Ramesh Rajaratnam

LETTER | Malaysians no longer want change

LETTER | Malaysians no longer want change

The urban Malay has also given up… many are planning to migrate.

LETTER | Lip service - Groundhog Day in Malaysia?

LETTER | Lip service - Groundhog Day in Malaysia?

Malaysia is for all Malaysians. Nobody should be made to feel inferior or superior...

LETTER | Maybe this is the response to our Covid-19 situation?

LETTER | Maybe this is the response to our Covid-19 situation?

A list of policies for the govt to pull us out of the pandemic.

LETTER | Malaysia is facing a frightening future

LETTER | Malaysia is facing a frightening future

PN has made rules, amended codes, parlayed favours and done everything in its power to remain in charge until GE15.

Be deaf, dumb and blind, they said…

Be deaf, dumb and blind, they said…

LETTER | 'When you take on the 'system', whether for the right or wrong reasons, you are bound to make enemies.'
Cutting off our nose to spite our face?

Cutting off our nose to spite our face?

COMMENT | The new government is still only about 16 months old.

10 reasons why Shafee's explanations are laughable

10 reasons why Shafee's explanations are laughable

LETTER | I don't know of any legal firm that will ordinarily hold back billings or collections for 18 years.

My verdict from observing Muslim preacher Zakir Naik

My verdict from observing Muslim preacher Zakir Naik

COMMENT | After spending nine hours in the rain, is this man a revered preacher or a 'snake oil' salesman?
The next Malaysian leader

The next Malaysian leader

Ladies and gentlemen, tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sekelian,
Quick, before someone dies or gets upset ...

Quick, before someone dies or gets upset ...

SATIRE Four things to do before someone dies or gets really upset.
Open letter to Obama, Stoltenberg and Ban

Open letter to Obama, Stoltenberg and Ban

I’ve just watched the video of the 21 Christian Egyptians being beheaded by the savage terrorists that go by the name of Isil.
10 reasons why Indians beat their wives... in chess

10 reasons why Indians beat their wives... in chess

SATIRE ‘I lumped all Indians into one group but we fellows are a finicky lot.’
10 reasons why 'puak Cina' succeed in M'sia

10 reasons why 'puak Cina' succeed in M'sia

SATIRE An Indian reminds Chinese what being a Chinese is all about.
Sometimes you gotta fight to be a man

Sometimes you gotta fight to be a man

A few of my Facebook and Malaysiakini friends have written privately to me saying that my views against Islamic radicalism can be considered seditious by our enforcement agencies. Thank you for your concern. I wish to reiterate these points so that ALL are clear:
The deafening silence of hypocrisy

The deafening silence of hypocrisy

Three days ago, a lone (well, let’s hope he was) gunman held captive 17 people (mostly non-Muslim) in a cafe in Australia and eventually killed two of them. Perkasa and PAS didn’t condemn his action up to today.
Seven attributes of an ideal president of MIC

Seven attributes of an ideal president of MIC

Let’s face it, give or take 100,000 voters, MIC is still the most dominant party to represent the Indian voters. This is what, I think, the president of MIC should have, as the attributes, to be the leader:
Top 10 remedies for prison overcrowding

Top 10 remedies for prison overcrowding

SATIRE Ten things you can perhaps do to speed up your release from prison...
Of Indians and cowboys - when does migration end?

Of Indians and cowboys - when does migration end?

COMMENT A short history of arrival of the three major races in the peninsula.
10 resolutions to be debated at Umno AGM

10 resolutions to be debated at Umno AGM

COMMENT These should be debated instead of trivial or defamatory matters.
Smuggling a gun onto a plane at KLIA or KLIA2?

Smuggling a gun onto a plane at KLIA or KLIA2?

I have written so many times about the poor security checks at our airports but nobody in MAHB or the airport police seems to be bothered. Based on observations from my many trips abroad from KLIA/KLIA2, I am publishing the lapses I noted that may allow a terrorist to smuggle a gun onboard a plane:
The next 20 things to ban, and more

The next 20 things to ban, and more

COMMENT Here it is, the sequel to Ramesh’s 20 things to ban in Malaysia.
Great to be a UNSC member

Great to be a UNSC member

I read the statement attributed to our PM by a leading local daily where he said, “The number of countries which supported Malaysia exceeded that of the previous time...”
Hey you, pay me

Hey you, pay me

(Sung to Lionel Ritchie's 'Say You, Say Me')
Top 20 things to ban in Malaysia

Top 20 things to ban in Malaysia

FREE COMMENT Here's a list of things to ban in hypersensitive Malaysia.