Rise of Neo-Malay Ethnonationalism

COMMENT | Proclamations on religion and ethnonationalism are being made, with the tension dialled up to 11. But amid reports of attempts to destabilise the current government, the bigger issue is…

The canonisation of Anwar Ibrahim

Dennis Ignatius Honestly, I’m puzzled and not a little troubled by the growing idolization of our prime minister. One recent article gushed about his “spiritual depth and breadth”, about how…

High time Dr M apologises for Ops Lalang

More than 10,000 Malaysians were detained under the ISA from 1960 to the 1980s. Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today Victor Chin was an artist with an acute social awareness, best known for his…

Malaysia Baharu: Five Years On

On May 9, 2018, the historic 14th general election saw the fall of the Barisan Nasional government that had ruled Malaysia for over 6 decades. Yet, the resulting “New Malaysia” turned out to be far…