What does the “Malay spirit” mean these days?
Like many other Malaysians, I’ve been following the corruption trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng. Lim has been …
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The end of integrity in Malaysia
Every day there’s more news highlighting our nation’s tragic and shocking moral decline. It’s not just the corruption, horrific as …
What the floods tell us about the state of our nation | Part Two
Ketuanan-Melayuism has also spawned a parasitic, politically driven, rentier-capitalist class of indolent individuals who live off the hard work of …
What the floods tell us about the state of our nation | Part One
A few weeks ago, our capital city was once again inundated after a heavy downpour. Floods, like Covid, are endemic now. The …
The Anwar-Najib debate: Just another Wayang Kulit show
Frankly, I was puzzled why Anwar Ibrahim, the PKR president and Pakatan Harapan chief, would even consider a debate with …
Prepare for elections & a new golden age under an “exceptional” leader
As predicted[1], a deal has been struck among the warlords of UMNO. Ismail Sabri, the accidental prime minister, will lead …
A criminal scheme to loot and launder public funds
Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein recently announced that the government will proceed with the troubled littoral combat ship (LCS) procurement project. …
Shame on us all!
In a sign of the deepening rift between Malay political parties, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lashed out …
The rot within
The furore over the millions of shares held by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki and …
Our crumbling national institutions
For an institution already struggling with integrity issues, the resignation of Professor Edmund Terence Gomez, a respected political economist and …
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