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 …
Tag Archives: Mahathir Mohamad
The government must come clean on Zakir Naik
The case of Zakir Naik, the Indian-born Muslim preacher wanted in India on money laundering charges, is an issue that …
Is Pakatan Harapan a one-term wonder?
Instead of focusing on the many serious challenges that confront our nation, the country’s Malay leadership is once again involved …
Sex, succession & stability
It is no small irony that while Prime Minister Dr Mahathir was in London busy fulminating against gay culture, sparks …
ECRL: No cause for celebration
After months of conflicting signals and intense behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Pakatan Harapan government finally announced that it had reached agreement …
The Suhakam verdict: where’s the outrage?
Last week, the Suhakam panel investigating the disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat delivered a courageous, groundbreaking, …
Nazri’s assault on national unity
Just when we think we’ve heard it all, someone finds a way to take racism and bigotry to a whole new …
The Malay Dilemma Revisited
In what may well be a prelude to a significant policy shift, Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has taken to …
Mahathir and the ICERD affair
Saturday’s anti-ICERD demonstration has given rise to many questions. Why was the government so unprepared to defend one of its …
Old battles in New Malaysia: Part 2
Anwar: The man who would be king There is, of course, no love lost between Mahathir and Anwar. All Mahathir’s …
