M Bakri Musa

Pak Lah the 'practise' PM

Fate has gifted Malaysians with a "practise leader" in the person of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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Pak Lah and Hang Tuahs must quit

Dr Mahathir is wrong in saying that Abdullah destroyed Umno. It was not only Abdullah who did it, he had his supporting cast of enablers to help him.

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Kosovo's independence and Pak Lah's impotence

The relevant lesson from the Balkans is that we should embrace and leverage our diversities to our common advantage.

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When you believe your own spin

The current royal commission on the Lingam tape scandal gives a more realistic picture of the government machinery than any Swiss thin-tank.

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Higher education: Yet another report

The recommendations in the report are nothing new. What we lack is the political will to make the tough necessary decisions to implement them

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An indictment of Malaysia's media

Editors and journalists serve as nothing more than as chief errand boys and girls for the establishment.

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Even Umnos morons are teachable

If enough voters were to teach these Umno operatives a lesson, they might just learn to behave themselves for the better permanently.

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Deal with the rot, not the tape

It does not matter what system you have if those responsible for selecting our judges do not do the job responsibly.

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A gemstone among pebbles

If Zaid Ibrahim is as passionate and forceful with his Umno colleagues as he is with his readers, then we are justified in being optimistic about the future.

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Bringing back English schools

I fully support the call by the Tanjong Malim Umno division to bring back English schools.

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Old versus New (Promised) Malaysia

Malay College epitomizes the feudal Malay system still very much alive under the veneer of modernity but those folks at Lembah Beringin represent the new Malaysia, confident of their heritage and at ease with the modern world.

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New pathways to university

Input equals output - Malaysian universities need better-prepared students if they are to turn out quality graduates.

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Reining in our stable of sultans

With a 'monkey see, monkey do' mentality, when one sultan gets a new expensive toy, the others would soon want it too. Therein lies the expensive burden.

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Tun Dr Ismail: Not your ordinary politician

Reading Ooi Kee Beng's biography of the late Tun Dr Ismail is akin to eating at a buffet in a cheap Chinese restaurant. The offering was generous...

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Obsession with trivia

All one could achieve by endless chanting on prayer beads is to put everyone to slumber. God knows, our leaders are already doing enough of that!

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Blueprint for continued mediocrity

Like the previous Education Blueprint, this one would also be soon forgotten, and a good thing too for it is nothing more than a blueprint for continued mediocrity.

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The charity of sacrifice

We are able to enjoy our freedom, peace and prosperity today because those before us have made their sacrifices.

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Pak Lah, worry about rakyats rice bowl instead

This is not the time to be nice to any one individual. It is a time to be nice and considerate to ALL Malaysians and to worry about their pots of rice.

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Dealing with Umnos childish tantrums

Today, Umno is the problem, for Malays, non-Malays, and Malaysia. Umno has long ceased being part of the solution.

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Malignant neglect of Pak Lah's leadership

He was well meaning, honest, and earnest in the beginning. But the unrestrained adulation and overwhelming electoral mandate quickly went to his head.

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Meaningless controversy over Asli study

We conclude that as Malays we can critique the NEP with relative impunity; non-Malays do so at their peril.

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Grooming the next generation of leaders

Had our leaders pay sufficient attention to grooming the next tier of leaders, the nation would be spared the present embarrassment.

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The path to unity

Race is a major factor in the political calculus. Better to acknowledge this reality and work on improving it instead of dreaming of some unworkable utopian arrangement.

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Breaking down mental barriers

Ulama should seek out contributions from outside their field to enhance their understanding of our great faith, Islam.

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