Even before GE-13, interest builds in UMNO polls: 4 may vie for presidency

Malaysians from all quarters are calling for a change of government. Many agree that Prime Minister Najib Razak should step down to save Malaysia from further embarrassment. And yet, UMNO supporters, while they feel disillusioned by Najib and wife Rosmah Mansor, they have little in the form of alternatives.

With his credibility in tatters due to gross mismanagement of recent issues, especially the Bersih 2.0 rally for free and fair elections, it is a wonder that Najib is allowed to lead the BN to seek a new mandate via General Election number 13.

Yet Najib can remain in power as long as he wants, with or without GE13; as long as he can keep 2,700 UMNO delegates happy. This is the truth behind Malaysia’s brand of democracy. Malaysians are never able to pick a Prime Minister of their own choice. Instead, Malaysians are left to accept the choice UMNO makes when it chooses its president at its General Assembly.

Altantuya: Bourdon's visit stirs up interest on how death-row duo faring

Prime Minister Najib Razak's deportation of lawyer William Bourdon has indeed strirred all sorts of speculation. Among the hottest is whether two of his former bodyguards, Azilah Hadri and Sirul Umar, sentenced to hang for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, a translator who was allegedly part of the Scorpene submarines negotiations, were really in jail or had already been freed!

Like it or not, many Malaysians see Najib's decision to deport Bourdon as an abuse of power to stop the skeletons in his closet from being aired and exposed to the wolrd at large.

Many of the people Malaysia Chronicle interviewed also said that a person is innocent until proven guilty, and since Najib is enjoying this privilege, he should extend the same to Bourdon, who was here on legitimate and serious business,

A renowned civil rights activist, Bourdon was deported from Kuala Lumpur for violating the conditions of his social visit pass. The unceremonious way in which he was booted out from the country has a reverse effect on Najib, triggering even greater interest about his involvement in the Scopene and Altantuya scandals.

Altantuya: Bourdon's visit stirs up interest on how death-row duo faring

Prime Minister Najib Razak's deportation of lawyer William Bourdon has indeed strirred all sorts of speculation. Among the hottest is whether two of his former bodyguards, Azilah Hadri and Sirul Umar, sentenced to hang for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, a translator who was allegedly part of the Scorpene submarines negotiations, were really in jail or had already been freed!

Like it or not, many Malaysians see Najib's decision to deport Bourdon as an abuse of power to stop the skeletons in his closet from being aired and exposed to the wolrd at large.

Many of the people Malaysia Chronicle interviewed also said that a person is innocent until proven guilty, and since Najib is enjoying this privilege, he should extend the same to Bourdon, who was here on legitimate and serious business,