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Time to work with all comers, including Dr Mahathir

"Malaysia is a sinking ship", it has been said many times. But to prevent it from going under, it is important for all who want change to work with existing and new forces – including Tun Dr...

Warkah untuk Melayu, pucuk pimpinan yang mati

Keunggulan sesuatu masyarakat itu boleh difahami dengan melihat kepada pucuk pimpinan mereka. Tidak ada masyarakat akan menerima pucuk pimpinan yang korup dan tidak efektif jika masyarakat itu...

‘Boleh blah’, Umno tidak akan berubah dari dalam

Pernah ada persoalan sama ada "bolehkah" Umno, parti yang menjadi tulang belakang kepada kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) di Putrajaya, berubah dalam usia 70 tahun ini. Jawapan yang pasti ialah......

Breaking our silence

It has been quite a week for all of us affiliated with The Malaysian Insider. The outpouring of support from the public only amplified the debate on our freedom of expression and access to...

Happy birthday, Shahrul Izani

Shahrul Izani Suparman is a death-row inmate, not knowing when he will face the gallows. He was arrested for possession of 622 grammes of cannabis in 2003, when he was only 19 years old. After...

Focus on marginal constituencies

When you don't have RM2.6 billion to spend, you have to not only work hard but also work smart to win the next general election (GE14). The scorecard of the last general election (GE13) is this...

‘Timing’ dalam politik

Untuk menikmati satu perjalanan selesa dan tiada halangan dari rumah ke pejabat setiap pagi hari kerja sebenarnya tidak mudah. Antara syarat utama ialah tiada kemalangan kecil walaupun beratus...

Selepas 30 tahun, ‘Marcos’ muncul di Malaysia

Filipina baru sahaja menyambut ulang tahun ke 30 “People Power Revolution” atau revolusi kebangkitan rakyat menjatuhkan regim Presiden Ferdinand Marcos yang berkuasa selama lebih 20...

This funny thing called free speech

Freedom of speech or free speech is a funny little concept, isn't it? We hear so much of it, and we hear it being thrown around a lot but what does it really mean? If we were to be pedantic...

The Pakatan dilemma

Pakatan Harapan is in a embarrassing dilemma. DAP has openly said that it would contest in PAS held seats in the next general election and PAS has declared that it would contest more seats and...

Bolehkah Islam jadi asas baru perpaduan negara? – Bahagian 1

Islam hanya berupaya menyatukan rakyat jika ia tidak memilih kasih antara orang Muslim dan orang bukan Muslim dalam dunia ini. Sebaliknya ia akan menjadi asas pemisahan. Apabila Islam dan...

Kami semua ialah The Malaysian Insider

Arwah teman wanita saya pernah berkata, "ada orang suka dengar benda yang menipu kerana kebenaran itu menyakitkan." Pada mulanya saya tidak bersetuju dengan katanya, kerana siapa saja yang suka...

Sliding towards an authoritarian state

A government that uses state agencies to silent its critics. A government that demands loyalty from mainstream media. A government that abuses state resources for its political advantage and...

Organic transformation can transcend political disruption

The question of how Malaysia can reverse its slide into a quagmire of dirty politics, corruption and social decline is sadly a pressing one today. Indeed, there is no escaping the fact that...

KL menjerit, rempit tersepit, kapitalis menggigit

Kita tidak perlu hairan apabila Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor secara tiba-tiba membuka mulutnya mencadangkan supaya komuniti rempit di ibu kota mendapat...

Is it such a bad idea to regulate rempits?

Is creating a safe avenue for those who like to race motorcycles to indulge in their interest, a good move? I think that it is definitely so and I’m sure many people would agree as well.When a...

Are we ready for technocratic governance?

As a "transition" of power happened, the academic qualification of newly-appointed Kedah Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah was brought into question. While it was later...

Feminism, the new bad word

I was shocked and disappointed after reading a recent statement by Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz calling for a ban on the word feminism and the 30% quota of women in high-ranking corporate...

Malaysia’s Donald Trumps

The US Democratic party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is brilliant. And I really believe we could use someone like the Senator from Vermont around here. One who can provide us with...

Anak pemimpin tak usah lebih sudu daripada kuah

Siapa yang dapat menafikan kehebatan dan peranan media sosial dalam kehidupan seharian seorang manusia dengan hampir setiap orang kini mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya satu akaun media sosial sekali...