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Do we really want change?

Monday, 06 Aug 2018 07:00 AM · 1 comment

Do we really want change?

Time to put the past behind us and move on

Monday, 06 Aug 2018 07:00 AM

Time to put the past behind us and move on

Are we not all closet racists?

Do we not intuitively act within our cultural preferences when we vote, though still desiring real change?

Saturday, 04 Aug 2018 07:00 AM · 3 comments

Are we not all closet racists?

A modest defence of Pakatan

Friday, 03 Aug 2018 07:00 AM · 2 comments

A modest defence of Pakatan

Much ado about black shoes

Education Ministry quickly learnt that 'cost saving' means different things to parents and manufacturers.

Thursday, 02 Aug 2018 07:00 AM · 1 comment

Much ado about black shoes


We are the product, not the prisoners, of our past

Wednesday, 01 Aug 2018 07:00 AM · 2 comments

We are the product, not the prisoners, of our past

Holding on to new 'Hope'

If pledges need to be put on hold, or cannot be executed at all, an explanation must be given to Malaysians.

Wednesday, 01 Aug 2018 07:00 AM · 2 comments

Holding on to new 'Hope'

Unethical to single out foreign workers as being 'unhygienic'

Controversial paper on migrant workers' hygiene highlights shortcomings in the ethical evaluation of scientific studies.

Tuesday, 31 Jul 2018 07:00 AM

Unethical to single out foreign workers as being 'unhygienic'

The limits of multiculturalism

Sunday, 29 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 2 comments

The limits of multiculturalism

Is Pakatan honeymoon over?

Lack of clarity on oil royalty payment has raised suspicion, fuelled anger in Sabah and Sarawak.

Friday, 27 Jul 2018 07:00 AM

Is Pakatan honeymoon over?

Diplomacy and intelligence operations must never mix

Thursday, 26 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 1 comment

Diplomacy and intelligence operations must never mix

Gently avoiding racial and destructive politics

Wednesday, 25 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 1 comment

Life after oil, gas and coal

Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018 07:00 AM

Life after oil, gas and coal

The problem lies in more than our shoes

Monday, 23 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 2 comments

The problem lies in more than our shoes

Raising the bar for ourselves, along with our leaders

Monday, 23 Jul 2018 07:00 AM

Raising the bar for ourselves, along with our leaders

First among equals

In Malaysia, everyone, including the PM and Conference of Rulers, is equal before the law.

Saturday, 21 Jul 2018 07:24 AM

First among equals

The need to prosper thy neighbour

Thursday, 19 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 2 comments

The need to prosper thy neighbour

Stop sulking over GE14 loss and be an effective opposition

'Malaysia Baru' promises more room for dissent, debate and disagreement.

Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 1 comment

Stop sulking over GE14 loss and be an effective opposition

Is a gag order fair?

Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018 07:00 AM

Is a gag order fair?

No room for censorship of 'sensitive issues' in new Malaysia

Monday, 16 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 3 comments

No room for censorship of 'sensitive issues' in new Malaysia

Malaysians, law will determine how 1MDB soap opera ends

The people have spent so much time and energy trying to comprehend scandal's twists and turns.

Friday, 13 Jul 2018 07:00 AM · 9 comments

Delusion of deficit spending

Deficit spending gives illusion of temporary success, but reckoning will soon follow when interest rate starts to rise.

Thursday, 12 Jul 2018 10:28 AM · 1 comment

Being LGBT and Malaysian

Amid hopes for a new Malaysia, a citizen is denied his right to serve his country simply because of his ideas about sexual orientation.

Wednesday, 11 Jul 2018 07:30 AM

Being LGBT and Malaysian

Getting down to the business of solar energy

Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018 07:00 AM

Getting down to the business of solar energy

The triumph of the underdog

Monday, 09 Jul 2018 07:30 AM · 4 comments

The triumph of the underdog

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Jahabar Sadiq

Jahabar Sadiq

Cheryl Ann Fernando

Cheryl Ann Fernando

Dina Zaman

Dina Zaman

Dzulkefly Ahmad

Dzulkefly Ahmad

Ong Kian Ming

Ong Kian Ming

Badrul Hisham Ismail

Badrul Hisham Ismail