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Opium and walking stick — Lim Sue Goan

MAY 19 — For the very first time, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak described the fuel subsidy as opium. His remarks were shocking as the people have been enjoying subsidies over the past few decades and would it mean that they have taken opium for decades?

Long-term opium use would cause irreversible damage to health and even death. The ... Read More

Greater tolerance — Lim Mun Fah

MAY 19 — We have just celebrated Wesak Day, a festival promoting mercy and world peace. On that day, politicians, religious practitioners and community leaders promoted tolerance, harmony and mutual ... Read More

Kontrak sosial aset keharmonian kaum Melayu, Cina dan India — Zulkifli Jalil

19 MEI — Pembentukan Perlembagaan Negara mempunyai sejarah yang panjang.Ia hasil tolak ansur antara kaum di Tanah Melayu pada waktu itu yang terdiri daripada Melayu, Cina dan India. Semua pihak saling ... Read More

Finding the nation’s voice — Christopher Chong

MAY 19 — Everyone knows that a democracy is a political system where periodical elections take place. But democracy is much more than just elections. It involves the existence of a space which allows for ... Read More

New Singapore Cabinet will have its work cut out — Eugene KB Tan

MAY 19 — Politics in Singapore is generally marked by incremental change. However, with the watershed General Election of May 7, politics and government in Singapore will not be the same again. Singapore ... Read More

Fighting for talent — Lim Mun Fah

MAY 19 — The USA Today reported that the Silicon Valley is facing a talent shortage as many Chinese and Indian talents have returned to their native countries.US President Barack Obama is aware of the ... Read More

The sacred and profane in Malaysian politics — Syed Mohd Salim Syed Mohd Bakar

MAY 19 — Humans have always been beset by the existentialist questions: Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here?Religions exist to provide the answers and to comfort the beleaguered. The ... Read More

Implications of GTP on ETP-2: Government facilitation — Dr. Daphne Loke

May 18 — This article concerns the numerous private sector projects proposed for development and have been left to languish indefinitely in the hands of government departments at the proposal stage.I ... Read More

Teoh’s death IS about the MACC — The Malaysian Insider

MAY 18 — Datuk Seri Shafee Abdullah is right that that the public should focus on Teoh Beng Hock’s death but wrong to say that the blunders of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should not be ... Read More

Lynas Review Panel must be reformed — SM Mohamed Idris

MAY 18 — On 14 May, the Minister for the International Trade and Industry (MITI), Datuk Seri Mustapha Mohammed announced the independent panel to review the proposed Lynas rare earth processing plant in ... Read More

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