Clive Kessler

COMMENT | Beyond the 3Rs: A non-emotive analysis

COMMENT | Beyond the 3Rs: A non-emotive analysis

There are two more ‘Rs’ at play giving shape to M’sia’s national identity - rakyat and rights.
1y ago
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COMMENT | Before the contest begins - some early thoughts

COMMENT | Before the contest begins - some early thoughts

GE15 will be like no other that we have seen. 
3y ago
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A Malay game of thrones

A Malay game of thrones

COMMENT | In Malaysia, ‘We the Ruler’ has become entangled with ‘We the People’.
7y ago
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Long, tough road ahead for the new Malaysia

Long, tough road ahead for the new Malaysia

COMMENT | Malaysia must see full recovery of democracy, or risk ethnic and religious strife.

8y ago
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As GE14 draws near…or, why hold elections?

As GE14 draws near…or, why hold elections?

COMMENT | 'A tainted system breeds only cynicism, not the moral authority to govern.'

8y ago
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‘Unilateral conversion’: Language and logic

‘Unilateral conversion’: Language and logic

COMMENT | This case turns really on a simple, but very tricky, little word: ‘or’, in Malay ‘atau’.

8y ago
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Clarification on Pak Lah's 'Awakening'

Clarification on Pak Lah's 'Awakening'

13y ago
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A correction and an afterword on 'What happened in GE13...'

A correction and an afterword on 'What happened in GE13...'

13y ago
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What happened in GE13, and what now? Part 2

What happened in GE13, and what now? Part 2

ANALYSIS How will Umno use its suddenly, and perhaps unexpectedly, augmented domination of the nation’s political life?
13y ago
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What happened in GE13, and what now?

What happened in GE13, and what now?

ANALYSIS Paradoxically, an electorally weakened Umno emerged politically even more dominant than it had been before.
13y ago
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'I Choose Malaysia' - selling a feel-good image

'I Choose Malaysia' - selling a feel-good image

14y ago
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A timely manifesto for popular constitutionalism

A timely manifesto for popular constitutionalism

BOOK REVIEW Zaid argues that no clear Malaysian identity can be established so long as Malays remain confused...
14y ago
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Plain meaning of 'independent'

Plain meaning of 'independent'

14y ago
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'Bersih! Merdeka! Merdeka Bersih!'

'Bersih! Merdeka! Merdeka Bersih!'

COMMENT Clean and proper elections, the very best that can be achieved in a messy and imperfect world, are necessary in any modern democracy.
14y ago
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Get rid of 'winnable' candidates

Get rid of 'winnable' candidates

NONE COMMENT There are ‘winnable’ seats - seats that can be won. But there is no such thing as a ‘winnable’ candidate.
14y ago
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Consensus on 'social contract' imperative

Consensus on 'social contract' imperative

COMMENT There is basic disagreement about what those agreements are, what they provide, what their terms precisely specify.
15y ago
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Darwin and Malaysias sense of significance

Darwin and Malaysias sense of significance

18y ago
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