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The lack of political courage

MAY 18 — Barack Obama has come out in support of gay marriage and that too in an election year. One may have differing views on the merits of the stand, but lack of political ...

Coming of age: Malaysian democracy matures

MAY 4 — In my last column, I had argued that Bersih 3.0 was jumping the gun and it ran the risk of alienating its base of civil society supporters if it was perceived to have been ...

Bersih 3.0 is jumping the gun

APRIL 13 — Consider this. Between Bersih 1.0 and 2.0, four years passed with no action on the demands of the group by the authorities. Between Bersih 2.0 in July last year and ...

Cowed no more

MARCH 27 — Till maybe a decade ago, the average Malaysian adult, when confronted with a political topic in a public place would shuffle uneasily, take a quick peek over his ...

Maid in Malaysia

MARCH 21 — The latest debacle about maids from Indonesia only allowed to do one chore has been met with howls of protest by prospective employers. There have been calls for a ...
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