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Najib’s appointment a new low for Malaysia

November 3, 2020

The appointment of former prime minister Najib Tun Razak as chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers club in parliament …

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Saviours or traitors?

August 28, 2020

  It is said that history is always written by the victors. Perikatan Nasional parties, having grabbed power by chicanery, …

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Malaysia: the price of treachery

May 18, 2020

Seeing the way state governments are falling to Perikatan Nasional (PN) and the way some former Pakatan Harapan (PH) politicians …

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As disappointment with PH rises, daring to dream of a third force

December 24, 2019

  As disenchantment with Pakatan Harapan (PH) grows, the idea of a third force in Malaysian politics seems to be …

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Dr Mahathir’s succession games

November 14, 2019

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad assurances in the recent Financial Times interview that he would definitely hand power to Anwar …

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Is Pakatan Harapan committed to human rights?

June 30, 2019

It’s been more than a year since our “new” government came to power. I was there outside the gates of …

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The MACC appointment: setback for the reform agenda

June 11, 2019

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad’s sudden and surprise appointment of Latheefa Koya, a much respected human rights lawyer, to the …

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ECRL: No cause for celebration

April 19, 2019

After months of conflicting signals and intense behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Pakatan Harapan government finally announced that it had reached agreement …

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The Suhakam verdict: where’s the outrage?

April 9, 2019

Last week, the Suhakam panel investigating the disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat delivered a courageous, groundbreaking, …

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PPBM: Passion or Profit?

January 15, 2019

PPBM vice-president Rashid Rahman’s call for contracts to be given to PPBM division chiefs and the enthusiastic response it elicited …

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We will “be forever a sovereign democratic and independent state founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people and the maintenance of a just peace among all nations.” – Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Proclamation of Independence speech, August 31st 1957

“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty” ~ John Basil Barnhill

The Short Shrift

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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