Helen Ang

Where will Mahathir be on Sept 16?

Where will Mahathir be on Sept 16?

The tale of two MPs

The tale of two MPs

Ambivalent about Anwar?

Ambivalent about Anwar?

While Anwar remains an X-Factor, what is known is that the Mahathir clan are hypocrites, and the BN humbugs.
How Proton-esque is the picturesque Obama?

How Proton-esque is the picturesque Obama?

How do Proton and politicians get away with getting people to buy their sell?
Anwar's got the pulse on petrol

Anwar's got the pulse on petrol

While the Pakatan promise to bring down petrol prices may rightly be populism, it also speaks cogently to the pinched pocket.
The Fourth and Fifth cousins

The Fourth and Fifth cousins

As the Fourth Estate is now eagerly staking ground in the Fifth, the nature and functions of both bear some scrutiny.
Enough of 'tolerance', please

Enough of 'tolerance', please

‘Religious tolerance’ is a mealy-mouthed word that not only obfuscates and obviates genuine understanding but its chanting hardly gets one anywhere.
Benar hopes to catalyse media reform

Benar hopes to catalyse media reform

The Media Freedom Walk was the little walk that wasn’t. Benar founder Johann Foo clarifies the objectives of his media reform group in organising last Sunday morning’s event.
Harassing Haris and snuffing candles

Harassing Haris and snuffing candles

Police detaining lawyer-blogger Haris Ibrahim for his candlelight vigil was an act of intimidation to instil fear in blogosphere.
Is saying 'swine' seditious?

Is saying 'swine' seditious?

Raja Petra Kamarudin says pigs are cute whereas the Malaysian authorities contend that describing people belonging to one particular race as piggish is seditious.
LMNs, MSM and the religious alphabet soup

LMNs, MSM and the religious alphabet soup

Little Mullah Napoleons (LMNs) have long held sway, what with mainstream media (MSM) muzzling itself from reporting on the religious rows which ultimately contributed to BN’s election setback.
Rendezvous with karma

Rendezvous with karma

This article is one-third about politics and two-thirds about science fiction, or more or less the same ratio to what passes as news reports in Malaysian mainstream media.
Projecting PAS' professional face

Projecting PAS' professional face

PAS is confident of recapturing Terengganu and Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi has been summoned home from KL to do his duty.
Taking on Samy in Sg Siput

Taking on Samy in Sg Siput

Dr Kumar Devaraj who is contesting Samy Vellu in one of the hottest seats has always believed People Power to be the way to show a corrupt government the door.
The KJ brand family business

The KJ brand family business

Khairy Jamaluddin for MP? If so, he'll be going into the contest carrying a lot of bad PR baggage and the stuff of which soap operas like 'Dynasty' are made.

May 13, Feb 14

May 13, Feb 14

'I love my country as much as my country loves me.' This measure for measure is the most pragmatic form of patriotism.
Pain in the pocket

Pain in the pocket

When rising prices sock the public in the eye, no amount of whitewashing the depressing economic outlook can help mainstream media spin inflation away.
Mission control gone out of control

Mission control gone out of control

Little Mullah Napoleons have taken it upon themselves to micro-manage school formal attire to comply with the Islamic dress code, and down to the last buttonhole.

Allah and the language of Bangsa M'sia

Allah and the language of Bangsa M'sia

Language is the tie that binds and if the various languages spoken by Malaysians could be shared by all, we’d be one step closer to becoming a united nation.

Thank you for the music

Thank you for the music

new Let’s protest. Listen and follow the voice of our heart. It’s our religious duty to dissent against this wrongdoing government.

Big Ears and nose rings

Big Ears and nose rings

Airing grievances through ‘proper channels’ means complaints, like Hindraf’s, will go in one ear and out the other while the media continue to lead by nose those they deliberately choose to misinform.

Boycott the newspapers!

Boycott the newspapers!

If you've had just about enough of the spin-doctoring in mainstream media, please let's band together and organise a national boycott of the BN errand boys.
A culture of fearing the truth

A culture of fearing the truth

Kee Thuan Chye is critical of the government's response to Bersih's 10/11 rally and believes Malaysians should have recourse to holding demonstrations to make known their unhappiness.
Kee to deciphering Umno semiotics

Kee to deciphering Umno semiotics

Kee Thuan Chye deconstructs 'de-sensitising' the keris as akin to slapping someone in the face and then again and again, and arrogantly telling him that he has to put up till he gets used to it.