P Ramasamy

Indian poor need direct assistance from the government

Indian poor need direct assistance from the government

ADUN SPEAKS | Organisations tasked to help the poor often take a large portion of the aid for their own use.

Fratricidal warfare threatens our multiracial vision

Fratricidal warfare threatens our multiracial vision

ADUN SPEAKS | Responsible leaders must come to their senses and halt the internecine warfare within PKR.

Malaysia still trapped in a quagmire of custodial deaths

Malaysia still trapped in a quagmire of custodial deaths

ADUN SPEAKS | Custodial deaths have now expanded from police stations and prisons to immigration detention centres.

Training centres? Draw the line when it comes to human rights

Training centres? Draw the line when it comes to human rights


ADUN SPEAKS | It's disappointing for Mujahid to toe official Chinese line over Uighur concentration camps.

PKR leaders need to dismount from the tiger

PKR leaders need to dismount from the tiger

COMMENT | Possible for external forces creating discord to harm Anwar and Azmin's chances of becoming Prime Minister.

Game of Thrones in Latheefa’s appointment?

Game of Thrones in Latheefa’s appointment?

ADUN SPEAKS | I am very pleased that she’s made MACC chief, but then, are there other games in the offing?

'Kleptocracy debate' only serves Najib's personal agenda

'Kleptocracy debate' only serves Najib's personal agenda

ADUN SPEAKS | This is just another platform for 'bossku' to try and wash his hands clean of 1MDB.

Not too late for Shafee to apologise over estate insult

Not too late for Shafee to apologise over estate insult

ADUN SPEAKS | This senior lawyer needs to behave himself and maintain dignity in the public eye.

Putrjaya must engage with Penang on Kulim International Airport

Putrjaya must engage with Penang on Kulim International Airport


ADUN SPEAKS | We want the federal government to listen to our views.

Harapan being bullied by extreme forces

Harapan being bullied by extreme forces

COMMENT | Time is a critical factor and Harapan must be mindful of the expectations of the rakyat.

What ails the matriculation system?

What ails the matriculation system?

ADUN SPEAKS | The restricted entry of non-Malay students, criteria other than merit and the lack of transparency

Have we gone wrong on matriculation intake?

Have we gone wrong on matriculation intake?

ADUN SPEAKS | Is the BN ethnic quota being continued, or has Harapan designed a new intake system?

The Anwar factor in the by-election losses

The Anwar factor in the by-election losses

ADUN SPEAKS | All the recent electoral defeats may have strengthened the PKR chief's position.
Farmers in Cameron: Victims or polluters?

Farmers in Cameron: Victims or polluters?

ADUN SPEAKS | Even the federal gov’t appears blind to the plight of those who have farmed there for generations!

Majoritarian impulses must be curbed in Rantau by-election

Majoritarian impulses must be curbed in Rantau by-election

ADUN SPEAKS | Even if PKR fields a Malay candidate, there is no guarantee of enough Malay votes to ensure victory.

Umno-PAS alliance could be ‘deadly’

Umno-PAS alliance could be ‘deadly’

ADUN SPEAKS | Recent polls don’t show major shifts in voting patterns, but reform agenda is under threat.
It is unfair to compare Harapan with BN

It is unfair to compare Harapan with BN

ADUN SPEAKS | If Malaysians were generous enough to give BN six decades, surely nine months is a minuscule period to judge Harapan.

Plot against Dr M real or another blatant lie by PAS?

Plot against Dr M real or another blatant lie by PAS?

COMMENT | Is there a plot against the prime minister Mahathir Mohammed as alleged by PAS leaders?
The collapse of PAS’ religious moral order

The collapse of PAS’ religious moral order

ADUN SPEAKS | 'Even after receiving funds from Umno, Hadi would not think twice of betraying Umno.'

Admission of ex-Umno MPs doesn't augur well for Harapan

Admission of ex-Umno MPs doesn't augur well for Harapan

ADUN SPEAKS | Azmin's endorsement of this move suggests he may have other ideas.

Terminating water supply an act of extreme cruelty

Terminating water supply an act of extreme cruelty

ADUN SPEAKS | Sada did just that to 50 families in Sungei Getah Estate in Kedah.

Harapan can win Semenyih, but must get its act together

Harapan can win Semenyih, but must get its act together

ADUN SPEAKS | The coalition cannot take support for granted, and must think seriously about its pre-GE14 pledges. 

There's a need for an alternative political model for rural areas

There's a need for an alternative political model for rural areas

ADUN SPEAKS | It was the nature of the economic subsistence in Cameron Highlands that predisposed the community to vote for BN. 

Where are you heading, MIC?

Where are you heading, MIC?

ADUN SPEAKS | If you can give up your two traditional parliamentary seats to Umno, then it’s goodbye forever, MIC!