APRIL 6 — The election is almost upon us and politicians everywhere, particularly from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), are throwing around infrastructure projects and giving their traditional vote bank salary raises. 

MARCH 30 ― The day after the 13th general election in 2013, in which Barisan Nasional (BN) lost the popular vote, Utusan Malaysia splashed on its front page: “Apa lagi Cina mahu”? (What more do the Chinese want?)…

Read more: Apa lagi rakyat mahu?

MARCH 23 — The furore surrounding Cambridge Analytica makes it seem as if the British data analytics firm eats babies for breakfast.…

Read more: Cambridge Analytica is not evil

MARCH 16 — The Barisan Nasional (BN) government claims that legislation against so-called “fake news” will protect the people.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said other countries have fake news laws too.…

Read more: Using transparency to fight fake news