MAY 19 — When did we descend into this pit of racism and reprisals? When did it become a matter of us against them? That some of us take umbrage when others don't support a … Read More

What makes Parisians tick

PARIS, May 20 — I’ve just read Olivier Magny’s Stuff Parisians Like, written by the young French sommelier and owner of the successful Ô Chateau wine … Read More

Let them start by debating GST — A. Kadir Jasin

MAY 23 — Let us hear some intelligent and productive debates when the new Parliament sits! We cannot expect anything less since the Dewan Rakyat is now more balanced than ever — … Read More

No sobriety or sanity in former judge’s statement — P. Ramakrishnan

MAY 23 — Decent thinking Malaysians were justifiably shocked that a former judge of the Court of Appeals, Mohd Noor Abdullah, could have expressed views that are so abhorrently … Read More

The long and winding road for Chinese education? — Lim Mun Fah

MAY 23 — Just as the entire Chinese community was still wrapped in bewilderment over the prospects of Chinese education in this country, the appointment of Mary Yap, who is not … Read More

ASEAN’s balancing act with China — Simon Tay

MAY 23 — Clues about the emerging character of the new Chinese leadership are emerging from its interaction with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Following the … Read More

We just love our motherland, is that so hard to grasp? – May Chee

MAY 22 – More than a hundred thousand have thronged a single rally and there was no untoward incident. Thirty at a candlelight vigil showing solidarity with a young and courageous … Read More

Commitments and reality ― Lim Sue Goan

MAY 22 ― The Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah recently analysed why the BN was able to strike a landslide victory in the 2004 general election but suffered a huge setback in … Read More

Don’t knock the Bangladeshis ― Ice Cream Seller

MAY 22 ― We have been hearing far too many negative stories about the Bangladeshis in the run up to and post GE13. Many Malaysians have freely vented their feelings and I can’t … Read More

A rakyat’s peace: Reclaiming a lost language ― Low Iishan

MAY 22 ― “People are deeply imbedded in philosophical, i.e., grammatical confusions. And to free them presupposes pulling them out of the immensely manifold connections they are … Read More

What would you pay for another year of life? ― Ong Sin Tong

MAY 22 ― When I first saw Stephanie* three years ago, she was newly diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), a blood cancer that almost killed her just two weeks … Read More

Standing up to bullying ― The Malaysian Insider

MAY 22 ― Finally, it comes down to motive. Why did Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan put herself in harm’s way, put her law practice on the backburner, and travel the length and breadth … Read More

Segregation happens in national schools too — Lutfi Hakim

MAY 21 — The air is toxic in our national schools. Not by design surely, but the schools do little to remove the spores of prejudice that the children bring into the schools from … Read More

So, what are the best ways to national unity? — H. Lee

MAY 21 — I was disappointed to read the article “The best ways to national unity” in a mainstream English daily today. The panellists of the Cafe Latte chat included Bukit Gasing … Read More

Challenging road ahead for family doctors — Darren Seah

MAY 21 — Family medicine in Singapore in the early days often took the form of doctors and nurses who travelled on foot or in sampans to see patients. These subsequently became … Read More

An unconvincing call to boycott — Tay Tian Yan

MAY 21 — The calls to boycott can be heard everywhere after the general election. It has been extended from a political battle to an economic battle. Some people wonder about the … Read More

Dispute over GST — Lim Mun Fah

MAY 21 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala said that if the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implemented at 7 per cent like Singapore, … Read More