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Why people are pissed with Citizens’ Declaration

The recently launched People’s Declaration which showed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed joining hands with Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) leaders and activists from various NGOs in the hope of deposing Prime...

In memory of Berta Cáceres

"Fuiste pero quedaste. En la memoria, en el corazón, en la historia." (You left but you stayed. In the memories, in the heart, in the story.) These were the words that I carried with me on my...

A hasty coalition?

It is often said that in politics, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies. The Malaysian scenario is no different. Alliances, both long term (as is often the case with Barisan...

Harapan kepada Deklarasi Rakyat

Politik memang sesuatu yang sukar diramal, gerakan politik yang inamik dan penuh dengan andaian. Oleh itu, gerakan terkini Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan berikutnya, majlis perisytiharan dan...

Pied piper of Malaysia still doing it his way

There used to be a news parody segment called Weekend Update on long-time US sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. And in that segment occasionally, there will be a round up of almost...

Najib akan jadi sahabat suatu hari nanti

Kesan utama Deklarasi Rakyat yang ditandatangani Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan pembangkang ialah kepenatan rakyat terhadap karenah para ahli politik mula dirasai ramai. Dengan menggunakan alasan...

Realignment, opportunism and desperation

The unimaginable has happened. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister of Malaysia, sat down with many of his political adversaries on March 4, 2016 to sign a Citizen's Declaration to...

Ban the banning spree

Malaysia hit an all-time low when the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said conducting a course on Marxism is illegal. Are we not allowed to learn about Marxism...

Beware the opportune saviour

True to a tee, Malaysian politics at the end of the week has proven that there are no lasting friends nor enemies in the world of politics. On Friday, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad appeared to draw...

Apakah ‘objektif muktamad’ DLP?

Permasalahan yang sebenar dalam cadangan “Dual Language Programme” (DLP) bukanlah sama ada penggunaan bahasa Inggeris sebagai penghantar akan mempertingkatkan kualiti pembelajaran mata-mata...

Hanya Darth Vader berjaya bunuh Emperor Palpatine

Seorang ahli akademik dari Jepun yang setiap tahun akan singgah ke Kuala Lumpur kerana minatnya mengkaji politik negara bertanya kepada penulis baru-baru ini, “mengapa segala-galanya di Malaysia...

Dwell in universal love to empower inter-faith dialogue

Can a government committee to promote inter-faith understanding be a binding force for our religious communities or would its voice be drowned by the quarrelling champions of different faiths in...

Your SPM result shouldn’t matter after some years

The SPM results were released on Thursday. Just realising the fact that those who sat for their SPM last year were born in 1998 is enough to make me feel kind of old. It’s already been six years...

Abai pendidikan punca keputusan SPM 2015 merosot

Hari Khamis yang lalu, keputusan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) sudah pun keluar. Pencapaian keseluruhan peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2015 menurun berdasarkan indeks Gred Purata...

Langkah politik terakhir Dr Mahathir?

Lewat petang Jumaat ini nanti, bekas perdana menteri paling lama berkhidmat dan paling banyak jasanya kepada negara akan mengadakan sidang media bersama musuh politiknya, demi hendak memaksa...

Apabila sang pemerintah ingin memandulkan sistem demokrasi

Dari semasa ke semasa, kerajaan Malaysia melalui golongan tertentu, sering kali mengambil sikap menentang apa saja penulisan atau bahan-bahan bacaan umum yang didakwanya sebagai lucah, berbahaya...

Freedom of speech is a privilege and not a right?

The Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Salleh Said Keruak recently posted on his blog that the Internet is collectively owned by global citizens. Hence, no one person or party can...

Baik dan buruk lumrah duniawi

Hidup ini penuh dengan hal dunia belaka. Intinya adalah kepentingan. Kita bersolat untuk mendapatkan pahala, itu adalah kepentingan. Kita berbuat baik untuk syurga Tuhan, itu juga...

Bolehkah Islam jadi asas baru perpaduan negara? – Bahagian 2

Nasionalisme Melayu gagal menyatupadukan rakyat. Nasionalisme Muslim menakutkan rakyat bukan Islam. Mungkinkah Islam menyatupadukan rakyat dengan janjinya “rahmatan lil alamin”? Jika kita...

Azalina went to Australia, what can her puppet do?

Last week, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said spent a couple of days leading a Malaysian "parliamentary reform" delegation to meet the Speaker of the Parliament of Australia. What did Azalina and her...