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Focus on royal powers
In appropriate circumstances the power of pardon can ease national tensions, heal political wounds and right historic wrongs.
On moderation and grasping jihad
There has been good news at home, with enlightened new rules planned in Negri Sembilan and an excellent sermon on jihad.
Law makers or law finders?
The three branches of government have many points of contact but their overall relationship is one of check and balance
Free speech is not absolute
Rights per se have no value. It is in the use to which they are put; it is the restraint and responsibility with which they are exercised.
The power of different courts
In a country with a supreme Constitution, the courts cannot be ousted on issues of constitutionality.
Keep the debate civilised
Instead of name-calling, some ground rules about respectful engagement must be observed
Dazzling diversity
While some believe in shared ideals, others argue that ‘universality’ is a cunning justification for preserving Western hegemony.
The molehill of stupidity
You know him. The one that sticks to his point of view even in the face of contradictory facts. The one who stands alone on his molehill of stupidity, cutting through arguments with the razor-sharp logic of a blunt hatchet.
At the crossroads
The future of Malaysia’s Constitution rests on some politically prickly but monumentally important questions.