Indonesia’s wrong turn
After a hotly contested and highly divisive campaign, former minister Anies Baswedan has apparently won the contest for the governorship …
Tag Archives: democracy
Against all odds
“Once people begin to believe the ice is in fact thin, it doesn’t matter how thick it really is… everything …
The low road to bigotry and parochialism
Instead of using the occasion to speak to an anxious nation worried about its future or demonstrate that it has …
Maria Chin Abdullah & the quest for change
The crowds that turned out to support BERSIH 5 and the vigils and rallies to free Maria speak volumes about …
When hope fills the land
BERSIH brought out the best in us; it renewed our hope to believe that change is possible Now that BERSIH …
When fear fills the land
Overcome our fear or go quietly into the dark night that awaits us Fear is filling our land. People are …
Malaysia: Changing partners
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s visit to China this week marked a major turning point not just in Malaysia-China relations …
Mahathir: making the best of a bad situation
The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is …
Mahathir: A glimmer of hope
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all …
The Citizen’s Declaration – first step or false start?
Last week’s remarkable gathering of political and civil society leaders and the “Citizen’s Declaration” they signed continues to reverberate across …
