While our neighbours’ democratic space is expanding, Malaysia’s is shrinking. Only you can stop this trend through the ballot box in the coming general election, says Choo Sing Chye.
Jan 022013
Jan 012013
Mustafa K Anuar ushers in the New Year by sharing with us some of his unorthodox resolutions.
Dec 312012
Umno faces the rise of an unprecedented number of young and more urbanised voters who have little appetite for neither its old-style racial politics nor its ersatz Islamism, writes Johan Saravanamuttu, who witnessed the recent Umno general assembly first-hand.
Dec 302012
Umno faces the rise of an unexpected number of young, more urbanised voters who have little appetite for its old-style racial politics nor its version of Islamism. Johan Saravanamuttu, who attended the party’s recent general assembly, shares with us his impressions of a party that appears to be in survival mode.
Dec 292012
At a time when the poor could afford to buy a RM25000 house 14 years ago, the BN adminstration in Penang built only 2926 such homes, notes Choo Sing Chye.
Dec 282012
Mustafa K Anuar explains why Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali’s recent claim – that Malay-Muslim business people are at a disadvantage compared to their non-Muslim counterparts because Islam prohibits Muslims from being involved in haram activities – rings hollow.
Dec 272012
The Prime Minister seems to be playing Santa Claus. He is very generously dishing out goodies from seemingly bottomless coffers, convinced that Malaysians are a greedy, unthinking lot who can be bought easily.
Dec 242012
A regional conference in Phnom Penh has appealed to countries involved in territorial disputes in East Asia to resolve conflicting issues through dialogue and peaceful means.
Dec 242012
Japanese civic movements held a press conference and released a statement on territorial conflicts involving Japan, China, and Korea on 28 September 2012.
Dec 222012
Aliran is appalled that a heavy sentence has been meted out to ‘Occupy Dataran’ student Umar Mohd Azmi after he was found guilty of “obstructing a public officer”.