The most important Malay movements you’ve never heard of
Could movements like Abim and Ikram be the key to Malaysian unity?
What's really scary about Joker?
THE movie Joker ignited controversy and sparked debates well before the movie was launched. I haven't read all of the debates and reviews, so can't deign to engage with the movie on that level.
Collaborative vs oppositional politics: The UK, Indonesia and Norway
I READ the following quote about innovation in political debates in Norway back in September. I’ve thought a lot about it since then, and I’m quite confident I’ll be reflecting on it for a good time to come:
Facebook: Too big for the truth
FACEBOOK Inc has recently decided that it will not remove political ads on Facebook that are untrue.
The great crisis, the great opportunity
IT'S always someone else’s fault, isn’t it?
What is the real reason for the LTTE arrests?
PERHAPS the introductory caveat of this article should be: objectively speaking, we must be open to the possibility that the statements by some of the police could be absolutely true.
The roots of Malaysian dignity
IN talking about dignity, the first question we seem compelled to ask is: whose dignity?
What politicians say, versus what people hear
It is not as if there is a clear, thought out plan from the government that is too complex for people to understand; there is clearly no plan at all.
The Westminster Drive
If we are brave enough to do so, maybe we can inch back to a Malaysia where everybody loves somebody (sometime).
Malaysia Day: Who are we as a nation?
When is Malaysia's birthday? It seems to me that the accurate answer is Sept 16,1963.
Boycott? Yes, let’s all boycott selfish politics
We need to replace toxic hate-mongering and marriages of political convenience with movements anchored in real principles.
Lift the haze of political profiteering
‘… this is not an Indonesia vs Malaysia problem. This is a corrupt, rich people vs the rest of us problem.’
