Steven Sim

Hold the cheers, M'sia still 'non-compliant' on human trafficking

Hold the cheers, M'sia still 'non-compliant' on human trafficking

MP SPEAKS | Kudos for improvements to Tier 2, but we are still in the red on fighting trafficking.

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The finance minister’s Budget speech is NOT the budget

The finance minister’s Budget speech is NOT the budget

MP SPEAKS | Najib’s budget speech not only took cheap potshots, but it was cheap and highly unprofessional.

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Higher cost of living - PM ignorant of real economic situation

Higher cost of living - PM ignorant of real economic situation

MP SPEAKS | Debunking Najib's blaming low education for high living costs rather than GST.

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Redirect migrant workers subsidy to empower women in the economy

MP SPEAKS | Empowering women also brings real and measurable economic benefits.

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No jobs for locals, so where are jobs for migrant workers?

No jobs for locals, so where are jobs for migrant workers?

MP SPEAKS | Clearly, there's no organising and management of migrant workers to match industry needs.

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'Putrajaya trying to profit off migrant workers'

MP SPEAKS | 'Putrajaya tries to profit instead of supporting local businesses'

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A lack of gender sensitivity in our courts?

MP SPEAKS | If ignorance of the law is no excuse, how much more would it apply to our guardians of the law?

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Selfie politics - Perhaps we need superheroes after all

MP SPEAKS | Can we deal with less exciting, even boring politics, yet one which does its work?

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Can an MB be sacked through a press conference?

MP SPEAKS | Many people are wondering of the fate and options awaiting Kedah MB Mukhriz Mahathir.

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Retracing the Journey to the West

Retracing the Journey to the West

COMMENT | Let’s relook at the many-layered lessons accumulated over centuries - let history be our mirror.

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Prospects for coalition making, post-muktamar

FREE MP SPEAKS Politics must strive for the best compromise in a democracy.

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U-turn on sex offenders bill tragedy for women

FREE MP SPEAKS Three ministers involved in drafting bill must answer.

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Gov’t must tell all on MH370 tragedy

MP SPEAKS Till today, no exhaustive report submitted to public by authorities.

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Minister right on boycott, but who to boycott?

MP SPEAKS Malaysians of all races are the majority, BN politicians are the minority.

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Murder cases bordering on crisis – cops must do better

This year, Penang alone has seen about 50 murder cases, with 31 being foreign victims.

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MP: Growth does not equal distribution

'PM's budget speech will be full of good news but it'll mean nothing to the people.'

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Abraham’s God is no tyrant

As Muslims celebrate Aidiladha, the festival of the Korban, the life and story of Father Abraham is once again retold.

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Leaked UPSR papers a grandeur exposed as porn

Everyone knew the emperor was without clothes, but it took the innocence of a small boy to say that the emperor was really naked. Alas, the child exposed the corruption of our society simply by pointing out the empty vanity of the whole situation.

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RM5,900 income a month - we know it’s not true

MP SPEAKS Of self-congratulatory perspectives that blind the gov't...

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Najib's ‘PR’ diplomacy gambit in Borodai deal

MP SPEAKS It’s ‘selfie’ diplomacy at work, done on a who-do-you-know basis.

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Political correctness won't find us MH370

The proper response towards this crisis is to be political, not to utter niceties.

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Umno's last bastions are ideology and subsidy

The Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini famously once said of the Iranian Revolution; it is not about the price of watermelon, a popular fruit in Iran. This indicated that the Ayatollah’s politics were aiming at loftier goal, and economic hardship was even to be tolerated to achieve it.

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Najib right on austerity but wrong on where to start

MP SPEAKS His mistake was to start with the already hard-squeezed regular Malaysians instead of his own lavish gov’t and party.

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A monkey show in Parliament?

MP SPEAKS It is up to the people to judge whether both BN and Pakatan were performing "monkey shows" in Parliament yesterday

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