Should the DAP leave government?
After fighting for and dreaming of a place at the table for years, the DAP is now discovering that being …
Tag Archives: Lim Kit Siang
Will khat make us more Malaysian?
In an ultimately vain attempt to quell the storm within his own ranks over the khat controversy, DAP’s Lim Kit …
Khat: an unnecessary distraction
Insisting that khat (a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy) is suddenly “an integral part of Malaysia’s national identity and Bahasa …
Part 6: Divided we stand
Deng Xiaoping once remarked to a visiting Malaysian delegation that if China could find a way to unleash the natural …
A parliament to be proud of
It was a surreal experience sitting in the visitors gallery of the Dewan Rakyat the other day watching members of …
A nation reborn!
There are no words to describe what has just happened. Nothing anyone can say or express can capture the emotions …
The politics of bigotry & extremism
With elections around the corner, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang continues to rant and rave about all sorts of fake …
Angst in Washington, anger in Kuala Lumpur
After months of speculation and, no doubt, frenzied behind-the-scenes lobbying by high-priced and well-connected Washington power-brokers, Prime Minister Najib Tun …
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 …
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 …
