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The Coronavirus pandemic & the beginning of the new Chinese century

March 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic, the first major global pandemic of modern times, has brought the world to a standstill. Some half …

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The CIA letter & the treason option

July 21, 2018

Recent calls by the Patriots Association and others to thoroughly investigate a letter allegedly written by Hasanah Ab Hamid,the former …

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The height of big-power arragonce

December 21, 2017

The United States Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, warned recently, in what can only be described as the height …

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Najib’s checkbook diplomacy

September 15, 2017

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s recent White House soirée has brought Malaysia an unprededented level of scrutiny and negative publicity. …

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Angst in Washington, anger in Kuala Lumpur

September 4, 2017

After months of speculation and, no doubt, frenzied behind-the-scenes lobbying by high-priced and well-connected Washington power-brokers, Prime Minister Najib Tun …

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South China Sea: The Gloves Come Off

May 22, 2017

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s revelation last week that President Xi Jiping warned him that China was prepared to go to …

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North Korea: Let China take the lead

April 17, 2017

  China should exert its leadership and demonstrate that there are better ways to resolve international disputes. Amid the escalating …

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Standing up to China

December 23, 2016

  Responding to the latest satellite imagery released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative last week showing that China is …

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Malaysia: Changing partners

November 7, 2016

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s visit to China this week marked a major turning point not just in Malaysia-China relations …

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The East is Red!

October 29, 2016

At the height of the Cultural Revolution, “The East is Red,” became the de facto national anthem of the People’s …

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We will “be forever a sovereign democratic and independent state founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people and the maintenance of a just peace among all nations.” – Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Proclamation of Independence speech, August 31st 1957

“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty” ~ John Basil Barnhill

The Short Shrift

Is it about drink-driving or pushing a religious agenda?

The way some of our politicians are getting worked up about the whole drink-driving issue makes me wonder whether other agendas are driving the issue. Let’s get one thing straight: drink-driving (or driving while intoxicated) is just plain wrong. It endangers innocent lives and must never be tolerated. Many countries have very strict drink-driving laws […]

Crooks, the whole lot of them

The slew of accusations now being traded between former leaders about corruption, nepotism and malfeasance in office has, no doubt, confirmed what most Malaysians have long suspected: that their leaders are all corrupt and untrustworthy. They come around waving the flag and pretending to be great patriots but they are just opportunists out to enrich […]

Pigs in the house?

There was an interesting article in the media last September about the state of Malacca being invaded by pigs from across the Strait. Apparently, they were abandoning their habitat for greener pastures. Barely a month later, there was another newspaper headline that read “Question on pigs sparks off heated exchange at Melaka state assembly.” It […]

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