Nathaniel Tan

Attacks on Suaram an admission of guilt?

Attacks on Suaram an admission of guilt?

COMMENT Suaram has been fearlessly critical of any and all government action that ran counter to the principles of human rights.
Water crisis? Or crisis of corruption?

Water crisis? Or crisis of corruption?

COMMENT Are we being bullied and deceived by BN and Syabas into footing the bill for a RM8.65bil water plant that nobody really needs?
Talam for Dummies

Talam for Dummies

COMMENT It's a debt collection exercise, stupid. Welcome to the idiot's guide to the mega bungle that is the Talam 'scandal'.
What's behind Khalid's 'scandalous' video?

What's behind Khalid's 'scandalous' video?

NONE COMMENT A clip of a man at his desk does not suggest the existence of a video of him in some compromising position.
Netto berates Faekah - for doing the right thing?

Netto berates Faekah - for doing the right thing?

Violence can be self-fulfilling prophecy

Violence can be self-fulfilling prophecy

COMMENT They may use video footage to instill into people’s minds the notion that voting against BN will lead to violence.
Facing the threat of violence in GE 13

Facing the threat of violence in GE 13

COMMENT ' Some very bad people sat down, and put in extremely meticulous, careful thought about how an election can be stolen.'
Bersih and the mystery of  the missing PM

Bersih and the mystery of the missing PM

COMMENT Videos of the police car being overturned during the Bersih 3.0 rally must have been a wet dream come true for BN spinmeisters.

 

Bersih 3.0: What matters most and what does not

Bersih 3.0: What matters most and what does not

bersih 3 rally 020512 thumbnail 03 COMMENT Objectivity and objective-oriented thinking are among the first things we should hope to instill in any child, scholar or citizen.
RPK,  integrity, ego: Which category are you?

RPK, integrity, ego: Which category are you?

NONE COMMENT Democracy is a process that needs to be participated in, not a banner to be waved while trying to fulfil....
Arrests aim at fuelling resentment

Arrests aim at fuelling resentment

opinion Why else arrest the messenger but not the message maker, or a politician proven to be only falsely accused?
The real danger of Ahmad Ismail

The real danger of Ahmad Ismail

comment Amidst the sound and fury, does Ahmad Ismail’s racism represent an undercurrent of resentment? Or is it a desperate throwback to the failed strategies of the ruling party.
Sept 16: What will 'cornered animal' BN do?

Sept 16: What will 'cornered animal' BN do?

comment Umno has been playing with their gloves on. Attempts thus far to frustrate Anwar's bid for Putrajaya appear almost half hearted and disorganised; the word bumbling admittedly comes to mind.
Interfaith harmony: To understand is to sacrifice

Interfaith harmony: To understand is to sacrifice

comment Before we draw the same old battle lines, Malaysia needs to reflect seriously on why it's so difficult to find the middle ground.
Open letter to Uthayakumar

Open letter to Uthayakumar

new Adopt the tactics that are true to your principles of speaking truth to power and have a real chance of affecting change.

PM must be held to same standard as all M'sians

PM must be held to same standard as all M'sians

Look who's being unruly

Look who's being unruly

Tsu Koon, time for you to get rid of abusive husband

Tsu Koon, time for you to get rid of abusive husband

Is kidnapping standard police procedure?

Is kidnapping standard police procedure?

Four days under the OSA

Four days under the OSA

My time with the police taught me that all the efforts to curb the excesses of the police and the government have proven extremely effective.
Attacks signal Umno's impending doom

Attacks signal Umno's impending doom

Lina Joy: Lets not leap to polemics

Lina Joy: Lets not leap to polemics

We can expect a lot of emotional responses to the recent ruling. In navigating the understandable amount of passion surrounding this issue, it is perhaps worth ensuring that the details of this judgement are properly understood.
Letting Umno leak away

Letting Umno leak away

May 13 and Umno's anniversary provide lessons on how to let Umno's worst excesses leak away while retaining the good elements in BN.
Umnos politics of desperation

Umnos politics of desperation

Ijok showed in the starkest terms possible how far Umno is willing to go in order to stay in power. The core of this strategy is as simple as it is effective: violence.