Chin Peng and the Dignity of Man

The Sulu terrorists who were shot dead by our security forces when they made the incursion into Lahad Datu earlier this year were also buried on Malaysian soil. Did they deserve that? Did they deserve…

The three stars: Chin Peng, Najib and Dr M

If communism is so bad, why does the Malaysian government entertain China, whilst demonising the CPM and mistreating Malaysians of Chinese origin? Malaysian schoolchildren are not taught that British…

Bumi, not booming

 (The Economist) - The ruling party returns to its old habits of race-based handoutsThe lesson that UMNO has now drawn is that the more inclusive and liberal style of politics promoted by Mr Najib…

An analysis of arrogance

One of them is the deputy high priest of Malay rights, Zulkifli Noordin, who was 101 per cent confident of securing the Parliamentary seat for Shah Alam. In a pre-election interview, he adamantly…

Malaysia’s Biggest Problem: Our Attitudes

If we didn’t beat them up, we resorted to calling them ‘Banglas’ — which is derogatory, by the way — or telling them to go back to where they came from, the very same thing our politicians do to some…

No more concurrent sentences for convicts

 (The Star) - Anyone found guilty of multiple offences will now have to serve time for each crime consecutively, with concurrent sentences disallowed under amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code.