Contempt of court verdict: Is it to intimidate public opinion?
By P Ramakrishnan Ramakrishnan says that the court’s decision against Malaysiakini is aimed at the general public as a clear warning not to be too critical about the entire judiciary. … Continue Reading →
Some parents need an education – they focus on the afterlife.
If all Malay parents were like the actor, Zul Yahya, Malaysia would have to rely on the ‘pendatang’ to provide our professionals, like chemists, architects, engineers, scientists, epidemiologists, virologists, IT … Continue Reading →
PM launched the “National Unity Policy”, but Yin argues that Muhyiddin spent most of his life playing racial politics and now claims he is the one who will unify us.
By Yin, Letters from Ward 5, T.R. Yin wants to know if Muhyiddin Yassin, who once declared “I am a Malay first”, is serious about national unity, or is it another “manipulation … Continue Reading →
Whither the neutrality when top civil service chief secretary briefs PN’s highest council?
By P Ramakrishnan Ramakrishnan queries the presence of the Chief Secretary, Mohd Zuki Ali, at the private meeting of a political party on 24 January 2021. By right, the chief … Continue Reading →
Anwar’s piece on Thomas – A jungle of pompous brain twisters
By Raymond B Tombung On the first run through of Anwar’s longish commentary on Tommy Thomas’ book, ‘My Story: Justice in the Wilderness’, I was quite impressed by the intellectual … Continue Reading →
JB Mat Basikal tragedy. Driver was acquitted & discharged and is now charged again. Why has no one charged the parents?
On 28 October 2019, 24-year-old sales promoter, Sam Ke Ting, was acquitted of driving recklessly, before a road accident which resulted in the deaths of eight teenagers. The accident happened at … Continue Reading →
Do you think a policewoman at the MCO roadblock will harass a man who goes commando in a kain?
On 13 February, a woman claimed that a policeman at a Jalan Duta roadblock asked her why she wasn’t wearing a bra. She alleged that he told her that he … Continue Reading →
When it comes to mega projects, or simple things like durians, OA land, timber, bauxite, rare-earths, the sky’s the limit if some ‘special’ people are involved. The ordinary rakyat will not get a look-in.
Malaysians had better wake up. Or remain in their comatose state and watch as the country is raped, the environment destroyed, the timber felled, the Orang Asli turfed out of … Continue Reading →
Through Race Tinted Glasses. Problems and solutions of Malaysia
By Yin, Letters from Ward 5 In his article “Aspects of the Racial Problem in Malaya”(Journal of Pacific Affairs 1949 vol.22). Ian Morrisson quoted from the letter to the Times of London … Continue Reading →
Power And Corruption Within Malaysia’s Leadership – Analysis by Murray Hunter
By Murray Hunter How they get away with it Former Attorney General Tommy Thomas in his recent book, “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness,” suggested that big-time corruption in the … Continue Reading →