Indonesia’s wrong turn
After a hotly contested and highly divisive campaign, former minister Anies Baswedan has apparently won the contest for the governorship …
Category Archives: Democracy
Against all odds
“Once people begin to believe the ice is in fact thin, it doesn’t matter how thick it really is… everything …
Maria Chin Abdullah & the quest for change
The crowds that turned out to support BERSIH 5 and the vigils and rallies to free Maria speak volumes about …
When hope fills the land
BERSIH brought out the best in us; it renewed our hope to believe that change is possible Now that BERSIH …
When fear fills the land
Overcome our fear or go quietly into the dark night that awaits us Fear is filling our land. People are …
Malaysia: Changing partners
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s visit to China this week marked a major turning point not just in Malaysia-China relations …
The East is Red!
At the height of the Cultural Revolution, “The East is Red,” became the de facto national anthem of the People’s …
Colonialists, traitors and dirty hands
I was all of seven years when what was then Malaya became an independent nation. I remember going with my …
The right to protest
When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty ~ John …
Mahathir: making the best of a bad situation
The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is …
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