Jason Loh Seong Wei

COMMENT | Let's get it straight on National Operations Council

COMMENT | Let's get it straight on National Operations Council

Logic of NOC proponents doesn't carry much weight.

COMMENT | The future of Orang Asal

COMMENT | The future of Orang Asal

Time has come to give greater recognition to their role as they too are equally as Malaysians as the rest of us.

LETTER | Agricultural industrialisation key to food safety, security and sovereignty

LETTER | Agricultural industrialisation key to food safety, security and sovereignty

The upcoming 12th Malaysia Plan is expected to give a renewed drive towards promoting agricultural industrialisation.
COMMENT | Long lines at pawn shops: Vivid reminder of more assistance for B40, even M40

COMMENT | Long lines at pawn shops: Vivid reminder of more assistance for B40, even M40

Economists see this a reflection that more measures are needed to mitigate the effects of loss of income from MCO and coronavirus pandemic.

Malay leadership as opposed to Malay supremacy

Malay leadership as opposed to Malay supremacy

LETTER | We want a Bangsa Malaysia regardless of race, religion to become a reality in both political rhetoric and practice.

Malaysia in the thick of 4IR action amid rapid changes

Malaysia in the thick of 4IR action amid rapid changes

LETTER | Gov't and the private sector could capitalise on expected developments to transform the way we live and work.

It’s not the end of the world yet for Harapan

It’s not the end of the world yet for Harapan

COMMENT | Harapan must solidify and increase its engagements and outreach with the rakyat.

Case for a win-win defence pact between M'sia and S'pore

Case for a win-win defence pact between M'sia and S'pore

COMMENT | It is surely one way in which both nations can rediscover and reignite their pre-separation affinity. 

DBP and the Malay translation of the Bible

DBP and the Malay translation of the Bible

DBP's attempt to control the translation process of the Bible into Malay is unconstitutional and an infringement of fundamental liberties.

Protestant Reformation 500th anniversary: The journey thus far

Protestant Reformation 500th anniversary: The journey thus far

A reflection on the challenges faced by the church on this 500th year of the Reformation.

What Dr Zakir Naik should be speaking about...

What Dr Zakir Naik should be speaking about...

The topics that Dr Zakir Naik had chosen to speak on are, frankly speaking, irrelevant and counter-productive for Malaysian Muslims.
The looming water crisis in the Northern Region

The looming water crisis in the Northern Region

It is clear that there is a looming water crisis going on in the Northern Region (viz. Perlis, Kedah and Penang). The crisis is a consequence of declining water levels in the dams and rivers which therefore dampen the effective capacity of the overall water supply. The newspapers in particular have rightly been reporting on the issue. Kudos to them for not shirking from playing the role of a watchdog and discharging their social conscience and responsibility.
Some simple questions about the TPPA

Some simple questions about the TPPA

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is not just any free trade agreement (FTA) or comparable to the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) - where the negotiating and bargaining positions of the parties revolve around consensus. In such a situation, the FTAs are genuinely about removing tariff (barriers) and widening market access.
Guan Eng, Penang gov’t and the bumiputera agenda

Guan Eng, Penang gov’t and the bumiputera agenda

The abstention by the five Penang PKR state assemblypersons in relation to an Umno motion to put on hold all reclamation projects pending a thorough process of environment impact assessments has provoked an outcry and attracted the opprobrium of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.