Zakir Naik: hypocrisy & double standards
Faced with the possibility of being served with an extradition order to return to India to face charges of money …
Author Archives: Dennis Ignatius
The MACC appointment: setback for the reform agenda
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad’s sudden and surprise appointment of Latheefa Koya, a much respected human rights lawyer, to the …
Lynas: A betrayal of trust
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir’s recent announcement in Tokyo that “Lynas will be allowed to carry on” regardless of whether the …
The radicalization of Malaysia: A reply to MAPIM
En. Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid, president of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organization (Mapim), writing in response to my …
Zakir Naik and the radicalization of Malaysia Baru
According to news reports, the IGP warned that the police had “uncovered a plan by foreign militants to use …
ECRL: No cause for celebration
After months of conflicting signals and intense behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Pakatan Harapan government finally announced that it had reached agreement …
The Rome Statute & the threat to Malaysia’s constitutional democracy
Like many Malaysians, I am utterly dismayed, even disgusted, with the way Malaysia’s accession to the Rome Statute, the treaty …
The Suhakam verdict: where’s the outrage?
Last week, the Suhakam panel investigating the disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat delivered a courageous, groundbreaking, …
Lynas: cabinet must act now
The Lynas controversy has now dragged on for quite a few years. Fed up with BN’s lack of concern, many …
Mujahid: behind the reformist facade
Mujahid Yusof Rawa, the minister in charge of religious affairs, has carefully cultivated an image of himself as an open-minded …
