Charles Santiago

COMMENT | Junta chief's visit: You cannot negotiate refugees out of existence

COMMENT | Junta chief's visit: You cannot negotiate refugees out of existence

Years of Asean engagement have failed to stop the violence and displacement.
COMMENT | Refugees are not 'foreign fugitives'

COMMENT | Refugees are not 'foreign fugitives'

Such careless language strips them of the circumstances that brought them here.
COMMENT | The 'other Malaysia' and plight of Indians

COMMENT | The 'other Malaysia' and plight of Indians

Our votes matter because our future depends on how we use them.
LETTER | Austerity, but smarter: Why Malaysia needs a chief savings officer

LETTER | Austerity, but smarter: Why Malaysia needs a chief savings officer

Smarter austerity is needed through efficiency savings, not just broad spending cuts.
COMMENT | M'sia loves its workers, just not enough to pay them

COMMENT | M'sia loves its workers, just not enough to pay them

Inequality deepens amid rising wealth at the top.
COMMENT | When press statement is expected to do the work of audit

COMMENT | When press statement is expected to do the work of audit

Bestinet should open itself to independent oversight for proper scrutiny.
LETTER | Why Malaysia needs more than minimum wage

LETTER | Why Malaysia needs more than minimum wage

Productivity is rising but it's not reflected in workers' remuneration.
COMMENT | UN Tax Convention key to stopping offshore secrecy

COMMENT | UN Tax Convention key to stopping offshore secrecy

It will place the ultra-rich under the same tax rules as everyone else.
COMMENT | Children's growth stunted as economy grows

COMMENT | Children's growth stunted as economy grows

Malaysian kids have a stunted growth rate of 10pct compared to similar countries.
LETTER | Jail for stealing milk, but NFA if stealing truth

LETTER | Jail for stealing milk, but NFA if stealing truth

Hunger is prosecuted faster than corruption.
COMMENT | Trump's Board of Peace mocks Palestinians' suffering

COMMENT | Trump's Board of Peace mocks Palestinians' suffering

The plan aims to legitimise violation of international laws.
LETTER | No more silence: Call for criminal accountability

LETTER | No more silence: Call for criminal accountability

Silence is complicity. Delay is denial.
COMMENT | When manifestos stop mattering

COMMENT | When manifestos stop mattering

Anwar's continued hedging reflects a deeper failure of leadership.
COMMENT | Yet another custodial death exposes police impunity

COMMENT | Yet another custodial death exposes police impunity

The system seems set up to exhaust victims into silence rather than deliver justice.
COMMENT | Kg Papan: When 'win-win' really a betrayal

COMMENT | Kg Papan: When 'win-win' really a betrayal

S'gor govt must stop hiding behind procedural language and developer spin.
COMMENT | Kg Papan issue: Dear PM, silence amounts to complicity

COMMENT | Kg Papan issue: Dear PM, silence amounts to complicity

What's happening undermines the moral standing of the administration you lead.
COMMENT | When development becomes betrayal

COMMENT | When development becomes betrayal

The Selangor govt has forgotten who it serves.
COMMENT | Why youths are protesting in several countries

COMMENT | Why youths are protesting in several countries

They could no longer stomach dynastic politics, corruption.

COMMENT | The Rohingya crisis and Asean's failing conscience

COMMENT | The Rohingya crisis and Asean's failing conscience

Hunger, forced return, and stolen futures demand action beyond hollow promises.
COMMENT | Merdeka: When no one is left behind

COMMENT | Merdeka: When no one is left behind

It's meant to secure dignity, opportunity, and justice for all.
COMMENT | What 'Turun Anwar' really reveals about Malaysia's crisis

COMMENT | What 'Turun Anwar' really reveals about Malaysia's crisis

What remains of Anwar's term must be urgently recalibrated.
COMMENT | 70 years on, still waiting: Cost of political point-scoring

COMMENT | 70 years on, still waiting: Cost of political point-scoring

The Indian community relegated to the sidelines of political relevance again.
COMMENT | Why Indian Malaysians mourn wrong heroes

COMMENT | Why Indian Malaysians mourn wrong heroes

Mourning gangsters louder than heroes reflects deep, systemic national neglect.
COMMENT | Change is coming, the Mamdani way

COMMENT | Change is coming, the Mamdani way

Election of 33-year-old NYC mayor shows that politicians should not ignore the youth.