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Second-class membership, second-class citizenship

September 1, 2020

After months of scheming with Malay supremacist parties to set up a Malay-Muslim unity government, PPBM now wants to turn …

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Nothing will change without change in leadership

November 20, 2019

After having slumped to its worst by-election defeat ever, Pakatan Harapan leaders should have no more illusions about what voters …

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Pastor Raymond Koh and the great cover-up

July 9, 2019

“I defy decent people to read it, without their hearts leaping in indignation and shouting their revolt…” ~ Emile Zola,‘I …

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Our democracy project

May 14, 2018

I was there outside the gates of Istana Negara Thursday night when Mahathir was sworn in as prime minister. What …

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The hole in our nation

May 4, 2018

The first law of holes: if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.  Videos of enforcement officers going around …

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MCA’s election manifesto: too little too late

April 26, 2018

It never ceases to amaze me why a party which has done so little for so long suddenly expects voters …

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GE14: What will China do?

April 6, 2018

With GE14 now at hand, the nation is understandably focused on the tight race between BN and PH, the candidates …

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GE14: Last chance for change

March 21, 2018

We are now on the cusp of GE14, one of the most momentous political events that any of us will …

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The low road to bigotry and parochialism

December 12, 2016

Instead of using the occasion to speak to an anxious nation worried about its future or demonstrate that it has …

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When hope fills the land

November 24, 2016

BERSIH brought out the best in us; it renewed our hope to believe that change is possible Now that BERSIH …

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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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