William de Cruz

‘Gotong-royong’ delivers record overseas ballot

‘Gotong-royong’ delivers record overseas ballot

How M’sians abroad, working across borders, ensure their votes are counted.  
COMMENT | Malaysia’s diaspora sends tens of thousands of votes

COMMENT | Malaysia’s diaspora sends tens of thousands of votes

Overseas M’sians are working overtime to ensure their ballots are counted.
COMMENT | Recognise, mark and celebrate a Malaysian hero

COMMENT | Recognise, mark and celebrate a Malaysian hero

We should celebrate judge Nazlan for making history with the conviction of Najib.

Nation’s future should not be entrusted to the man who failed twice

Nation’s future should not be entrusted to the man who failed twice

COMMENT | If this were a matter of economics and Dr M were a market, financial analysts would call him a basket case.
No new Malaysia without new Malays

No new Malaysia without new Malays

COMMENT | Malays need to be set free from Malay politicians

Hot potatoes, soft targets and sex

Hot potatoes, soft targets and sex

COMMENT | Sexual orientation and gay marriage trump the breeding of violence against women and children.

Kit Siang gets democracy award from Sydney Bersih

Kit Siang gets democracy award from Sydney Bersih

Its New Malaysia Democracy Award marks 'the beginning of a new chapter for Malaysia.'

Kit Siang: M'sia is secular, no doubt about it

Kit Siang: M'sia is secular, no doubt about it

DAP leaders chat with the diaspora in Sydney on how New M'sia can navigate through the minefield.

Australians rally against syariah caning of Terengganu lesbians

Australians rally against syariah caning of Terengganu lesbians

COMMENT | Actions by politicians, such as DPM labelling LGBT support as 'haram', encourage violence against already marginalised people.

Setting a world benchmark in reclaiming democracy

Setting a world benchmark in reclaiming democracy

COMMENT | Against all odds, we have returned 'Merdeka' - freedom, independence - to our shores.

Maria’s candidacy breathes hope for GE14

Maria’s candidacy breathes hope for GE14

COMMENT | The Bersih leader’s decision to stand for election bodes well for Malaysia.

Rehman Rashid - he told us our story

Rehman Rashid - he told us our story

COMMENT | 'You know, what we need is to remove ‘race’ from our identity cards ...' Reh once said.

Global push for overseas voting reform

Global push for overseas voting reform

COMMENT | The aim is to have a system that gives voting rights to all eligible M’sians abroad.

Survey: Overseas Malaysians in limbo over voter registration

Survey: Overseas Malaysians in limbo over voter registration

M'sians abroad are unable to register as voters in nine out of 10 overseas missions surveyed.

Ali Tinju must be arrested, now!

Ali Tinju must be arrested, now!

COMMENT | This is for publicly issuing what many rightly interpret as a death threat against Bersih chair Maria Chin.

Some very bitter prescription for the Doctor

Some very bitter prescription for the Doctor

COMMENT | Mahathir must give way to an untainted leader to helm the Save Malaysia campaign.
Shareholders face off with anti-Lynas groups in Sydney

Shareholders face off with anti-Lynas groups in Sydney

protester at lynas headquarters in sydney Save Malaysia-Stop Lynas’ claims Lynas’ non-executive chair Nick Curtis either ‘twisted the facts’ or avoided answering his question.
Why I have come home to vote

Why I have come home to vote

COMMENT I feel the guilt of not having voted in 2008, and am now here to add just one vote more to dilute the extent of electoral fraud.
Christians should come out to vote, even on a Sunday

Christians should come out to vote, even on a Sunday

COMMENT We are gearing up for the most critical election Malaysia has ever seen and some Christians see a higher calling in going to church.
Overseas vote - crawling to the finish line

Overseas vote - crawling to the finish line

COMMENT Will the EC deliver its pledge on time, to amend the rules to allow Malaysians living abroad to vote by post?
Why I must come home to vote

Why I must come home to vote

NONE COMMENT Divisiveness in Malaysia has not only gone unchecked by BN for decades, it has been fanned and encouraged.
EC claims hide true voter story

EC claims hide true voter story

COMMENT Effectively, a potentially vote-swinging overseas Malaysian community of 1 million lives in electoral limbo.
What regime change must create

What regime change must create

COMMENT A new post-election Malaysia must not be scarred by a troubled reawakening of the national psyche and body politic.
Blaming students like blaming women for rape

Blaming students like blaming women for rape