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Monthly Archives: July 2018

National unity or Malay supremacy?

July 31, 2018

In recent days there has been an avalanche of comments on whether the government should recognise the Unified Examination Certificate …

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Tun Daim’s visit to China

July 26, 2018

It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.” Tun Daim has just …

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Corruption: angry enough to act?

July 24, 2018

I don’t know about you but I’m really sick and tired of the constant reports about how some public official …

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The CIA letter & the treason option

July 21, 2018

Recent calls by the Patriots Association and others to thoroughly investigate a letter allegedly written by Hasanah Ab Hamid,the former …

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A parliament to be proud of

July 19, 2018

It was a surreal experience sitting in the visitors gallery of the Dewan Rakyat the other day watching members of …

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Don’t Kiss the Hand that Beats You

July 14, 2018

Originally posted on  Jentayu:
Fadiah Nadwa Fikri Artikel versi Bahasa Melayu boleh didapati di sini. Upon his release from prison, former…

What’s so special about Zakir Naik?

July 12, 2018

What’s so special about Zakir Naik? Why is he so uniquely deserving of Putrajaya’s support and attention? These are among the …

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Najib: the end of impunity?

July 10, 2018

These are heady days we are living in, days few imagined would come to pass – a former prime minister …

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UMNO: Leadership without honour

July 5, 2018

Any hopes that UMNO would somehow be able transform itself into a viable political party in keeping with the hopes …

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Hope for refugees in the new Malaysia?

July 2, 2018

One of the great failures of the former BN regime when it came to human rights was its dismal record …

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We will “be forever a sovereign democratic and independent state founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people and the maintenance of a just peace among all nations.” – Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Proclamation of Independence speech, August 31st 1957

“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty” ~ John Basil Barnhill

The Short Shrift

Is it about drink-driving or pushing a religious agenda?

The way some of our politicians are getting worked up about the whole drink-driving issue makes me wonder whether other agendas are driving the issue. Let’s get one thing straight: drink-driving (or driving while intoxicated) is just plain wrong. It endangers innocent lives and must never be tolerated. Many countries have very strict drink-driving laws […]

Crooks, the whole lot of them

The slew of accusations now being traded between former leaders about corruption, nepotism and malfeasance in office has, no doubt, confirmed what most Malaysians have long suspected: that their leaders are all corrupt and untrustworthy. They come around waving the flag and pretending to be great patriots but they are just opportunists out to enrich […]

Pigs in the house?

There was an interesting article in the media last September about the state of Malacca being invaded by pigs from across the Strait. Apparently, they were abandoning their habitat for greener pastures. Barely a month later, there was another newspaper headline that read “Question on pigs sparks off heated exchange at Melaka state assembly.” It […]

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