Why I don’t believe in unity

There are Malaysians who actually think that what the Indonesians did a long time ago ― banning the use of Chinese names and languages ― was the right thing to do to foster unity by making…

Small hearts

They hate to see other communities gain access to the same liberal and equal space despite the fact this country is large enough for all. Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily SOME PEOPLE TEND to…

Our officials implicated in Aussie case

The person identified was business-man Haris Hussein – the brother of Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein and cousin of Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak. Gurdial Singh Nijar, The Sun Daily YET again a…

Human Rights do not exist in Islam

The reality is, human rights do not exist in any of the Abrahamic faiths. The Abrahamic faiths only talk about the rights of God, not the rights of Man. The First of the Ten Commandments is very…

Wanted: A new national narrative

Zainah Anwar, The Star IN my agama school in Johor Baru in the 1960s, I learnt about Iblis (Satan) who refused to bow down with the other angels before the first human (Adam) that God crea­ted.…

On our own merit

Marina Mahathir, The Star WHEN I was admitted to a local boarding school as a teenager many aeons ago, I had the misfortune of arriving at school late by two weeks. The misfortune was mine…

That keg waiting to be lit

Siti Kasim, The Star OUR unity in diversity is one of the gems that make me love so much this nation we call Malaysia. It is something so dear and precious, and a source of joy that we must all…

And the divide keeps growing in Malaysia

We are now in a stalemate, an impasse. RUU355 is left on the backburner and ICERD will remain unsigned. It’s our way of resolving matters by leaving them unresolved, the classic Mexican standoff.…

Part 1: The beginning of a dynasty

Dynasty: a tale of two premiers By The Malaysian Chronicler It was not easy to oust the prime minister who guided the country through independence and led the chants of ‘merdeka!’ on behalf of…

Politicising education hurts the Chinese

From the writing in the Chinese media, it can be seen that this issue is threatening to become a “Chinese community vs LGE/DAP” confrontation. This may not augur well for Lim. Ho Wah Foon, The…