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Special envoys galore

May 22, 2020

While millions of Malaysians are facing job losses and pay cuts, the backdoor government of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is …

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Malaysia: the price of treachery

May 18, 2020

Seeing the way state governments are falling to Perikatan Nasional (PN) and the way some former Pakatan Harapan (PH) politicians …

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Mahathir & Anwar: too little, too late

May 11, 2020

To mark the second anniversary of that seminal event in Malaysian history – the May 9th elections that brought Pakatan …

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Are we not Malaysians too?

May 6, 2020

The continuing spate of new appointments to GLCs and other government agencies is certainly drawing a lot of attention. While …

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Our shameful response to genocide against the Rohingya

May 1, 2020

Many have been deeply shocked and saddened by the response to the latest wave of Rohingya refugees to arrive at …

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Malaysia: adrift on the waters of uncertainty

April 29, 2020

[Part three of a three-part series on the current political situation in Malaysia] Years from now, historians might well come …

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Perikatan Nasional & the future of democracy in Malaysia

April 28, 2020

[Part two of a three part series on the current political situation in Malaysia] Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is now …

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The Ketuanan Melayu agenda & the end of national unity

April 27, 2020

[Part One of a three-part series on the current political situation in Malaysia] May 9th will mark two years since …

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A return to the dark days of UMNO

April 13, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from continuing his relentless quest to consolidate power by …

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A backdoor envoy for a backdoor government

April 9, 2020

There’s a mysterious letter, purportedly written by the newly minted Middle East special envoy, Hadi Awang, that’s making the rounds. …

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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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