A Negative Proton

SeaDemon Says Protons are supposed to be positive charged. Somehow, that is not part of the traits of our beloved Proton. Don’t get me wrong. Proton has mostly churned out good cars. My first…

Presumed “Guilty”

It is as though MACC timed the statement to divert the attention away from the good news. Another Brick in the Wall In the movie, Presumed Innocent, Deputy Prosecutor, "Rusty" Sabich (played…

Lies, Lies and more Lies

Stop the Lies Whether the total land value price of Bandar Malaysia is RM12.35b or RM10b, 1MDB’s debts are majority resolved leaving an estimated asset value of RM13b  – net of debt. But of…

Why should a fatwa affect non-Muslims?

The Negeri MB is right in saying that vaping and the sale of vape products are two separate matters. Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today With the Kedah and Malacca governments declaring that…

Going for a Nobel Prize

If we want gritty realism from Malaysian writers and directors, a review of the laws which impact on them would help. Azmi Sharom, The Star AH, the mental acrobatics of our great leaders. In…

And Dr Mahathir is still grumbling

Now that is what a rationalisation and debt-reduction program or a turn-around exercise is all about. So what is it that 1MDB did that is not normally done by all turn-around managers? I did the…

How liberals become illiberal

A liberal would respect and indeed defend the choices made by those who want to live life in what they deem as “Islamic”. Islamophobia is not at all liberal. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star…

Self Defence & Mohamad Zulkifli

Even in a situation where automatism appears to be a part of the facts of the case, generally, the defendant will still be charged with an offence, plead not guilty, proceed to trial, and then…

Prosecuted for my pen

Zunar I'm a cartoonist in a country where cartooning can be a crime. Under my pen name, Zunar, I expose corruption and abuses of power by the Malaysian government. As it happens, I have a…