Kua Kia Soong

Lynas and the Malaysian Green movement

Lynas and the Malaysian Green movement

lynas protest kuantan COMMENT The people of Kuantan have initiated an assembly which hopefully, will be the start of a green movement whose time has come.
ISA repeal: Beware of old poison in new bottles

ISA repeal: Beware of old poison in new bottles

COMMENT It is to be replaced by two anti-terrorism laws and Malaysians must demand that they do not allow detention without charge.
Patriots and pretenders: Ah Q's conception of history

Patriots and pretenders: Ah Q's conception of history

tunku abdul rahman merdeka COMMENT The National Professors Council has got its intellectual knickers in a knot in its recent annoucement.
The 'unofficial history' of our Independence

The 'unofficial history' of our Independence

kua kia soong book patriots and pretenders thumb Many people have been denied their rightful place in Malaysian history. A new book aims to set the record straight.
How the BN debases commissions of inquiry

How the BN debases commissions of inquiry

NONE COMMENT Broad public consultation is missing in appointing panels, as are aspects of plurality and fairness.
Third Force must support PSM leaders for Parliament

Third Force must support PSM leaders for Parliament

COMMENT They easily meet the conditions of being principled, have a proven record of serving the people, and are not likely to jump ship.

Gov't replays old gramophone over PSM 6

Gov't replays old gramophone over PSM 6

COMMENT Attempts to justify the incarceration of PSM 6 with the age-old 'communist bogey' exposes BN's bankruptcy of ideas.
Fascist threats: The same old Umno tricks

Fascist threats: The same old Umno tricks

Well-connected IPPs, badly conned consumers

Well-connected IPPs, badly conned consumers

COMMENT We are counting the costs and still bearing the burden of the BN government's cosy relationship with IPPs.
May 13: Hidden hands still at work

May 13: Hidden hands still at work

may 13 racial riots COMMENT Today is the 42nd anniversary of May 13 - the seminal event which has defined race relations in Malaysia.
Racist game over, Mahathir

Racist game over, Mahathir

The sex video farce and the deus ex machina

The sex video farce and the deus ex machina

Ops Lalang: Mahathir's autocracy at its worst

Ops Lalang: Mahathir's autocracy at its worst

COMMENT All fair-minded and freedom-loving people must not condone detention without trial.
Does DAP know why caged birds sing?

Does DAP know why caged birds sing?

COMMENT Imprisoning animals is like imprisoning people. Politicians should be reminded freedom extends to all living beings.
A pathetic attempt by Mahathir

A pathetic attempt by Mahathir

COMMENT The former prime minister tries to warp Malaysian history by trying to clean up the blemishes on his brutal track record.
Hour of the hornbill: Time for Sarawakians to act

Hour of the hornbill: Time for Sarawakians to act

COMMENT Let us not just listen to the wind of change but do what has to be done at the next Sarawak state elections.
Stop mystifying defence contracts

Stop mystifying defence contracts

patrol vessel boat 110907 COMMENT This pretends to be rocket science that taxpayers and MP apparently cannot hope to comprehend.
The making of a police state

The making of a police state

police big thumbnail COMMENT ‘Mahathir now seems ashamed of his role in Ops Lalang. And so he should be...’
Sorry attempt to rehabilitate 'Ketuanan Melayu'

Sorry attempt to rehabilitate 'Ketuanan Melayu'

COMMENT Reforms to inter-ethnic unity must be the nation's target, instead of allowing various forces to rehabilitate 'Ketuanan Melayu'.
Bakun: Empty promises, damned lives

Bakun: Empty promises, damned lives

COMMENT Development must be based on the needs of the community and not socially destructive projects such as the Bakun dam.
M'sian military: Years of living dangerously

M'sian military: Years of living dangerously

NONE COMMENT It has been a wild ride - contracts given to incompetent companies, jets left to rot in the Californian desert and...
Sleaze in Malaysia's defence industry

Sleaze in Malaysia's defence industry

scorpene submarine COMMENT The 'Questioning Arms Spending in M'sia’ author details the sleaze involved in arms purchases.
Defence Ministry goes on a spending spree

Defence Ministry goes on a spending spree

questioning arms spending malaysia COMMENT While the rakyat are asked to tighten their belt, the gov't spent billions on new jets, ships and subs.
'Mahathir's posturings don't stand up to scrutiny'

'Mahathir's posturings don't stand up to scrutiny'

mahathir mohamad 180108 COMMENT The former PM’s outburst is a ‘Kafkaesque distortion reminiscent of the White Paper on Ops Lalang’.