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Malaysia might just be racist forever

COMMENT | After 60 years and a change in the government, it seems the "new" Malaysia is not that new when it comes to race and religion.

2019-08-02 11:11:27+08:00 by Zan Azlee
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How is it hapless Ahmad Faizal is still Perak MB?

COMMENT | Despite numerous gaffes, the former Umno aide has clung on to the state's top job.

2019-08-02 06:37:00+08:00 by Mariam Mokhtar
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An eventful month for reforms

COMMENT | The month of July saw many important reforms tabled and passed in Parliament.

2019-08-01 06:13:00+08:00 by Syahredzan Johan
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Stop using the 'deep state' as an excuse for inaction

COMMENT | These days, Harapan always blames the 'deep state' for every incompetent move it makes.

2019-07-31 06:25:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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The men who will not be prime minister

COMMENT | It would be sad if because of their own undoing, both Anwar and Azmin end up in this category.

2019-07-31 06:24:00+08:00 by Francis Paul Siah
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Multiple holes in IPCMC bill

COMMENT | It is a watered-down version which gives no powers to IPCMC to investigate serious offences.

2019-07-30 12:57:01+08:00 by P Gunasegaram
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Teach our students to manage cultural differences wisely

COMMENT | At present, I don't see the Education Ministry mandating cross-cultural training for teachers.

2019-07-30 12:11:45+08:00 by Azly Rahman
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MIC should not normalise PAS' radicalism

COMMENT | What MIC is doing by hooking up with PAS is dangerous and harmful to the constituents they claim to want to “uplift”.

2019-07-29 06:48:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Even in this new era, Mahathir ‘mudah lupa’

COMMENT | Have reporters adjusted to promises of freedom in reporting, or are they still forced to toe the party line?

2019-07-27 08:11:00+08:00 by Mariam Mokhtar
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We will never have needs-based affirmative action in M'sia

COMMENT | Good on Anwar for saying it, but there is a chasm of difference between saying and doing.

2019-07-27 07:37:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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The problem with conversations on child marriage

COMMENT | 14,999 child marriages were recorded between 2007 and 2017 - averaging four a day.

2019-07-26 08:19:00+08:00 by Majidah Hashim
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Mahathir's mixed media legacy

COMMENT | Mahathir’s contentious relationship with the media during his decades of leadership shows the rocky road journalists had to tread.

2019-07-26 07:34:00+08:00 by Eric Loo
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MOF's 'no money no talk' statement insults Sarawakians

COMMENT | The finance minister should be more diplomatic in his language when dealing with the Sarawak gov't.

2019-07-26 07:05:00+08:00 by Francis Paul Siah
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The farce that is the Proton X70

COMMENT | The beneficiaries of this deception are Mahathir crony Syed Mokhtar Albukhary and China's Geely.

2019-07-25 08:01:00+08:00 by P Gunasegaram
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Gua Musang and the Sound of Silence

Despite representing Gua Musang since 1974, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has been keeping mum about the living conditions of the Orang Asli.

2019-07-25 07:26:00+08:00 by Martin Vengadesan
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After 14 years, finally a bill to set up the IPCMC

COMMENT | The biggest difference between the proposed IPCMC and the current EAIC are the disciplinary powers.

2019-07-25 07:03:00+08:00 by Syahredzan johan
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Majority controlling the narrative is part of the problem

COMMENT | The issue is not that the majority should control the narrative, but rather that freedom of speech should be protected from mob mentality.

2019-07-24 10:14:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Undi 18 and Malaysia's legacy of youth politics

COMMENT | Undi 18 is not a spontaneous idea that emerged from nothing, but a product of Malaysia’s legacy of youth politics.

2019-07-24 08:12:00+08:00 by Netusha Naidu
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A fragile peace in PKR, but for how long?

QUESTION TIME | 'Sadly, many of PKR’s commendable ideals now lie by the wayside in the relentless push for individual power and influence.'

2019-07-23 08:18:00+08:00 by P Gunasegaram
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Why July 22 holds little meaning for me

COMMENT | The pride of nationhood is not there. In its place, only disappointment and disillusionment.

2019-07-23 07:59:00+08:00 by Francis Paul Siah
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The government versus the indigenous people

COMMENT | Natives who have been on the receiving end of the malfeasance of the state for decades.

2019-07-22 08:07:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Anwar Ibrahim’s days are numbered

COMMENT | 'The war of words between the PKR president and his deputy has been a long time coming.'

2019-07-20 07:00:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Create a safe space so Undi 18 will work

COMMENT | Now that the bill has been passed, education and awareness should begin.

2019-07-19 13:07:32+08:00 by Zan Azlee
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Making sense of the sex video and Anwar-Azmin rivalry

COMMENT | Plenty is at stake in this clash. Is it any wonder the two camps are going all out to destroy one another?

2019-07-19 08:55:00+08:00 by FRANCIS PAUL SIAH
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Tapai reaches the parts even beer cannot reach

COMMENT | The most dangerous threat to ulamas is not an invading army or a contagious disease. It is the thinking Malay.

2019-07-19 08:29:00+08:00 by Mariam Mokhtar
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Lim Guan Eng should not exaggerate

COMMENT | His exaggeration of matters to put the previous government in a bad light leads to uncertainty, sometimes, affecting the markets.

2019-07-18 07:18:00+08:00 by P Gunasegaram
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Is accusing Kit Siang of creating Bersatu hate speech?

COMMENT | Hamidah Osman’s comments meant to stoke racial sentiments, demonising the DAP as the power behind the throne of Putrajaya.

2019-07-17 08:43:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Dilapidated schools in S'wak: Get the repairs done quick

COMMENT | Despite S'wak and federal gov't having entered funding negotiations over six months ago, there is no end in sight yet.

2019-07-17 08:14:00+08:00 by Francis Paul Siah
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How to solve a problem like Malaysia Airlines?

COMMENT | Recent interests in taking over the airline indicates it may not be all bad.

2019-07-16 07:11:00+08:00 by P Gunasegaram
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Can we trust the government to investigate anything?

COMMENT | The system is the way it is because Malaysians do not really care, in any meaningful way, about the abuses of the system.

2019-07-15 08:54:00+08:00 by S Thayaparan