Malaysia |The times they are a-changin’
“Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway …
Category Archives: Politics
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 …
Malaysia | Integrity & The Sedition Act
At long last, the world is slowly awakening to the deteriorating human rights situation in Malaysia. President Obama, who pointedly …
Comment | Malaysia’s descent into racism
Comments: Sadly, the Oxford-educated Khairy Jamaluddin, long touted as a potential future prime minister, has abandoned all pretence at moderation …
Ripples of hope
Thank you, Marina [right], for having the courage to speak out boldly and clearly against the rising threat to Malaysia’s …
The ground is shifting
Comment: I am constantly amazed and thrilled by the voices of defiance that are rising from within Malaysia to challenge …
Ukraine: Lessons In Democracy & Geopolitics
If there’s one thing we can learn from the Ukraine crisis, it’s that the quest for democracy worldwide is often …
A New Chill Over Malaysia As Government Uses Sedition Laws to Silence Opposition
A new chill is descending over Malaysia as the government of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak increasingly resorts to sedition …
A few good men
COMMENT: Edmund Burke [Irish orator, philosopher & politician 1729-1797] famously remarked that “All that is necessary for the triumph of …
The insolence of Attorney-General Gani Patail by Terence Netto
Show trials and downright abuse of the law by no less than the attorney-general himself. All that now stands between …
Dennis Ignatius 
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