THE claim of victimhood or adoption of a victim mentality is not only a culture. It can grow into a veritable industry. One driver of racism has been racially skewed socio-economic, educational, cultural and even governance policies. These policies have been pursued even before the watershed event of May 1969 which altered the political dynamics […]

Malaysians seem to be suffering from acute analysis paralysis. There is a current tendency of over-analysing or over-thinking our current situation without concrete action or solutions, leaving us citizens paralysed. We see petitions going around asking people to sign for this and that from the comfort of our armchairs. We are quick to sign and […]

TO begin to understand racism it is necessary to dissect the official counter narrative. This consists of several key elements. The first has been to ignore its reality by deleting mention or reference to the word in the official national documentation. Search of the nation’s governmental and administrative documentation including that related to social policies […]

TODAY, I wish to propose a twist in the teaching of a category of subjects that some in both public and private universities have dismissed as “unimportant” – the Mata Pelajaran Pengajian Umum (MPU) or General Studies subjects. MPU is supposed to produce graduates who appreciate, understand and work towards nation building in a harmonious […]

The maintaining and enhancement of Civil Liberties is one of the hallmark of MAJU’s push for Malaysians. And the bastion with which civil liberties is

We are all in the same storm, but as I read today, we are not in the same boat! A few weeks ago I wrote

Strong leadership needed to fight Covid-19 By Joe Samad – April 5, 2020 8:00 AM It’s hard for Malaysians to keep a straight face when we become a laughing stock of the world, whether it’s about Auntie Anne’s hotdog or 1MDB. Lately, international TV news networks and comedians have been working overtime to make fun […]