S Thayaparan

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Is hoping for meritocracy futile?

COMMENT | 'More often then not, hope is a form of delusion.'

2019-06-17 06:56:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Should Azmin resign if the sex video is genuine?

COMMENT | We are witness to the spectacle of another anointed one in vicious gutter politics.

2019-06-15 08:49:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Would Harapan trade Zakir Naik for Jho Low?

COMMENT | "Every time the question of Zakir Naik has come up, Harapan politicians have bent over backwards, attempting to justify his stay in Malaysia."

2019-06-12 07:59:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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The fallout from Latheefa's appointment

COMMENT | 'While politicians have attacked this appointment as process deviation, the reality is that there was never any process to begin with.'

2019-06-10 06:55:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Can Latheefa Koya tame the beast?

COMMENT | Perhaps she does not have such a difficult task ahead of her.

2019-06-08 08:54:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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The IGP's percipient Hari Raya rejoinder

COMMENT | 'It has been a messy process and there have been missteps, but Malaysians can be cautiously optimistic that some sort of reform is underway in PDRM.'

2019-06-05 08:13:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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What message is Penang sending to children?

COMMENT | A Penang Island city councillor wants the police to look into the participation of children at a climate change protest.

2019-06-03 06:55:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Yes, freedom of speech is also for fascists

COMMENT | Do people really find this shocking?

2019-06-01 09:44:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Keep religion out of education system

COMMENT | Minorities rarely have to learn about the culture of the majority.

2019-05-29 11:02:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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What is Isma-like hate mongering?

COMMENT | People who are clamouring for hate speech laws are enabling Harapan to carry out fascist policies.

2019-05-27 07:35:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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'Are we all racists?' A response

COMMENT | The racial discourse in this country is a tricky terrain to navigate.

2019-05-25 08:29:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Harapan's gathering storm

COMMENT | Ronnie Liu’s call for an education minister for “all Malaysians” is the kind of inept politics that he is accusing Maszlee of.

2019-05-22 08:16:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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What is 'compassionate Islam'?

COMMENT | Why does Islam need a makeover, when its adherents say that it is a religion of peace?

2019-05-20 07:14:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Maszlee a convenient whipping boy for Harapan, Umno narratives

COMMENT | But the reality is that it is Harapan which is aping Umno’s racial and religious lines.

2019-05-18 07:02:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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A new Malaysia was created on May 13

COMMENT | 'The only way for us to discover the truth about ourselves is to discover the truth about May 13.'

2019-05-15 07:06:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Should Mahathir serve a full term?

COMMENT | 'Anwar Ibrahim has a legitimate claim to the crown of Putrajaya.'

2019-05-13 07:58:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Harapan does not need more time; it needs to stop wasting time

COMMENT | They are changes they can make but these would not be politically expedient.

2019-05-11 09:40:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Harapan needs a backbone

COMMENT | Harapan should be driving home the point to the far right that there is a new sheriff in town.

2019-05-08 07:30:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Does DAP need a friend like Perlis' mufti?

COMMENT | How can the DAP have friendly ties with Asri who has dismissed the corruption allegations against PAS president Hadi Awang?

2019-05-06 07:17:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Honest cops would have no fear of the IPCMC

COMMENT | They would welcome it because they are sick and tired of always having to look over their shoulder.

2019-05-04 10:14:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Preaching to the unconverted

COMMENT | The idea that Kalimuthu was only testifying to his personal experience with the Hindu faith, is bunkum.

2019-05-01 07:51:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Anwar Ibrahim's folly

COMMENT | Aiming to be the next PM, he, along the way, likes to find scapegoats to project his leadership quality.

2019-04-29 08:47:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Harapan should stop playing the victim card

COMMENT | It feels like every time it announces a new policy, it waits for the Malay right to object and quickly backtracks.

2019-04-27 10:22:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Will there be a solidarity rally for Christians massacred in Sri Lanka?

COMMENT | 'The hypocrisy when it comes to responses whenever Christians are vilified in this country is farcical.'

2019-04-24 06:58:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Harapan's hijab mendacity

COMMENT | Is wearing the headscarf a choice or a compulsion?

2019-04-22 07:11:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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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.

2019-04-20 10:29:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Raging against human trafficking

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

2019-04-17 06:56:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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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.

2019-04-15 07:16:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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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.

2019-04-13 07:28:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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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.'

2019-04-10 06:59:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan