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No excuses, gov't needs to refund all tax arrears now

No excuses, gov't needs to refund all tax arrears now

LETTER | It should just collect the right amount of tax. Collecting any amount above that is extortion.

Not giving tax refunds part of previous regime's dirty tricks

Not giving tax refunds part of previous regime's dirty tricks

LETTER | The primary motive, in fact, the only motive, was to just collect, collect and collect and deny refunds as much as possible.

Some questions for Najib

Some questions for Najib

LETTER | Not answering these questions can be construed as an action by a guilty person.

My 'to do list' for the new AG

My 'to do list' for the new AG

LETTER | He must not let down both Dr M and the government who have stuck their necks out for him.

Time to limit board positions held by gov't officials

Time to limit board positions held by gov't officials

LETTER | How is it physically possible for one person to contribute meaningfully to so many organisations?

Illusion of grandeur - let’s not pretend we’re a just, equal and fair society

Illusion of grandeur - let’s not pretend we’re a just, equal and fair society

I had to write and pour cold water onto the pretension that Malaysia suddenly is a just, fair and equal society. Maybe it is a bug brought by the typhoon that hit Hong Kong, maybe it is an illusion that we create so that we can be happy we are doing something to promote a fair society, but at the end of that, who are we kidding?

10 easy ways for gov’t to free up funds for development

10 easy ways for gov’t to free up funds for development

I have these simple ideas that will free up our limited national revenue so that we can free up more monies for development, education and healthcare.

Erdogan, you don’t protect democracy by suspending it

Erdogan, you don’t protect democracy by suspending it

Haven’t we heard this before, “we are taking action, protecting democracy by suspending it”. Every dictator and zealot in waiting gushes out the same mantra.