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Money talks as Beijing and Washington compete for friends and dominance in Asia

December 14, 2015

Money talks as Beijing and Washington compete for friends and dominance in Asia China courts Malaysia with its biggest foreign …

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The globalization of our discontent

November 4, 2015

The Chinese ambassador’s September visit to Petaling Street on the eve of the redshirt rally continues to reverberate across the …

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President Obama, Magic Mushrooms & Malaysia

April 28, 2014

THIS ABOUT SUMS UP PRESIDENT OBAMA’S VISIT TO MALAYSIA COMMENTARY BY THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER April 28, 2014 United States President …

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An open letter to President Barack Obama

April 23, 2014

Dear Mr. President, It has been widely reported that you won’t be meeting Malaysia’s  Opposition Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, during your …

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GE13: Democratic nations gloss over Malaysia’s fraudulent elections

May 14, 2013

Now that the elections are over, world leaders have rushed to congratulate Prime Minister Najib on his electoral victory while  …

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America’s deadly love affair with guns

August 16, 2012

Barely a month after the deadly shooting in Colorado which killed 12 people, six more lives were lost to another …

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US elections: The best candidate money can buy

July 19, 2012

It’s election season again in the United States. Although election posters and campaign signs have yet to occupy the lawns …

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Asia-Pacific: when elephants fight

June 21, 2012

A ruinous battle for supremacy in the Asia-Pacific has begun that could see the region  divided and ASEAN itself marginalized. …

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The silence of our friends

June 7, 2012

Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman’s recent visit to Malaysia did more harm than good. According to local media reports, …

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Wikileaks: exposing the hypocrisy of nations

January 7, 2011

  FOR the past several weeks, WikiLeaks has treated the world to an insider’s view of the diplomatic process. We …

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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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