Disquiet in Beijing, Frustration in Putrajaya
During his visit to Beijing last month, Dr Mahathir reached an understanding of sorts with the Chinese leadership on …
Category Archives: Comment
No tears for Vasantha
A thirteen-year-old Form Two student Vasanthapriya committed suicide recently after being accused of theft. Strangely, even before her family has …
Malaysian Islamic party leader says Chinese Christians to blame for opposition to Islamic agenda
The Malaysian Insider (June 3rd) reports that Nik Zawawi (above) a leader from the ulama wing of the Islamic Party …
IGP warns questioning Islam & hudud could provoke ISIS attack!
Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar, is in a class of his own. Instead of upholding and defending the …
Defender of the Faiths: Lessons in Tolerance
I was in Berlin attending a meeting when the terrorist attacks in Paris took place. I found the views of …
“The Biggest Environmental Crime Of Our Times” ~ National Geographic
Comment: Corruption, indifference and neglect have led to massive destruction of the rainforest; its wealth plundered on an unimaginable scale, …
Malaysia | It’s not just about PM Najib stepping down but about UMNO changing direction
In the last few weeks there have been fresh calls for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to step down. …
The Silence of Our Muslims by Mariam Mokhtar
1:30AM Jan 12, 2015 By Mariam Mokhtar The Silence of our Muslims The bullets that killed the cartoonists in Paris …
Voices of hope | Je suis Charlie
Kudos to Jahabar Sadiq, editor of Malaysian Insider, for his clear and unequivocal position against the terrorists who attacked the …
Comment: Hudud in Kelantan – an ill-conceived and retrogressive move that should be strongly resisted
In recent days, the issue of introducing hudud [Islamic penal code based on Shariah] has once again come to the …
