Thor Kah Hoong

COMMENT | General election: Here they go again, folks

COMMENT | General election: Here they go again, folks

Zahid sounds like he suffers from 'selective paranoia'. 

COMMENT | Reading law can be fun

COMMENT | Reading law can be fun

'A bit circumlocutory, but on this subject, I don’t mind.'
COMMENT | Thanks for the memory, Jit

COMMENT | Thanks for the memory, Jit

Your stellar career as a performer and writer will be remembered.

COMMENT | Deja vu - another attempt at national unity

COMMENT | Deja vu - another attempt at national unity

Restoring unity, an admission we have lost our way.

Marina Mahathir in her own write

Marina Mahathir in her own write

INTERVIEW | Malaysiakini talks to Marina about her new book.

COMMENT | A week of tears

COMMENT | A week of tears

The drama is neverending.

COMMENT | 'Malaysian family' Merdeka in form, not spirit

COMMENT | 'Malaysian family' Merdeka in form, not spirit

Are we free from old men and old ideas governing us?

COMMENT | Political pandemic still viral

COMMENT | Political pandemic still viral

Who knows what our political future holds?
COMMENT | Political pandemic pandemonium

COMMENT | Political pandemic pandemonium

Here we stand, a constitutional crisis brewing, a political impasse. No Parliament thanks to Covid.

COMMENT | Be patient, and there are many

COMMENT | Be patient, and there are many

The PM should be careful how he words his wish. It may come back to bite him on his…
COMMENT | How soon is soon?

COMMENT | How soon is soon?

Such a prosaic term, yet it generated so much heat, thanks to the inherent slippery meaning of words.

COMMENT | The excommunication of Ramli Ibrahim

COMMENT | The excommunication of Ramli Ibrahim

For all his achievements, Ramli has never had it easy in all these years.
COMMENT | What is Chinese in me?

COMMENT | What is Chinese in me?

I am prompted to do a stock-take of my ethnicity because of Ronnie Liu’s term, 'Chinese-ness'.

COMMENT | A marriage on the rocks

COMMENT | A marriage on the rocks

And the air of a fevered witch-hunt in the speeches at the Umno general assembly.

COMMENT | A lesson in irony

COMMENT | A lesson in irony

Azmin Ali talking about the unfairness of a government collapsing.

COMMENT | Why does the PM make me think of Buster Keaton?

COMMENT | Why does the PM make me think of Buster Keaton?

'You are free to choose. That is what democracy is all about,' the PM deadpans.

COMMENT | Free speech in Malaysia is costly

COMMENT | Free speech in Malaysia is costly

The prosecution said the price for unfettered free speech should be RM200,000 but the court felt it was not enough.

COMMENT | The Holy Grail – national unity

COMMENT | The Holy Grail – national unity

One must say this about the government – it keeps trying, same old nothing re-packaged.
COMMENT | It's only words

COMMENT | It's only words

COMMENT | Should the dastardly Covid-19 be afraid?

COMMENT | An unforgettable year to forget

COMMENT | An unforgettable year to forget

To compound the viral pall hanging over the whole country, our politicians had to get up to shenanigans.
COMMENT | Malaysia no longer their home

COMMENT | Malaysia no longer their home

The past week saw a few stories about former Malaysians who have made good in other parts of the world.

COMMENT | There's no silver lining in our politics

COMMENT | There's no silver lining in our politics

The Holy Grail of Malaysian politics - stability - is still missing.

COMMENT | Governing by the numbers

COMMENT | Governing by the numbers

COMMENT | Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin must be happy with his daily tally of numbers in Parliament.

COMMENT | Yes, please, give me RM1 million to spend

COMMENT | Yes, please, give me RM1 million to spend

What's not to like about Wan Fayhsal's idea to "print money"?