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Corrupt leaders pushing nation to the brink

October 22, 2020

Kudos to Akhbar Satar, the former president of Transparency International Malaysia, for once again calling out our politicians for their …

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The Last Days of Freedom?

July 6, 2020

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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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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The Coronavirus pandemic & the beginning of the new Chinese century

March 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic, the first major global pandemic of modern times, has brought the world to a standstill. Some half …

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A government devoid of moral legitimacy

March 2, 2020

  a backdoor government born out of treachery and betrayal and supported by an axis of “crooks and kleptocrats” who …

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A parliament to be proud of

July 19, 2018

It was a surreal experience sitting in the visitors gallery of the Dewan Rakyat the other day watching members of …

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A passion for democracy

May 22, 2018

  What an amazing time to be alive in Malaysia! History is literally unfolding before our very eyes. I have …

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His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition

May 20, 2018

Change is certainly gathering momentum with each passing day as the stunning elections victory seeps like dye into the entire …

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The democracy dividend: A free press

May 18, 2018

Democracy brings with it its own dividends. One of them is press freedom. Freed from the shackles of government control, …

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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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