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Jangan putar belit Deklarasi Rakyat, kata mereka

Apa tujuan Deklarasi Rakyat? Ia berbeza versi menurut siapa yang ditanya. Kalau ditanya pada Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dan Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, ia adalah untuk...

Sabah and Sarawak, the battleground for GE14

It is clear from the results of the last general election in 2013 that Barisan Nasional (BN) continues to rule the country because of Sabah and Sarawak. The ruling coalition won 48 of the 57...

No child should live in limbo

Bermulanya di sini, Aku hidup sendiri, Tidak punya keluarga dan kawan, Di lorong-lorong ini aku tinggal di sini, Aku ada impian yang aku kejar. (Here is the beginning, I live by...

Deklarasi Rakyat akan gagal jika hanya harapkan Dr Mahathir

Sudah hampir 2 minggu selepas Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mencipta sejarah menggabungkan pemimpin Umno, pembangkang dan badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) untuk bersatu bagi menjatuhkan Datuk Seri Najib...

Selling the Save Malaysia movement to a sceptical Malaysian

It’s been slightly more than a week since former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced he was championing a “people’s movement” to call for the resignation of his hand-picked successor...

In our pledge for parity, what does choice mean

"It was my feminist choice to have children," said a friend last year to my husband and I, when we were discussing our decision to be child-free. It was not a statement that I have heard...

Tanpa DLP, bahasa Melayu tetap dalam krisis

Krisis bahasa Melayu bukan sahaja dalam penggunaan, tetapi lebih lagi dalam kebolehgunaan dan kebergunaan. Minggu lepas saya membincangkan bahaya dan kepincangan "Dual Language Programme" (DLP)...

Sociological approach to understanding reaction to Citizens’ Declaration

The reactions to the widely-publicised Citizens’ Declaration can generally be categorised into two camps: first, support for the initiative which brings together arguably the strongest...

When citizens wake up by themselves

Over the years, many citizens’ declarations have been adopted to highlight pressing problems affecting various groups, but the Citizens’ Declaration of March 4, initiated by former prime minister...

Apa perasaannya bila tokoh yang disanjungi tipu kita?

Semasa saya sedang menonton drama bersiri House of Cards, saya fahami satu perkara: dalam politik, semua adalah binatang buas yang bersarang di bangunan Dewan Rakyat, dan semua sama ada akan...

Do the elite really know what respect is?

Everyone knows that respect is a two-way thing that takes into account someone’s feelings, needs, opinions and partiality. What this simply means is that, average humans like you and I will...

Politics of fear in Zootopia and Malaysia

I felt happy taking my daughters to the cinema recently to watch the animated movie "Zootopia". It’s a film that definitely isn't dumbed down for children just because it’s a cartoon.It tells the...

Apa erti sebenar ‘deklarasi’ tajaan Dr Mahathir

Saya biarkan satu minggu berlalu supaya dapat menanggapi apa sebenarnya sentimen ramai terhadap langkah politik pemimpin pembangkang menandatangani Deklarasi Rakyat anjuran bekas perdana menteri...

Institutional reforms, anyone?

At the time of writing, the Grand Old Man of Malaysian politics, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has united many members of the opposition and disfavoured members of Umno, such as his son Datuk Seri...

A Chinese view of the Citizens’ Declaration

Last week 45 prominent persons signed "a Citizens' Declaration". They signed in their personal capacity. However, when we see many of them, we immediately recall the organisations or histories...

Baik dan buruk lumrah duniawi – Bahagian 2

Peristiwa pembunuhan Habil oleh abangnya Qabil lantaran wujud sifat dengki dan iri hatinya terhadap adiknya itu, adalah sejarah pembunuhan yang pertama berlaku di muka bumi. Siapa yang...

Kenapa nak sekat kempen ‘Mari baca Quran’?

Apabila agama diperdagangkan dan dijadikan sumber kekayaan peribadi, maka kepentingan diri akan terlibat dalam pembuatan polisi yang berkenaan dengannya. Inilah masalah sebenarnya dalam isu...

Time to release the ‘X-Files’, Muhyiddin

When the Deklarasi Rakyat was signed last Friday, all eyes were on Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Many were bamboozled as to how the former prime minister managed to gather friends and foes and come...

Finding the right language to faith

One of the most poignant and arresting images on display at the art exhibition "Khabar Dan Angin: An Excursus of Faith in Kelantan", which is currently ongoing at the Balai Seni Visual Negara...

Kekalutan pentadbiran Najib punca BN tewas, bukan deklarasi

Drama politik Malaysia terus berwarna-warni dengan wujudnya deklarasi anti Najib yang diterajui Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad pada 4 Mac lalu, menyaksikan bekas perdana menteri ke-4 dan presiden Umno...