AB Sulaiman

What can't Perkasa do in M’sia that it can in UK?

What can't Perkasa do in M’sia that it can in UK?

COMMENT Is the group not getting the results it desires in this country?
Fact and myth of 13th century Malay civilisation

Fact and myth of 13th century Malay civilisation

COMMENT Lies should not be made willingly to suit government propaganda.
Crisis in the Malay mind

Crisis in the Malay mind

COMMENT As an individual I have become philosophical over this issue.
The Kassim Ahmad thinking norm

The Kassim Ahmad thinking norm

COMMENT He shows a thinking norm and facility that are critical and rational
Confusion is a public offence in the making

Confusion is a public offence in the making

COMMENT The Malays do not like to be confused. Their response is to criminalise its possible source, in this case to ‘copyright’ the word ‘Allah’.
Najib's getting off this tiger's back

Najib's getting off this tiger's back

COMMENT Abdullah Badawi, in a book on his time as PM, made criticisms on Dr Mahathir and Umno. Current PM Najib isn't about to do the same.
Do you know this country?

Do you know this country?

COMMENT Some might say yes, I do, while some others might say no, I don’t. Yet some others might say I don’t know and don’t want to know.
The cause and effect principle in the 'Allah' debate

The cause and effect principle in the 'Allah' debate

COMMENT What secret special information about Islam does Jakim have that the rest of the Sunni world community do not?
A New Year wish for the Ketuanan Melayu polity

A New Year wish for the Ketuanan Melayu polity

COMMENT May you grow up, get really one year older, and begin leading the people more wisely and maturely like you should.
Kaum Muda-Kaum Tua conflict revisited

Kaum Muda-Kaum Tua conflict revisited

NONE COMMENT Nurul Izzah Anwar recently found herself the target of the Kaum Tua ire over her ‘freedom of religion’ comment. 
Deceit, deflection, denial and the Scorpene test

Deceit, deflection, denial and the Scorpene test

COMMENT 'We, the people, should not worry too much, for soon the Ketuanan Melayu polity is going to face a litmus test, the Scorpene test.'
Did Hang Tuah exist? Yes and no

Did Hang Tuah exist? Yes and no

Past wisdom must not be accepted unquestioningly.
Arab Spring Malaysian style

Arab Spring Malaysian style

Malaysians, too, have the same concerns.
Teaching intellectual honesty in schools

Teaching intellectual honesty in schools

NONE COMMENT The fact is that race and religion are redundant items in a country’s progress and passage to the future.
University ranking and intellectual honesty

University ranking and intellectual honesty

university graduate thumbnail COMMENT Our collective approach to higher learning encourages and nurtures close-mindedness, rather than open-minded thinking.
Deficiency in intellectual honesty

Deficiency in intellectual honesty

NONE COMMENT This is particularly evident in the presentation of ‘facts’ in history textbooks on Malaysia.
Revision of history - in search for truth

Revision of history - in search for truth

COMMENT In this post-modern era of the computer, the Internet and Wikileaks, almost nothing escapes the people’s scrutiny
It does not pay to be pals with the devil

It does not pay to be pals with the devil

COMMENT The intensifying polarity in the country is caused by the composite Ketuanan Melayu mentality.
Thinking in black or white

Thinking in black or white

COMMENT In between ‘for’ and ‘against’ there can be a myriad of possibilities and the human mind should be aware of them.
Bersih rally: Let sanity, common sense prevail

Bersih rally: Let sanity, common sense prevail

COMMENT So what is wrong with asking for free and fair elections, and the ridding of rampant corruption?
Thinking out of the halal-haram box

Thinking out of the halal-haram box

COMMENT The contention is that the Malay mind is so rigidly focused on this religious decree and reasoning.
Using history to make us intelligent, not stupid

Using history to make us intelligent, not stupid

COMMENT The mixture of half-truths and deceit taught to our young fails to equip them with strong critical thinking skills.
Mahathir's thinking legacy

Mahathir's thinking legacy

Ignore English and you'll fall behind

Ignore English and you'll fall behind

english medium for maths and science education in chinese school COMMENT Many M'sians want it given greater emphasis but the gov't seems to be downplaying its importance.