The Ketuanan Melayu agenda & the end of national unity
[Part One of a three-part series on the current political situation in Malaysia] May 9th will mark two years since …
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We were Malaysians once
My friend Harry Lau passed away a few days ago. We grew up in Bukit Mertajam and, for more than …
In season of mistrust some hope for the nation
It was quite an extraordinary sight that we were treated to last week – no less than seven Pakatan Harapan …
This Malaysia Day let’s boycott hate and fear
There’s no escaping the fact that we are now a nation deeply divided, full of suspicion and fear, instinctively reacting …
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 6: Divided we stand
Deng Xiaoping once remarked to a visiting Malaysian delegation that if China could find a way to unleash the natural …
The closing of the Malay mind
In his 1987 book, ‘The closing of the American mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the …
Defending the faith, defrauding the faithful
The recently concluded UMNO general assembly was, more than anything else, another reminder that the grand old party of Malaysian …
Will China be a factor in the elections?
Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak recently offered three reasons why Barisan Nasional (BN) can expect a significant increase …
Questions to ponder by Zainah Anwar [From The Star, Malaysia]
As issue and more issues made the headlines, will there be an implosion of all the things that Malaysia had …
