Battling the demons of enmity
To help build peace and unity, we have to come together to talk honestly without antagonism, to forgive and heal the rifts that have...
Packed like sardines!
Janji ditepati? Nothing has been done to a primary school in Belaga nearly one year after its hostel collapsed, injuring 18 pupils – five...
Hair-raising truth about MCA
The MCA seems more fixated on unisex hair salons than in radioactive waste and pressing educational concerns, notes Martin Jalleh.
Ten numbers the rich would like fudged
The numbers reveal the deadening effects of inequality in the United States and confirm that tax avoidance, rather than a lack of middle-class initiative,...
From the makers of infotainment
Providing fair access to the media is more than just being concerned about fairness. It is also about ensuring diversity in media content so...
Now everyone can let fly
Martin Jalleh catalogues MP Bung Mokhtar Radin's litany of bleepers since the turn of the millennium in the aftermath of his latest outburst.
Reporting religion faithfully
Contrary to the myth peddled by the state, a free and responsible press is essential to the national project to help build a harmonious...
A punch-drunk party?
With only fear-mongering as its ‘weapon’ and a front line that arguably consists of a bunch of self-serving deadweights, it is quite likely that...
High rates of social problems among Indian Malaysians
While Diwali was ushered in with much festive joy, Martin Jalleh lists the high rates of social problems among Indian Malaysians.
Clear and present danger?
We should band together, certainly at the next general elections, based on a common desire to respect each other and to live together peacefully...
Things fall apart …
The dragnet to rein in critical or dissenting voices appears to be widening. Martin Jalleh looks at recent developments and wonders what this portends...
Najib a ‘poor copycat’ of Mahathir: Ex-Umno rep
Martin Jalleh reproduces excerpts from a column by Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, in which the former Umno state assembly member, now with the DAP,...