Why Malaysia is Rewriting History

Understanding that past is critical to understand the injustice that has lingered all the way to the present Skot Thayer, Ozy For six decades, a single party’s rule denied leftists, Hindus,…

June Wong’s take on Rosmah Mansor

Yes, if June Wong is doing fair reporting she should not single out Rosmah. She should mention all the other wives of Cabinet Ministers, Menteri Besar and Chief Ministers as well. Even Lim Guan…

What’s next, Datuk Seri Anwar?

Joceline Tan, The Star DREAMS do come true. Just five months ago, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sitting in pri­son, but on Saturday evening, there he was, standing before a cheering crowd…

The miseducation of Maszlee Malik

Julia Yeow, TMI A REPORT by the Khazanah Research Institute issued today on the sorry state of our schooling system is, perhaps, one of the most damning assessments of the quality of our…

Kit Siang lying about Nik Aziz

Kit Siang is talking as if only Hadi does not want Beer Festivals, Ladyboy beauty pageants, gay marriages, free sex, etc., while the rest of the PAS leaders -- Nik Aziz, Fadzil Noor and Yusuf Rawa…

The great threat to rule of law

Chandra Muzaffar, FMT One hopes that upholding and enforcing the rule of law will be one of the legacies of Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s leadership. He has emphasised the importance of this…

Change the bus along with the driver

Clarence Devadass, TMI HAVING dinner with a group of friends recently, someone asked, “What do you think of the new government?” Almost unhesitatingly one said, “New bus driver, still the old…

Umno is dying of cancer

And Tunku Abdul Rahman had seen this. In 1970 (11 years before Mahathir took over), the Tunku had warned the Malays that the day Mahathir takes over will be the beginning of the end for Umno. And,…

The Harapan manifesto is worthless

S. Thayaparan, Malaysiakini “Every page should explode, either because of its staggering absurdity, the enthusiasm of its principles, or its typography.” ― Tristan Tzara, ‘Manifesti del…