Lament of the marginalised

Why am I not a Minister?I was the longest serving minister in the world.Look, I only lost Sungai Siput.Tsu Koon lost Penang — the jewel in Gerakan’s crown.His KPI in the way he governed the state was zero!Now he has entered the Cabinet through the back door.

The difficulty in accepting sexual diversity

Prema Devaraj urges Malaysians to try and understand sexual diversity and to work for a more just and humane society.

Whither Malaysian Politics?

Are Malaysian voters ready for a regime change, wonders CY. Are we ready to face the new and more frustrating challenges ahead?

ACT NOW! Vibrant democracy requires eternal vigilance

If we are passionate about Malaysia and our birthright, then we should ACT NOW to save our democracy, says Andrew Aeria.

Change at Batang Ai: So near, yet still so far…

The Batang Ai by-election showed us that change will not come easily, especially in Sarawak and Sabah. Still, Batang Ai voters had the last laugh when they managed to squeeze out RM70 million from the BN during the campaign there, as DS observes.

The April ‘tri-elections’ in retrospect

Pakatan has now firmly co-opted BN’s winning formula especially in the ethnically ‘mixed’ seats in Peninsular Malaysia, observes Ong Kian Ming.

Thoughts on the Perak power grab

Malaysians are intelligent enough to know that the BN has neither the majority nor the moral qualifications to lead Perak, but that it has all the weapons in its chest, observes Rani Rasiah.

The YouTuber’s guide to our mini galaxy

It has not been the happiest leadership transition for the ruling coalition. Khoo Boo Teik looks at the unusual position the BN is in, having lost four by-elections in the peninsula since the last general election. At the heart of Pakatan Rakyat’s advances is a sea-change at the social level – a phenomenon which has [...]

Aliran Monthly 29: 3 editor’s note

It has not been the happiest leadership transition for the ruling coalition. In our cover story, Khoo Boo Teik looks at the unusual position the BN is in, having lost four by-elections in the peninsula since the last general election. At the heart of Pakatan Rakyat’s advances is a sea-change at the social level – [...]

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