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Demonising Lim reflects Malaysia's ugly racial politics
MCA’s Liow Tiong Lai should have looked in the mirror before he accused DAP’s Lim Kit Siang of sowing racial discord.
Sunday, 17 Dec 2017 08:21 PM · 10 comments
How did it go wrong for IMAMS?
Cancelling the umrah visa system within a day of rollout shows that some in Putrajaya are disconnected from reality.
Sunday, 17 Dec 2017 06:58 AM · 8 comments
When Sheila Majid sings 'out of tune'
Artistes’ work isn’t only to entertain audiences, but also to address issues of the day in creative ways.
Tuesday, 12 Dec 2017 09:07 AM · 1 comment
Can anyone explain klia2's service charge hike?
Mavcom’s excuse of wanting to all international terminals to impose the same fee is a poor justification.
Saturday, 02 Dec 2017 01:00 PM · 6 comments
The unholy haste of renaming old mission schools
The authorities should cease the renaming of mission schools as it would be a great injustice to what they have done for Malaysians.
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017 07:01 PM · 2 comments
Ku Nan’s trouble with ‘slow learning’
Even people in government are slow to realise that questioning the government is not a crime.
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017 12:40 PM
An insight for all
Mandarin section makes it debut today and The Malaysian Insight seeks to listen to all your stories, issues, concerns and ideas.
Tuesday, 28 Nov 2017 10:00 AM · 1 comment
Is Malaysia a land for charlatans to pontificate?
Malaysia touts itself as a land of moderates and the tolerant but it allows in hate preachers who run down people of different faiths.
Thursday, 23 Nov 2017 05:00 PM · 2 comments
In Batu Puteh, Singapore is missing the insight
Singapore should stop making assumptions about Malaysia if it wants to get a better insight into the political situation across the Causeway.
Monday, 20 Nov 2017 05:30 PM · 3 comments
Plagiarism that plagues local academia
Cheating, among other academic ailments that have befallen the local academia, should compel the authorities to commit themselves to necessary and stern action.
Monday, 20 Nov 2017 11:00 AM
Thought control in Malaysia stifles Islamic intellectual development
Religious authorities impose conformity to their way of thinking about Islam, say academics.
Sunday, 19 Nov 2017 11:45 AM · 1 comment
Integrity needs no publicity
The good just do, and don’t post about it on social media.
Saturday, 18 Nov 2017 11:19 AM
‘Wasatiyyah’ is just an Arabic word if not practised
Inconceivable that extremist preachers and speech are tolerated by Putrajaya while PM talks about the need for moderation.
Saturday, 18 Nov 2017 06:59 AM · 2 comments
Of floods and human intervention
After the debris from the floods in Penang has been cleared, we should look into long-term measures to prevent disasters of a similar scale from happening again.
Wednesday, 08 Nov 2017 11:36 AM
Putrajaya clueless about consumerism, gambling
Why ask a group of consumerists more interested in keeping prices fair and products safe for Muslims to be eyes and ears of the government?
Sunday, 05 Nov 2017 08:00 AM
In Camp Najib, fixers fix each other up for top spot
Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is learning that the flip side to being a powerful fixer is that every other person in the PM’s camp would do anything to bring you down.
Friday, 03 Nov 2017 10:29 AM
Like Johor, Putrajaya must stop hate from taking root
Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has taken proactive measures to ban those who preach hate.
Wednesday, 01 Nov 2017 03:00 PM · 2 comments
Trumping each other over White House visit
Najib Razak’s retort to a seemingly innocuous question reflects his game of one-upmanship with the opposition and his Singaporean counterpart.
Monday, 30 Oct 2017 03:11 PM
Go ahead and drain the swamp, Shafie
Name and shame corrupt leaders in Sabah, and while you’re at it, name the kleptocrats in all of Malaysia, too.
Sunday, 29 Oct 2017 12:11 PM
In Putrajaya, damaged officials fall faster than politicians
Even the few people in Umno and the government trying to rally support for MACC chief are not having much success.
Thursday, 19 Oct 2017 06:08 PM · 2 comments
A spin cycle in the laundrette issue
We have to rely on the Malay rulers to inject common sense, which seems missing among top civil servants and politicians, into life.
Monday, 16 Oct 2017 07:05 AM · 2 comments
A memo to the authorities
If they are serious about pursuing those who did wrong, why not investigate 1MDB?
Saturday, 14 Oct 2017 12:13 PM · 1 comment