Zairil Khir Johari

ADUN SPEAKS | PN being hypocritical in call to cancel PSI project

ADUN SPEAKS | PN being hypocritical in call to cancel PSI project

It is yet another example of political persecution against Penang.

LETTER | To Ku Li: This is Malaysia

LETTER | To Ku Li: This is Malaysia

Ku Li has warned Malay youth from being duped by DAP, but it was on his advice that I joined the party 10 years ago.

Doomsday for Pakatan Harapan? Not yet

Doomsday for Pakatan Harapan? Not yet

ADUN SPEAKS | It is folly to read too much into a by-election, but Harapan must get its act together. 

More than RM0.5b worth of flood mitigation projects for Penang

More than RM0.5b worth of flood mitigation projects for Penang

ADUN SPEAKS | Unfortunately, voices from the opposition have lately accused the state government of not doing anything to alleviate the flooding problem.

MOE contradicts itself on pricey imported English textbooks

MOE contradicts itself on pricey imported English textbooks

MP SPEAKS | Chong Sin Woon’s reply that the RM34 million books are not replacements goes against MOE's earlier circular.

‘Imported’ textbooks will only hamper students, teachers

‘Imported’ textbooks will only hamper students, teachers

LETTER | Textbooks make reference to ‘digital materials,’ which do not come with the books.

Improving English proficiency by using the same textbook?

Improving English proficiency by using the same textbook?

MP SPEAKS | How can this be done, using the same book for two years, as the Education Ministry has directed?

Why replace local textbooks with textbooks designed for Spanish students?

Why replace local textbooks with textbooks designed for Spanish students?

MP SPEAKS | The textbooks are not suited for local students who are required to have an understanding of the foreign references. 

Setting the record straight on the Tg Bungah tragedy

Setting the record straight on the Tg Bungah tragedy

MP SPEAKS | Mistruths about the tragedy are being spread, some deliberately.

How did an election promise result in overpriced Chromebooks?

How did an election promise result in overpriced Chromebooks?

MP SPEAKS | The gov't needs to explain why an  election promise has degenerated into yet another profligate project.

Need to explain 99pct reduction given to YTL for 1BRIS rental charges

Need to explain 99pct reduction given to YTL for 1BRIS rental charges

MP SPEAKS | The judgment exercised by the officials involved is mind-boggling.

Let’s reclaim our country through Bersih 5

Let’s reclaim our country through Bersih 5

MP SPEAKS | The latest redelineation proposals prove this ruling regime will desperately resort to any means to ensure its survival.

Religion should be decided by individual faith, not bureaucracy

Religion should be decided by individual faith, not bureaucracy

MP SPEAKS | It defies common sense that someone is legally a Muslim even though they no longer adhere to the faith.

No, Guan Eng should not step down

No, Guan Eng should not step down

COMMENT | What is more important is to establish whether there was any impropriety by way of corruption. 
Amend Courts of Judicature Act to resolve legal lacuna

Amend Courts of Judicature Act to resolve legal lacuna

MP SPEAKS | Apex Court would then be able to protect constitutional rights, fundamental liberties of all M'sians.
JPA scholarship cuts completely unacceptable, PM told

JPA scholarship cuts completely unacceptable, PM told

MP SPEAKS | M'sians cannot accept such cuts when corruption, leakages and financial scandals abound.
DAP dilemma is the Malaysian dilemma

DAP dilemma is the Malaysian dilemma

COMMENT | Therefore, breaking away from the Umno-PAS ethno-religious nationalist model will give us all a better future.
Budget 2016 makes many sector cuts, education badly hit

Budget 2016 makes many sector cuts, education badly hit

MP SPEAKS | All these cuts are pumped into areas to win BN support, but why ignore critical areas?
Flip-flop in UPSR proof of more education policy failures

Flip-flop in UPSR proof of more education policy failures

In a bid to address the deficiency in critical thinking and problem-solving ability that has been identified as the main cause of our school students’ dismal performance in international assessments such as PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) and TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), the Education Ministry took steps to ‘transform’ our exam-oriented education system by infusing more comprehensive methods of assessment.
Why target vernacular schools when it's more multi-racial?

Why target vernacular schools when it's more multi-racial?

MP SPEAKS This is over-planned nation-building courses for vernacular but not national schools.

A post-Pakatan, post-BN future for Malaysia?

A post-Pakatan, post-BN future for Malaysia?

COMMENT Flexible, dynamic political configurations make more sense.
Don't hide education reality with selective stats

Don't hide education reality with selective stats

FREE MP SPEAKS We should not be afraid to compete if we want to be ‘world class’.
Allow an audit before destroying ivory stockpile

Allow an audit before destroying ivory stockpile

The trafficking of ivory is a very serious global concern, as the trade has caused many animals such as elephants and rhinos to come under threat by illegal poachers. African elephants have been particularly affected, as the species’ population has shrunk from 1.3 million in 1979 to about 434,000 to 684,000 today.
Tabung Haji-1MDB 'sweetheart deal' puzzling

Tabung Haji-1MDB 'sweetheart deal' puzzling

FREE Tabung Haji’s RM188.5 million purchase is still an exorbitant price.