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Monthly Archives: October 2019

Comic books, politics and propaganda

October 22, 2019

What is it with us Malaysians? We seem to careen from one controversy to another in quick succession. Before we …

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UM student protestor deserves our respect

October 19, 2019

Something symbolically powerful took place earlier this week when a lone student dared to use a solemn occasion to protest …

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Tigers everywhere: Malaysia’s terrorism mystery

October 17, 2019

 Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? …

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A budget in search of a vision

October 15, 2019

Budgets are not just about allocating scarce resources but about achieving a national vision. It was hard to figure out …

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Haram to be Malaysian?

October 13, 2019

PAS president Hadi Awang, discussing his involvement in the recently concluded Kongres Maruah Melayu (KMM) – by all counts, an …

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Dignity cannot be premised upon bigotry

October 9, 2019

  I suppose no one was really surprised that the recently concluded Kongres Maruah Melayu (Malay Dignity Congress) quickly descended …

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Hypocrisy & hyperbole at the UN

October 1, 2019

Dozens of world leaders descended on New York last week for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), …

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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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