A free press is essential to democracy
Marina Mahathir, one of our nation’s most inspiring figures, recently wrote how her article in The Star was spiked for …
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Breaking the silence on tyranny
Thursday March 3, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By Dennis Ignatius It’s time to break the silence and stand with those who fight …
Democracy lessons from Egypt
Diplomatically Speaking By DENNIS IGNATIUS The tumultuous events that shook Egypt are apparently causing jitters elsewhere. In Malaysia, Prime Minister …
Democratic nations must stand with the people of Egypt
[David Kilgour & Dennis Ignatius, Epoch Times February 10th 2011] There is something invidious, even shameful, about the Western response …
Arab citizens marching to the beat of their own drums
Thursday February 3, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By DENNIS IGNATIUS THE mass demonstrations that continue to rock the Middle East are …
Tunisia: daring to dream
There was something electrifying about watching yet another nation rising up against tyranny. The uprising in Tunisia, carried by Al …
People of colour redefining the political process
THE Red Shirts are now gone from the centre of Bangkok and things are returning to normal. Hopefully, the new …
Tsunami politics buffets Asia again
RECENTLY, a tsunami struck Japan that the weathermen did not predict: it was a wave of dissatisfaction and anger that …
The ASEAN human rights conundrum
SO, Asean finally has a human rights commission of its own, the Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights. Such is the …
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