S Thayaparan

COMMENT | Harapan’s blame game on abolishing draconian laws

COMMENT | Harapan’s blame game on abolishing draconian laws

You had the chance, but you chose to use them.
COMMENT | Ethnically imbalanced civil service is a feature, not a flaw

COMMENT | Ethnically imbalanced civil service is a feature, not a flaw

There is a reason why the civil service has become bloated.
COMMENT | Kit Siang helps Najib launder his reputation

COMMENT | Kit Siang helps Najib launder his reputation

Apparently, everyone is capable of change for the better.
COMMENT | Are tears the only thing PKR can offer?

COMMENT | Are tears the only thing PKR can offer?

 PKR, it would seem, has learnt nothing from the Sheraton Move. 
COMMENT | Maybe one day, the state will ban comedy

COMMENT | Maybe one day, the state will ban comedy

This is not really about what people find funny or not funny. 
COMMENT | Apparently, Penang mufti did not get the memo

COMMENT | Apparently, Penang mufti did not get the memo

Election is around the corner when culture war is in full swing. 
COMMENT | Dear Hadi, there is no such thing as Islamophobia

COMMENT | Dear Hadi, there is no such thing as Islamophobia

There are of course racists, bigots and other cretins who disparage Muslims.
COMMENT | Fahmi Reza reminds us that this govt is a joke

COMMENT | Fahmi Reza reminds us that this govt is a joke

Fascists do not like to be laughed at.

COMMENT | Malay unity not all it's cracked up to be

COMMENT | Malay unity not all it's cracked up to be

The problem with ketuanan ideology - too much is never enough.

COMMENT | Who’s afraid of Najib?

COMMENT | Who’s afraid of Najib?

Because of social media, Najib gets to say his piece.

COMMENT | Muda should not hitch its wagon to Harapan

COMMENT | Muda should not hitch its wagon to Harapan

A pity if Muda became part of fumbling opposition.

COMMENT | Hundreds of youths spook Azam Baki and Ismail Sabri

COMMENT | Hundreds of youths spook Azam Baki and Ismail Sabri

Govt incompetency seen in its attempts to quash dissent.

COMMENT | Muhyiddin justifies his bogus emergency

COMMENT | Muhyiddin justifies his bogus emergency

The emergency was just another power struggle.
COMMENT | Is there hope yet for Malaysia?

COMMENT | Is there hope yet for Malaysia?

The country needs a real alternative to the system in place.

COMMENT | Hadi remains an existential threat to Malaysia

COMMENT | Hadi remains an existential threat to Malaysia

PAS president gets to dismiss corruption and not suffer any blowback.
COMMENT | Weaponising the refugee issue in Malaysia

COMMENT | Weaponising the refugee issue in Malaysia

Politicians using migrants, refugees to score points.

COMMENT | Harapan has, not communications, but credibility issues

COMMENT | Harapan has, not communications, but credibility issues

This could be overcome by concentrating on bread and butter issues.
COMMENT | Dr M is right: We're on track to becoming a failed nation

COMMENT | Dr M is right: We're on track to becoming a failed nation

It is pointless going over who put us on this track.
COMMENT | What flood says of this government for the people

COMMENT | What flood says of this government for the people

The glimmer of hope is that average M'sians rose to the challenge.

COMMENT | BN and Harapan immoral disaster management

COMMENT | BN and Harapan immoral disaster management

Plan for the worst-case scenario, not only for things you can handle.
COMMENT | Most voting Malaysians prefer autocracy to democracy

COMMENT | Most voting Malaysians prefer autocracy to democracy

The same oppressive system is also beneficial to those exploiting it.

COMMENT | Crimes that no govt wants to acknowledge

COMMENT | Crimes that no govt wants to acknowledge

Does anyone believe state security apparatus willing to reveal truth?

COMMENT | Don't allow Najib circus to distract from systemic dysfunction

COMMENT | Don't allow Najib circus to distract from systemic dysfunction

Does it really matter whether Najib is in jail or not?
COMMENT | The racially charged narrative used against Pua

COMMENT | The racially charged narrative used against Pua

'Arrogant' is a racist trope that has been used against the DAP for decades.