise to terminate the monopoly contract for the company known for exploiting migrant workers? Yes.

Did the Madani government sweep under the carpet the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) scandal involving RM9.14 billion contract to build six warships for the Royal Malaysian Navy? Yes. Did the MACC close both eyes on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide-turned-crony, Farhash Wafa Salvador, in corruption and corporate mafia scandals? Yes.

So, what type of fighting corruption con artist is Anwar Ibrahim trying to lie? Opposition Perikatan Nasional does not need to join forces with Barisan Nasional to topple Mr Anwar because the Prime Minister has done an excellent job in killing his own Pakatan Harapan coalition by marginalizing the minorities, protecting corrupt cronies, freeing UMNO crooks, introducing more taxes, and whatnot.

More importantly, to claim that rivals have ganged up to overthrow him means PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia or Malaysian Islamic Party) and UMNO (United Malays National Organization) must be super corrupted. The burning question is why the MACC has yet to arrest and charge those in PAS or UMNO whom he suggested were dirty, thus wanted to bring him down?

In the same breath, Anwar was contradicting himself when on one hand, he called on Johor voters to give Pakatan Harapan (PH) the opportunity to govern the state to ensure “clean governance”, yet on the other hand, PH Johor had not raised any criticism about corruption in the state since November 2022. He has to make up his mind whether the Johor government was corrupted or not.

Exactly why the Premier is still begging when he is currently Malaysia’s “most popular” political leader, holding a 52% approval rating according to a nationwide poll released by the independent pollster Merdeka Center, is beyond comprehension. He should have faith in the Democratic Action Party (DAP) under the leadership of Anthony Loke to deliver 95% of Chinese votes for PH.

Amusingly, he made a spectacular tactical blunder – arrogantly bragged that whatever the outcome of the Johor state election, he would remain as Prime Minister. If that is the case, then it doesn’t matter whether the disillusioned and disgruntled Pakatan Harapan voters stay at home or cast their ballots for rivals to teach Anwar Ibrahim and his gang a lesson, no?

Equally hilarious was the absence of the usual screaming of “Reformasi” by the PKR president. Unable to sell its traditional gimmick to hoax gullible voters, the fake reformist has resorted to selling anti-corruption, moderate politics, a fair and clean government, and all types of promises meant to be broken once the election is over.

However, the common issues that unite the voters of Johor – regardless of ethnicity – are the high cost of living, high property prices and lack of affordable housing, traffic congestion, lack of good job opportunities, and water crisis driven by surging demand from a booming data center industry, frequent river pollution, and droughts. Mr Anwar is selling the wrong product to the voters.

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