The closing of the Malay mind

January 26, 2018

In his 1987 book, ‘The closing of the American mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the …

The Taman Medan incident: Thank goodness for the moderates

April 24, 2015

[By Dennis Ignatius, Published in the Malaysian Insider, April 24th 2015] In but the latest of a long series of …

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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The closing of the Malay mind

The Taman Medan incident: Thank goodness for the moderates