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Wang Kelian - it's as bad as you suspect

COMMENT | What went down in Wang Kelian is the kind of evil that could destroy a country.

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Raging against human trafficking

COMMENT | I even despise the term 'human traffickers.' These cretins are 'slavers'.

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Harapan will lose next GE if it takes its base for granted

COMMENT | Harapan's lily-livered politicians care more about winning over the Umno/PAS crowd than taking care of their non-Malay base.

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Mahathir, royalty and democracy

COMMENT | Ultimately, we have to choose a side. Or choose no side if the choice is meaningless.

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Nobody has ever punished the PDRM

COMMENT | 'The sad reality is that the PDRM has been mired in corruption, violence and misinformation for as long as I can remember.'

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Mahathir justified in pulling out of Rome Statute

COMMENT | The Rome statute fiasco was initiated by elements who can plunge this country into a protracted constitutional crisis.

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We know who kidnapped Amri Che Mat and Raymond Koh

COMMENT | ‘If the state security apparatus took the two men, the only resolution is for the state to return them.’

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Najib's game

COMMENT | Is a live telecast, where Najib gets to play victim, the best way to gain support of the people?

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The problem with 'extremist' rhetoric

COMMENT | Religious extremism is the existential threat facing this country, but propaganda on this clouds the issue.

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Will the rakyat go mad if they read the CEP report?

COMMENT | Zaid Ibrahim, as usual, is right to point to the mendacity of the government.

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Nurul Izzah is right

COMMENT | The people upset with her are those who cannot defend Harapan backtracking and diktats from Mahathir.

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No business of the media to build inclusive narrative

COMMENT | We cannot have an inclusive narrative when religious and racial flash points cannot be discussed openly.

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MCA made the right hard choice

COMMENT | In a way, Umno needs MCA as much as MCA needs Umno.

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Will Harapan stop dancing to Umno/PAS tune?

COMMENT | There is an existential fear the Harapan coalition will collapse if it does not secure a majority of the Malay vote.

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Chew reprimanded for what other DAP leaders have said

COMMENT | Right-wing white nationalism poses a greater threat than Islamic terrorism.

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The danger of IS returnees

COMMENT | My opinion is that once you leave the country to wage war for someone else, you lose the right to return.

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Harapan, stay out of the comment section

COMMENT | When a minister considers making laws against news portals over outrageous comments, he is curtailing free speech.

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Mujahid Yusof Rawa is not a reformer like he claims he is

Mujahid does what the Umno regime did before, which is demonise human rights groups like Sisters in Islam and the WAO.

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The real issue of the Umno-PAS union

COMMENT | What it really demonstrates is that Malay power structures cannot do it on their own anymore.

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How 'soft' does Rais Yatim want DAP to be?

COMMENT | Harapan has been scrambling to pin the blame on someone for the recent defeat in Semenyih.

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The MCA is right, but it's cold comfort

COMMENT | Its claim that Dr M is using DAP to further his Bumiputera agenda is correct.

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Semenyih – Harapan could win even if it loses

COMMENT | Who knows, the Umno candidate may at a later date jump ship to Bersatu.

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Malay uber alles, above everybody else

COMMENT | After Harapan won the last election, I assumed we had some breathing space.

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Those who believe they are saving Indira Gandhi's daughter

COMMENT | Many Muslims believe her daughter has been saved from an idol-worshipping culture.

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Harapan turning into BN is not the problem

COMMENT | This idea that only Mahathir can undo the damage he did displays a profound lack of introspection.

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Sex, lies and hypocrisy in Penang

COMMENT | The silencing of Fa Abdul's play comes from state-funded religious thuggery.

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Vote PSM for Semenyih

COMMENT | PSM works for the grassroots; winning an electoral contest is not the point of their struggle.

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Does Harapan really want to control Mahathir?

The reality is that the Malay establishment never relied on elections to maintain power.

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Siti Kasim: An inconvenient woman

COMMENT | Siti Kassim gives the finger to religious bigots and fascist racists.

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That familiar Malay tune in Semenyih

COMMENT | Harapan has to play the race and religion card in Semenyih.