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ADUN SPEAKS | Cut CEO pay, not axe jobs during pandemic

ADUN SPEAKS | Cut CEO pay, not axe jobs during pandemic

Govt can wield emergency powers to protect livelihoods of bank branch employees.

ADUN SPEAKS | Find legal ability for blanket moratorium

ADUN SPEAKS | Find legal ability for blanket moratorium

The government had neither the moral basis nor the ‘legal ability’ to suspend Parliament, but they found a way.

ADUN SPEAKS | IGP must address prevalent subjectivism in police force

ADUN SPEAKS | IGP must address prevalent subjectivism in police force

Improving the SOP and the institution of other measures are important, but they by themselves are not a sufficient deterrent.
ADUN SPEAKS | Independent authority needed to investigate custodial deaths

ADUN SPEAKS | Independent authority needed to investigate custodial deaths

Asking the government of the day is just as good as asking the Home Ministry or the police to investigate themselves.

ADUN SPEAKS | Time for formalised, detailed police standards

ADUN SPEAKS | Time for formalised, detailed police standards

A law governing policing standards alongside the IPCMC will ensure clean investigations and good behaviour.

ADUN SPEAKS | Can Indians make a difference in electoral politics?

ADUN SPEAKS | Can Indians make a difference in electoral politics?

There has been a gradual decrease in the population of Indians relative to the other ethnic groups.

ADUN SPEAKS | Absence of manpower planning

ADUN SPEAKS | Absence of manpower planning

The lack of this suggests dependence on foreign workers.

ADUN SPEAKS | Umno severing ties with Bersatu?

ADUN SPEAKS | Umno severing ties with Bersatu?

'Umno being Umno with all its crass opportunism, nothing is certain.'

ADUN SPEAKS | Is Sanusi brave enough to cut water supply?

ADUN SPEAKS | Is Sanusi brave enough to cut water supply?

El Dorado or the illusory utopia of Wakedah, the people of Kedah are going to suffer from the irresponsible bizarre antics of Sanusi.
ADUN SPEAKS | Revive local elections to combat corruption

ADUN SPEAKS | Revive local elections to combat corruption

The lack of checks and balances in local authorities and the subsequent loss of accountability have always been a serious challenge.
ADUN SPEAKS | It's not just alcohol, but the constitutional rights of non-Muslims

ADUN SPEAKS | It's not just alcohol, but the constitutional rights of non-Muslims

And, what is to stop the DBKL - under its overzealous minister - to go for further measures to curb the rights of non-Muslims?

ADUN SPEAKS | Limits of race, religion in the ultimate demise of Muafakat Nasional

ADUN SPEAKS | Limits of race, religion in the ultimate demise of Muafakat Nasional

Perhaps the collapse of this synthetic unity was just only a matter of time.
ADUN SPEAKS | Don’t interfere, let Anwar demonstrate his support

ADUN SPEAKS | Don’t interfere, let Anwar demonstrate his support

Govt agencies such as the police should remain professional and disengaged from the political process.
ADUN SPEAKS | PN must stop restricting right to information and freedom of press

ADUN SPEAKS | PN must stop restricting right to information and freedom of press

Dismantling the check and balance system in which the media plays a huge part should never appear on the government’s list.
ADUN SPEAKS | A Gramscian reflection on the Sabah polls

ADUN SPEAKS | A Gramscian reflection on the Sabah polls

ADUN SPEAKS | Is there any room for Gramsci’s optimism of will in Malaysia’s struggle for democratisation?

ADUN SPEAKS | Employment: Mismatch with the needs of the industries

ADUN SPEAKS | Employment: Mismatch with the needs of the industries

This mismatch between skills and the needs of the industries is the cause of graduate unemployment in the country.

ADUN SPEAKS | It’s the classes, stupid!

ADUN SPEAKS | It’s the classes, stupid!

ADUN SPEAKS | After 60 years of racial politics and outdated New Economic Policy, Malaysia deserves better.

ADUN SPEAKS | Extremism the cause of national disunity, not vernacular schools

ADUN SPEAKS | Extremism the cause of national disunity, not vernacular schools

Vernacular schools will be targets of attack for as long as race and religion dominate the thinking of race-based and religion-based political parties.

ADUN SPEAKS | Malacca PN - a regime that fails in legitimating itself

ADUN SPEAKS | Malacca PN - a regime that fails in legitimating itself

PN state reps should govern with integrity, competency, and leadership, instead of pursuing racial-centric politics.

ADUN SPEAKS | Govt should consider halting the prosecution of attempted suicides

ADUN SPEAKS | Govt should consider halting the prosecution of attempted suicides

'Each failed suicide attempt should not be looked on as an inconvenience, but as a life saved.'

ADUN SPEAKS | The return to normalcy must not be a return of the old ways

ADUN SPEAKS | The return to normalcy must not be a return of the old ways

ADUN SPEAKS | During this MCO, the single most humbling observation I made was how neighbours redefined their role among themselves at a time of need.

Thousands of M'sians still stranded in India - what is our gov't doing?

Thousands of M'sians still stranded in India - what is our gov't doing?

ADUN SPEAKS | Even the High Commission in New Delhi appears silent - it is time to revamp the mission.

Let common sense prevail and stay strong together

Let common sense prevail and stay strong together

ADUN SPEAKS | We should not only look for answers from the gov't but should trust our own common sense.

Battles might be lost and won, but the war goes on

Battles might be lost and won, but the war goes on

ADUN SPEAKS | A secret plot in the guise of a Malay only government was hatched some time back.