Sim Kwang Yang

Flowers and prayers for Aung San Suu Kyi

Flowers and prayers for Aung San Suu Kyi

NONE COMMENT A year after her release from house arrest, political developments in Burma are moving at a frenetic pace.
What do the Chinese really want?

What do the Chinese really want?

mahathir mohamad 180108 COMMENT That was the question Mahathir asked following a bad setback for BN at the polls at the hands of Chinese voters.
Chinese schools: Growing despite prejudice

Chinese schools: Growing despite prejudice

COMMENT Despite the institutionalised prejudice against Chinese schools, Chinese education has grown by leaps and bounds. 
Earth still round, despite what bureaucrats might say

Earth still round, despite what bureaucrats might say

COMMENT Here, the academia is subservient to the administration, which is more concerned with surviving political minefields than the truth.
What kind of MPs would you get, if they are paid peanuts

What kind of MPs would you get, if they are paid peanuts

COMMENT MPs are poorly paid in Malaysia, compared to many other countries and many with talent stay away from a full-time career in politics.

An insider's guide to party hopping

An insider's guide to party hopping

COMMENT The ins and outs of how, as then Bandar Kuching MP, BN had lured me with RM3 million to hop to their side.
Hudud and our shared political future

Hudud and our shared political future

COMMENT The crux of the question remains that the decision to implement hudud law, or not, is a matter for Muslims to decide among themselves.

The nihilism of 9/11

The nihilism of 9/11

sim kwang yang comments Ex nihilo nihil fit! This was a famous ancient Latin expression which tried to express the futility of nothingness.
Potpourri story of Malaysian independence

Potpourri story of Malaysian independence

sim kwang yang comments But according to the received wisdom of our written history, Malaysia was a continuation of the great Malayan project.
Aidilfitri - a time for forgiveness, reconciliation

Aidilfitri - a time for forgiveness, reconciliation

sim kwang yang comments The Aidilfitri celebration is a joyous occasion for Muslims as it signifies personal triumph and victory of self-restraint.
Independence  vital for panel on electoral reform

Independence vital for panel on electoral reform

youth voters registration campaign 120707 COMMENT 'I think we will fail again at this attempt to forge a multi-party attempt at electoral reform.'
Why we must clean up the postal vote

Why we must clean up the postal vote

NONE COMMENT When votes can be bought and sold, what legitimacy does that lend the winning candidate?
Socialism has vital role to play in M'sia

Socialism has vital role to play in M'sia

sim kwang yang comments It serves to fight for the rights of workers, and protect employees against the exploitative nature of capitalism.

 

Are the winners always right?

Are the winners always right?

COMMENT With hope, we pray Teoh Beng Hock has not died in vain, and that the Bersih 2.0 rally will herald a new age to come.
Revisiting The Republic

Revisiting The Republic

NONE COMMENT Socrates would've approved our aspirations for change - and to find for ourselves, a definition of justice.
Thousands of ordinary folk stand up for change

Thousands of ordinary folk stand up for change

sim kwang yang comments Knowing that it was likely they would be tear-gassed, shot at with water cannons and arrested, they still came.
Yellow is sunshine

Yellow is sunshine

bersih handbill campaign police 171107 COMMENT It denotes happiness and joy but on the other, yellow is the colour of cowardice and deceit.
Bersih rally an acid test of our democracy

Bersih rally an acid test of our democracy

COMMENT We must be given a chance to show again that we can gather in large numbers, without causing any bloodshed.
Bersih rally, again!

Bersih rally, again!

bersih rally big thumbnail people mass 121107 COMMENT The July 9 rally is significant in a budding democracy like M'sia and some hardship is unavoidable.
Mat Sabu in BB - a mission not impossible?

Mat Sabu in BB - a mission not impossible?

sim kwang yang comments Can the Chinese voters in Bukit Bintang support PAS will be the million-dollar question for the new Malaysia.
The general election: A fulcrum for change

The general election: A fulcrum for change

COMMENT The country's polls history since independence has been by and large generally peaceful, a sign that the democracy still has a bright future.
A matter of faiths

A matter of faiths

sim kwang yang comments Malaysians, while believing in their own God, must not negate the rights of others to their own beliefs.

In search of a new paradigm for M'sian politics

In search of a new paradigm for M'sian politics

sim kwang yang comments COMMENT Politics should not be left to politicians, especially now that a two-coalition system is in trouble.
Middle East uprisings a blow to Al-Qaeda

Middle East uprisings a blow to Al-Qaeda

sim kwang yang comments Osama’s death may not spell the end of terrorism, but the Arab world’s democratic uprisings may well dampen its fire.