The race conundrum, victimhood culture

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 […]

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Can a ‘third force’ break the political paralysis?

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 […]

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The counter narrative

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 […]

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Save Our Parliament

【MARTABATKAN PARLIMEN KITA, SATU HARI TAK CUKUP】 Parlimen merupakan cabang perundangan Malaysia di mana suara pengundi akan didengar. Dewan ini yang akan menggubalkan undang-undang persekutuan,

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A new twist to MPU subjects

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 […]

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Strong leadership needed to fight Covid-19

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 […]

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