A free press is essential to democracy
Marina Mahathir, one of our nation’s most inspiring figures, recently wrote how her article in The Star was spiked for …
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Unstoppable change in Myanmar
The thing about change is that once it takes hold, there is no stopping it. Myanmar is a good case …
A government at war with its own people
Hitler’s propaganda minister once remarked that if you repeat a life often enough people will believe it is true. The …
Government decisions must be accepted?
Referring to the recent decision on the minimum wage, the Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri Dr. S Subramaniam warned …
Malaysia needs international election observers
APRIL 27 — Something significant is taking place tomorrow in several cities across Malaysia — ordinary citizens are coming together …
Is Malaysia on the cusp of regime change?
MARCH 28 — Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad recently warned that the US, together with unidentified Jewish groups, …
Iran’s day of reckoning
Nuclear weapons have become a necessity for Teheran, prompting Western and Arab powers to join forces with Israel in a …
Malaysia: Adrift in foreign affairs
Malaysia appears to be too preoccupied by domestic challenges to give foreign policy the kind of serious attention it deserves …
2011: The year of global rage
The Star, Thursday December 22, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking by DENNIS IGNATIUS BY ALL accounts, 2011 was a particularly eventful year. …
Myanmar – Flickers of progress or smoke and mirrors?
Thursday December 8, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By Dennis Ignatius With more international engagement, questions remain as to how far the Myanmar …
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