Wong Chin Huat

Here's how - if Kelantan had pursed local democracy as it did the hudud laws or dinars, the nation will be solidly backing PAS, and BA, now.

Repressive press laws cannot be repealed unless there is a change of the government's heart or a change of government. Both are unlikely. But there is hope in the House.

By falsely making the ethnic groups as contracting parties of the social contract, it posits the inevitability of inter-ethnic conflicts. In fact, the contract implies three quasi-nations in Malaysia.

In the first part of his analysis on the election, the writer explains why the electoral system is an unconquerable fortress for opposition parties.

The opposition should propose the bill at the next parliament sitting. This will not only put to test the premier's resolve in battling corruption, it could also help unite the opposition