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Monthly Archives: December 2019

Should the DAP leave government?

December 31, 2019

After fighting for and dreaming of a place at the table for years, the DAP is now discovering that being …

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Fraying ethnic relations affecting foreign policy consensus

December 28, 2019

A series of recent controversial foreign policy statements by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has exposed the increasingly deep divisions …

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Kuala Lumpur Islamic Summit: old ideas & new realities

December 25, 2019

The speeches and forums are over. The visitors have left. Malaysians, if they even bothered to follow the grandly named …

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As disappointment with PH rises, daring to dream of a third force

December 24, 2019

  As disenchantment with Pakatan Harapan (PH) grows, the idea of a third force in Malaysian politics seems to be …

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The phony war against corruption

December 19, 2019

Looking back over the year, one thing that must surely stand out is the high level of corruption in our …

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Does communism pose a threat to national security?

December 14, 2019

Rear Admiral Thanabalasingam, a great and distinguished Malaysian, recently wrote a most eloquent letter in a local newspaper which neatly …

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Billions lost in defence procurement scandals

December 10, 2019

At the end of the day, having spent billions on defence, we are left with aircraft that cannot fly, helicopters …

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Deep state, poor leadership & plain incompetence

December 6, 2019

Talk about the deep state – a state within a state, a covert, shadowy body of bureaucrats and power brokers …

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Chin Peng: lies, bigotry and double standards

December 1, 2019

UMNO and PAS leaders appear to be getting all worked up over reports that Chin Peng’s ashes were brought home …

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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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