Lim Teck Ghee

A tribute to a true son of the soil

A tribute to a true son of the soil

OBITUARY | Thasleem's record of compassion, charity and activism is unique amongst M’sians.

Malaysia's education: More sound and fury

Malaysia's education: More sound and fury

COMMENT | 'Why have so many parents - Malays and non-Malays, given up sending their children to SK schools?

What's in a name change - UAE’s Mariam Umm Eisa mosque

What's in a name change - UAE’s Mariam Umm Eisa mosque

COMMENT | Arabic for 'Mary Mother of Jesus', the mosque hopes to shine light on world tolerance.

Benefits and costs in social inclusion

Benefits and costs in social inclusion

COMMENT | Once modest UiTM has now grown to become the largest higher education institution in the nation.

Who is UUM lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff?

Who is UUM lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff?

COMMENT | For starters, the Hannah Yeoh critic describes his career in capital letters on UUM's website…

Is secular Islam possible in our country?

Is secular Islam possible in our country?

COMMENT | Which is becoming an increasingly racially and religiously acrimonious and divided nation...

Alternative and selective facts of the NEP

Alternative and selective facts of the NEP

COMMENT | The NEP and its successor policies need an open and transparent stocktaking.

An eulogy to a true Malaysian warrior and peacemaker

An eulogy to a true Malaysian warrior and peacemaker

“When God gives me a new lease of life, he must be trying to drop a message to give me a hint of what I have to do” - Chief Minister of Sarawak Adenan Satem

How uneven are our scales of justice?

How uneven are our scales of justice?

COMMENT | It is equally key to ensure that the rule of law is also subject to scrutiny and reform.

Zunar and the Sultan of Perak

Zunar and the Sultan of Perak

COMMENT | Clearly the sultan’s unexpected speech recently has perplexed many.

Can the Malay young rediscover their history?

Can the Malay young rediscover their history?

COMMENT | It is indisputable that history rewriting has been ongoing for several decades now.

Why Prime Minister Najib is on his way out

Why Prime Minister Najib is on his way out

COMMENT | There are personal and strategic reasons he will want to leave the leadership scene earlier than observers expect.

Can Mahathir and Bersatu beat the odds?

Can Mahathir and Bersatu beat the odds?

Is this the best the detractors can come up with?

Are Malaysia's atheists an endangered species or quietly burgeoning?

Are Malaysia's atheists an endangered species or quietly burgeoning?

COMMENT | The increase in non-believers is in line with a worldwide trend of growing atheism.

Can state religion in Malaysia be moderate?

Can state religion in Malaysia be moderate?

COMMENT | The blunder the Reid Commission made was to freeze the definition of the Malay.

Rise of Malaysia’s ‘racist’ strain of Islam

Rise of Malaysia’s ‘racist’ strain of Islam

COMMENT | For non-Muslims and non-Malays, these new developments are no laughing matter.

A mid-term assessment of our nation since GE13

A mid-term assessment of our nation since GE13

COMMENT | How has the government fared since then - and where are we heading?
Should M'sia sign in or stay out of the TPPA?

Should M'sia sign in or stay out of the TPPA?

COMMENT | While there is a price to pay, the gov’t has made the right choice by opting to join it.
The season to be thankful

The season to be thankful

COMMENT | To 'good Samaritans' who have made our lives so much richer, better and blessed.
The elephant in Malaysia’s civil service

The elephant in Malaysia’s civil service

COMMENT We need a lean civil service; we cannot afford a fat and flatulent one.
Malaysia sets new world record for sedition

Malaysia sets new world record for sedition

SATIRE Authorities aim to break record of most number of cases per capita.
Year of the Giddy Goat for Malaysia?

Year of the Giddy Goat for Malaysia?

COMMENT Astrologer Master Chun Chun's five predictions for pundits in the country.
Charlie Hebdo attack can never be justified

Charlie Hebdo attack can never be justified

COMMENT The remarks by Dr M and Khairy are not helpful in any way.
Same old, same old from EPU on bumi equity

Same old, same old from EPU on bumi equity

COMMENT The more things change, the more they stay the same, laments Lim.