The new boat people represent failure of leadership
AN old saga with new actors. Boat people are again on the move. While the boats have been taking to …
Category Archives: Human rights
The ASEAN human rights conundrum
SO, Asean finally has a human rights commission of its own, the Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights. Such is the …
Sri Lanka’s next mission: win the peace
The time is ripe to heal the wounds of war so that Sri Lanka can go on to be a …
Needed: a new approach towards refugees
The predicament of Myanmar refugees in Malaysia has been grabbing international media attention. There are growing calls for the Government …
Reality & rhetoric meet at racism conference
With eight countries boycotting the meet and Iranian president causing an uproar, the United Nations Conference on Racism served to …
Stifling dissent through the Communications & Multimedia Act
The New Strait Times reported Saturday, March 14th that six people were charged for insulting the Sultan of Perak via …
Open letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the plight of Burmese refugees
Y.B. Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Putra Jaya. January 19th 2009 Y.B. Menteri, …
Pedalling to be heard
Has it now come to this? Local and international media are all reporting that over the last few days our …
Irene Fernandez: A true Malaysian hero
Something very significant took place yesterday when a long running drama came to an end at the High Court: Irene …
Let’s put our hope in institutions instead of personalities
There is a clear sense that our nation is on the move. The old ways of doing things are not …
Dennis Ignatius 
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