Jahabar Sadiq

Jahabar Sadiq runs The Malaysian Insight and has been a journalist since 1988. Follow him on Twitter.

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Thursday, 16 Jan 2020 07:00 PM

Freeing the fourth estate, finally

After 45 years of foot-dragging, a pro tem committee has been formed to set up a council to enable the media to regulate itself.

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Freeing the fourth estate, finally

Saturday, 07 Dec 2019 06:30 PM

A tale of two party assemblies

PKR’s raucous congress is in stark contrast to Umno’s orderly, though sullen, gathering.

A tale of two party assemblies

Sunday, 06 Oct 2019 06:30 PM

Same old players, same old stories

Malays have long enjoyed favourable policies and fortunes; to say that these are now under threat is a huge lie.

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Same old players, same old stories

Wednesday, 02 Oct 2019 12:00 PM

Schooling Malaysia in faith

Missionary schools have always been a bastion of unity in a divided Malaysia, where education is paramount and faith is secondary.

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Schooling Malaysia in faith

Monday, 30 Sep 2019 09:00 PM

Here we go, again

Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Anwar Ibrahim supporters should look at big picture – souring economy, bleak global outlook – instead of fighting over leadership.

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Here we go, again


Monday, 23 Sep 2019 11:00 AM

A face-to-face, not a farce in our face

Some Pakatan politicians are showing that they are no different from their BN foes.

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A face-to-face, not a farce in our face

Monday, 16 Sep 2019 03:00 PM

A day for Malaysians to take stock

We are on a long journey of turning separate ethnicities into one big family, one in which we don't simply tolerate, but respect one another.

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A day for Malaysians to take stock

Saturday, 31 Aug 2019 01:00 PM

What is your Merdeka?

We can choose to be the best Malaysians by doing our part to make the nation better.

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What is your Merdeka?

Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019 09:30 AM

Back to the gutter 

Another sex scandal rears its ugly head in PKR, a party closely linked with Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy cases.

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Back to the gutter 

Thursday, 09 May 2019 01:00 PM

A win to a whine in new Malaysia

Pakatan has scored quick wins, but some promises remain unfulfilled, if not broken, particularly on civil liberties and rights.

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A win to a whine in new Malaysia

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 03:00 PM

Malaysia’s year of a new normal

Most of us still not used to witnessing Putrajaya-palace spat, Muslims who believe their rights are being eroded, ex-PM in the dock.

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Malaysia’s year of a new normal

Monday, 06 May 2019 11:00 AM

This May, may we do better

Ahead of Pakatan Harapan’s first anniversary, Malaysians should be reminded that we work together as Malaysians and not as racial or religious silos.

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This May, may we do better

Sunday, 21 Apr 2019 12:00 PM

SRC case is a trial, not a show for all

Former PM Najib should have thought about tranparency and truth when his minions blocked reporting on the 1MDB scandal. 

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Thursday, 04 Apr 2019 10:12 AM

Keadilan is 20, still searching for justice

Party might've begun with a black eye for Anwar Ibrahim, but it must never be a black eye for Malaysia, ever.

Keadilan is 20, still searching for justice

Tuesday, 26 Mar 2019 05:00 PM

The people won GE14, now deliver, not bicker

Pakatan has an obligation to deliver what it promised the people in GE14 instead of wasting time on infighting.

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The people won GE14, now deliver, not bicker