The fight that is oft forgotten

Today, we ban books and movies. Tomorrow, we will ban speech and opinion. Finally, we will ban thought. And that would be when Malaysia becomes what England was 500 years ago. In England, 500 years…

Flag-raising is not loyalty

Zaid Ibrahim At a talk with students from the United Kindgom and Ireland last week, I said that to compel Malaysians by law to raise the national flag for 30 days as a sign of loyalty to the…

Tanda Putera: Untruths and Polarisation

 This film maker does not bother with such basic SOP of research. She is more interested in the “creative licence” (sic) to orchestrate the scene of the Chinese youth urinating on the flagpole outside…

Patriotism by example, not coercion

Patriotism at the end of the day is not all about loving your country. It is also about how you jealously safeguard the nation from ‘all things bad’ and when it comes to the latter, Najib shows no…

Controversial resort surau demolished

The Sedili Resort management which allowed a non-Muslim group to meditate in its surau expect to complete the demolition exercise today. (Bernama) - The surau at a resort in Sedili Besar, which was…

How to become a gang member?

 Bold move: Some gang members gesturing in this photo on Facebook. Secret societies are open to all. You don't need an A or a good looking face to join. Just like other societies in schools, secret…

The State of the Nation

 But the Penang government must also be even-handed. The film New Village must also be disallowed if it causes the same emotions.Sakmongkol AK47 

Are we breeding bigotry at home?

The people in this story happen to be Chinese and Christian. Which serves as a reminder, at a time when we are rolling our eyes at the ignorance and intolerance of Muslim authorities, that no one has…

End of the road for LDP’s Liew?

 (FMT) - What we are watching now in Sabah LDP, which incidentally is the oldest BN partner, is an ugly all-or-nothing, party-be-damned, fight that is multi-sided and lined up against the president.

Umno adopts electoral college system

(The Star) -  Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the system was chosen for the party elections, which for the first time will see about 150,000 members voting for…

Errant LDP sec-gen Teo sacked

LDP president VK Liew says Teo Chee Kang had breached the party's constitution regarding his duties as a secretary-general.  (FMT) - Sabah’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has sacked its…