Race, religion & the end of consensus in Malaysia
Malaysians danced in the streets on Thursday evening when Anwar Ibrahim took the oath of office and become our 10th prime …
Category Archives: Religion
Reining in the mullahs
Religious affairs minister Datuk Idris Ahmad’s advice to Muslims not to participate in the Bon Odori festival to be held …
No end to the madness
Here we go again. Another Malaysian blocked from entering a government department because of apparently “inappropriate” attire. Our nation is …
PAS: Destructive, divisive & dangerous
Last week, PAS information chief Khairil Nizam Khirudin proposed that the government introduce a constitutional amendment to reserve the post of …
At the mercy of the divine bureaucracy
[Note: an earlier version contained an error which have since been corrected.] It’s becoming an all too familiar story: a …
Stop PAS now before it is too late
Recent actions by PAS politicians on the sale of alcohol and the prohibition of lotteries are a potent reminder that …
Bullying of ethnic minorities must stop
A case in point is DBKL’s recent rules concerning the sale of alcohol.[1] A slew of new restrictions is making life …
The orphans in Ismail Sabri’s Malaysian Family
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob talks up his ‘Keluarga Malaysia’ (Malaysian Family) concept everywhere he goes. He says the concept …
CAP: Pandering to bigotry
There’s clearly an abundance of pettiness and silliness in this wonderful land of ours. Despite all the mounting problems we …
Pluralism in Malaysia: More Empty Talk
You can tell that elections are around the corner when political parties with long histories of racism and bigotry suddenly …
Dennis Ignatius 