Kua Kia Soong

COMMENT | Globophobics tend not to trust people who have a balloon in their hand.

COMMENT Malaysia still does not have the moral courage to ratify CERD.

COMMENT Pakatan should learn a lesson in coalition building from the BN.

COMMENT We need tranparency in defence puchases - and to buy only what we need.

This has been a year for anniversaries and one of the most important is the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which ended the Second World War. On Aug 6, 1945, the US plane Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city centre of Hiroshima, a busy residential and business district, crowded with people going about their daily business.

COMMENT Break-up of Pakatan a sad day for Malaysians hoping for an alternative to BN.

COMMENT Clearly, any law that allows erratic interpretation is an ass.

COMMENT We need an independent panel to monitor election spending by all parties.

COMMENT We need an independent panel to monitor election spending.

COMMENT Don't use 'national security' to protect politicians from The Edge.

COMMENT The Malaysian public is tired of being told to be patient.

COMMENT The basis for unity has also to embody a commitment to democracy.

COMMENT If many use English at home, why not have such mother tongue schools?

COMMENT Najib could have unveiled 11MP based on race-free affirmative action.

COMMENT The people expect justice and taxpayers’ monies to be returned.

COMMENT We should live by the rule of law and other democratic values.

COMMENT One can detect a breakdown in trust among Pakatan leaders.

In 1966 the United Nations declared March 21 to be the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to commemorate those who had been killed on March 21, 1960, whilst peacefully protesting against the Apartheid pass laws at Sharpeville in South Africa. The theme for 2015 is: ‘Learning from historical tragedies to combat racial discrimination today’.

COMMENT New law to cover up security services' ineptitude won’t do.

COMMENT There are too many anomalies in this case, argues Kua Kia Soong.

COMMENT There is no better time to abolish death penalty and get Sirul back.

COMMENT It's difficult to take effective action when we don’t define the problem.

COMMENT How Lim Lian Geok's citizenship revocation sheds light on Alvin and Ali.

The late Sim Kwang Yang embodied the wild majesty of this bird.