Proposed health insurance scheme: Primum non nocere (‘First, to do no harm’)
If this goes ahead, the public healthcare system will get even more run down and the public will be saddled with high insurance payments,...
Centralised federalism in Malaysia: Urgent need to decentralise
Aliran has made a submission to the Committee for Institutional Reform pointing out the urgent need for greater decentralisation in our heavily centralised federation....
From Kaum Ibu to Kaum Reformasi (Part 2)
In the second of her two-part series, Zeenath Kauser looks at how the women’s empowerment in the early Kaum Ibu movement manifested itself again...
From Kaum Ibu to Kaum Reformasi (Part 1)
Zeenath Kausar trace the history of women’s empowerment in the political process of this land from Kaum Ibu in the pre-Independence era to the...
Time to dream big: Intergenerational deep-change projects for new Malaysia
Many of us will not be around but it is certainly wonderful to imagine such a new Malaysia for future generations. Malaysians today can...
The Youth will set us free
Francis Loh explores the role of Malaysian youth in politics and the coming general election and finds that they are not the problem, but...
BRI, spike in Chinese investments: What are implications for Malaysia’s politics, sovereignty?
With our corrupt regime still in place, a deluge of Chinese investments and the lack of transparency, Malaysians need to be vigilant about these...
Why Dr Mahathir?
Among other things, Mahathir would be able to reach out to specific Malay groups previously considered to be Umno’s traditional supporters, writes Francis Loh....
Harapkan pegar, pegar makan padi
Wawancara dengan Jomo KS, ahli ekonomi, mengenai prestasi dan kedudukan ekonomi Malaysia sebenarnya.
Apakah prestasi ekonomi Malaysia lebih baik sejak PRU13?
Ekonomi Malaysia telah tumbuh...
Downsize humongous PM’s Department drastically
‘Discretionary development allocations’ channelled to this department should not be used as a slush fund; instead, redirect them to bring development to the rakyat,...
Will Pakatan Harapan win the general election?
The swing in Malay votes from BN to PH, together with solid support for PH from non-Malays, can overcome the negative effect of Pas’...
The Mega Infrastructure Project – an Elephant Analogy, with Ants
To prevent corruption and get the most cost-effective deal, don’t let the elephant dictate and always be aware that what the ants (the people)...