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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

Demonising Lim reflects Malaysia's ugly racial politics

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

How did it go wrong for IMAMS? 

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

When Sheila Majid sings 'out of tune'

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

A sham of an RCI

No matter how you dress it up, a sham is a sham.

Friday, 01 Dec 2017 09:27 AM

A sham of an RCI



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

The unholy haste of renaming old mission schools

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

An insight for all

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

Is Malaysia a land for charlatans to pontificate?

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

In Batu Puteh, Singapore is missing the insight

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

Plagiarism that plagues local academia

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

Thought control in Malaysia stifles Islamic intellectual development

Integrity needs no publicity 

The good just do, and don’t post about it on social media.

Saturday, 18 Nov 2017 11:19 AM

Integrity needs no publicity 

‘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

Of floods and human intervention


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

Putrajaya clueless about consumerism, gambling

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

In Camp Najib, fixers fix each other up for top spot

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

Like Johor, Putrajaya must stop hate from taking root

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

Trumping each other over White House visit

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

Go ahead and drain the swamp, Shafie

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

In Putrajaya, damaged officials fall faster than politicians

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 spin cycle in the laundrette issue

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

In national unity, Putrajaya is scoring F for failure

What is the use of an elected government when royals have to step in?

Wednesday, 11 Oct 2017 03:41 PM · 2 comments

Amid weak leadership, a sultan takes charge

Johor sultan declares Wednesdays ‘open day’ to hear briefing from state officials on developments.

Thursday, 05 Oct 2017 11:00 AM · 1 comment

Amid weak leadership, a sultan takes charge