THE world’s oldest insulting gesture, flipping the bird, or sticking out the middle finger, dates to ancient Greece and was adopted by the Romans as digitus impudicus – the impudent finger. A public intellectual, expressing his contempt for a gas-bag politician, reaches for a familiar gesture. He extends his middle finger and declares: “This is the great […]
The right fundamentals: By cutting out the ‘fanciful non-productive’ elements, we can beef up our core curriculum that would increase the standards of our education at no additional cost overall. Reforming Malaysian education can be affordable and simple – if we put our minds to it. THIS piece was prompted by a very interesting exchange […]
SABAH, famously known as “The Land Below the Wind”, is the second largest state in Malaysia, sharing the island of Borneo with Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan. Well, I am in Kota Kinabalu for the Borneo Rainforest Law Conference and the Opening of the Legal Year (OLY) 2019 for Sabah and Sarawak. I attended the same […]
Boost understanding: Our education system and the media should play their part in educating the people about the proper roles and responsibilities of our elected officials. POLITICS is the art of the possible, they say. I believe two structural things need to happen in Malaysian politics for it to mature and drive progress in Malaysia: […]
THIS is supposed to be the season of giving and love. What we have instead, if some quarters are to have their way, is a season of hate. They wanted this to happen. They made it happen and now they are screaming for revenge and for a scapegoat. This has always been the modus operandi of […]
OUR unity in diversity is one of the gems that make me love so much this nation we call Malaysia. It is something so dear and precious, and a source of joy that we must all treasure. For someone who advocates for unity among all Malaysians, the pluralism of our diversity, as well as minority […]
LET’S play a short game of 50 questions for a change: Do you eat beef? If you do, can you accept another person’s right to insist that they should not eat beef? If, they believe that eating of beef is immoral, cruel and sacrilegious, can you accept that they have a right to hold such […]
I have spoken extensively about the overwhelming religious nature of the Malaysian public schools and public education system, including the lopsided hours between religion compared to science. Recent revelations show that the Education Ministry needs to urgently and seriously revamp the curriculum and content of the Islamic Education subject being taught to our students. I […]
Under threat: The Temiars have had to put up blockades near Gua Musang to ensure their ancestral lands are not encroached as far back as 2012. TODAY we celebrate Malaysia Day. A day in 1963 we hoped would take all of us to greater things. That we would build a great nation, together. A great […]
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