Mujahid: behind the reformist facade
Mujahid Yusof Rawa, the minister in charge of religious affairs, has carefully cultivated an image of himself as an open-minded …
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The colour of human misery
(AP Photo) At a recent symposium on Yemen, one of the panellists, a prominent Muslim social activist, lamented the lack …
ECRL: time to cut our losses and move on
The East Coast Railway Link (ECRL), one of Najib’s toxic legacies, is an issue that just won’t seem to …
Hope & hate in the season of goodwill
Christmas is a special time of year for many Malaysians. For Christians, Christmas is, of course, much more than coloured …
Yemen: Malaysia must act
Yemen is now as close to hell on earth as one can imagine. A monstrous calamity – “the worst humanitarian …
The Rohingya crisis: Appoint Anwar as special envoy
In New York last week, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad added his voice, not for the first time, to the …
Part 9: China & Malaysia – The Challenges Ahead
China’s dark side Of course, China is far from perfect. Indeed, there is a dark and sinister side to the …
Part 8: Look East or Look Within
Not many people were surprised when Dr Mahathir revived his Look East Policy. He has always admired the Japanese work …
Part 7: Rethinking race
In many ways, we are several different people groups living together in the same space, coming together when we must …
Part 5: The Proton saga
When Dr Mahathir arrived in China to begin his official visit in 1985, China produced a mere 5,200 passenger …
