The Last Days of Freedom?
It was deeply troubling to read last week that pensioner Abdullah Sani was convicted and fined RM2,000 (or one month’s …
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Change of leadership or national renewal?
As the nation spirals out of control, the demand for change appears to be gathering momentum. In recent weeks, there …
UMNO’s Red Terror Gambit
When illiberal regimes lose their legitimacy, when they run out of excuses, when they feel their power slipping away, they …
A paradigm shift in Malaysian politics?
In response to the massive BERSIH rally last month, UMNO – let’s stop pretending that they are not behind it …
The army has no business threatening citizens in a democracy
Malaysia’s Armed Forces Chief, General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin, is threatening to unleash the army on civilian demonstrators exercising their constitutional …
This weekend, stand up for Malaysia
COMMENT BY KEE THUAN CHYE: The stage is set for Bersih 4 Many Malaysians have been waiting for this, and …
Malaysia |The times they are a-changin’
“Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway …
When a government fears its own people
Since the last general elections, when, for the first time in our 57 year history as an independent nation, the …
