Kua Kia Soong

Altantuya's murder - RCI needed

Altantuya's murder - RCI needed

COMMENT | Its terms of reference should include the motives for her murder and her links to the Scorpene submarines deal.

Education report card - we could much better

Education report card - we could much better

COMMENT | A tangible educational policy must focus on nurturing all Malaysians regardless of social class or ethnicity.

Defence White Paper: Devil is in the procurement

Defence White Paper: Devil is in the procurement

COMMENT | Suaram is especially concerned about multi-billion arms purchases at a time when we face a trillion-ringgit national debt.

Malaysian civil society as the progressive third force

Malaysian civil society as the progressive third force

COMMENT | The failures of both BN and Harapan regimes in providing good governance requires a progressive third force.

M'sia faces credibility, cronyism and climate crises

M'sia faces credibility, cronyism and climate crises

COMMENT | Suaram gives its first human rights report card on the Pakatan Harapan government. 

Suaram - 30 years of defending human rights in M'sia

Suaram - 30 years of defending human rights in M'sia

COMMENT | We believe that to make democracy work, we have to actively step up demands from outside Putrajaya and Parliament.

Chin Peng's ashes and 'Heil Hitler!' salutes

Chin Peng's ashes and 'Heil Hitler!' salutes

LETTER | Forgiveness is indeed taught in all religions but our nation’s leaders maintain that Chin Peng and the CPM cannot be forgiven.

Dubious criteria in UEC recognition

Dubious criteria in UEC recognition

LETTER | The nation shakes its forlorn head at this dithering government …

Election inducements for projects: Harapan imitating BN

Election inducements for projects: Harapan imitating BN

COMMENT | Time to implement reforms to ensure EC has the teeth to step in to prevent blatant electoral bribery.

DAP leaders' silence is deafening

DAP leaders' silence is deafening

COMMENT | Apart from Kit Siang, no other DAP top leader has spoken out throughout the comic book controversy.

War on terror: Rule of law is paramount

War on terror: Rule of law is paramount

COMMENT | Harapan should abide by its promise to do away with detention without trial laws. 

Commit to urgent climate action now!

Commit to urgent climate action now!

COMMENT | Time for people to say 'No' to irresponsible destruction of the environment.
Umno-PAS alliance - who's to blame?

Umno-PAS alliance - who's to blame?

COMMENT | Pakatan Harapan leaders should ask themselves how this alliance was established and how they contributed to it?

Our squandered oil fund could have been our pension fund

Our squandered oil fund could have been our pension fund

LETTER | Who's responsible for wasting our oil and gas revenue since the 1970s?
No pensions for civil servants, but multiple pensions for politicians?

No pensions for civil servants, but multiple pensions for politicians?

COMMENT | Politicians should be restricted to just one pension if the gov't wants to cut down on spending.

Papar dam is another broken promise by Pakatan Harapan

Papar dam is another broken promise by Pakatan Harapan

COMMENT | The dam will destroy the livelihood of more than 3,000 villagers and lay waste to the rich biodiversity in the area.

Vital issues in criminalising hate speech

Vital issues in criminalising hate speech

COMMENT | Hate crimes violate the principle of equality between people.

Yong's refusal to take leave points to lack of leadership by example

Yong's refusal to take leave points to lack of leadership by example

COMMENT | 'Unfortunately, within DAP, leaders like Paul Yong have the example of sec-gen Lim Guan Eng to go by.'

Celebrating 200 years of Chinese education

Celebrating 200 years of Chinese education

COMMENT | There are few, if any, comparisons of such a community-run education system in the world.

Harapan MPs with integrity should resign if Lynas stays

Harapan MPs with integrity should resign if Lynas stays

LETTER | They must honour their commitment to the voters.

But who was it that created the 'deep state'?

But who was it that created the 'deep state'?

COMMENT | One Harapan leader after another is using this newfound excuse to justify broken promises.

Will Anwar roll back Mahathir's bumiputera policies?

Will Anwar roll back Mahathir's bumiputera policies?

COMMENT | Anwar's needs-based plans will only be credible when he explains how he handles 'Bumiputera Agenda' when he becomes PM.

Still flip-flopping over the teaching of maths and science

Still flip-flopping over the teaching of maths and science

COMMENT | The education minister needs to focus and step on the 'GAS'.

IGP should focus on crime, not politics

IGP should focus on crime, not politics

LETTER | The public is less interested in the political struggle than the actual crime committed.