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)...
Five things we learned about Penang’s ‘three islands’ mega project
Anil Netto joined a group of hikers on an expedition to southern Penang Island to find a panoramic coastline that could be changed forever...
Healing our loss, rising above muddy waters
We cannot attribute floods and landslides to bad luck which we can do nothing about; such attribution would be a sheer denial of responsibility,...
Lies”R”Us: Think before you ‘like’ and ‘share’
Among those who ‘share’ posts on social media, how many bother to check the authenticity of what they are sharing, wonders Mary Chin. When...
Economy, taxation, checks and balances: Mundane issues matter
What the Rakyat feel on the ground will influence their perception of whether good governance and transparency exists in reality, says Citizen in Action....
Penangites’ ultimate korban
Sacrificed on the altar of development were migrants at their work-site - and Nature itself, writes Mary Chin. Every day is festive in this...
Continued weakening of labour movement in post-independence Malaysia
Will workers and unions choose to remain in the ‘restricted space’ provided for them by the British colonial government and now the Umno-BN government,...
How the British suppressed the labour movement in Malaya
In the second of a three-part series, Charles Hector examines how the British moved to weaken the blossoming Malayan labour movement. The British colonial...
History of the labour movement in Malaysia
In a three-part series, Charles Hector looks at the history of the workers' struggle spanning from the struggle for independence, British suppression and the...
What to do with the refugees? A proposal
If Malaysians have so far been taught tolerance as the key to peace, now is an opportune time to learn solidarity, writes Mary Chin....
BRI and spike in Chinese investments in Malaysia: What are the implications for Malaysia’s...
With our corrupt regime still in place, a deluge of Chinese investments and the lack of transparency, Malaysians need to be vigilant about these...
Malaysia needs a manifesto for change that transcends TN50
We must take a new direction; the old NEP should not be put in a new bottle, says Thuraisingham Shan. It is just a...