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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 Malaysian and it turned chaotic. So, when someone says we go to the streets to foment chaos, he hasn’t a clue or he’s plain lying through his teeth. I would say he ... Read More

Recent Articles

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 the 2008 general ... 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 help but notice the ... 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 caught up in.” ~ Ludwig ... 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 before.At that time, the ... 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 of the country educating ... 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 their homes. These absent ... 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 assemblyman Rajiv ... 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 organised outpatient ... 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 origin of the word ... 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, Malaysia will be able to rake ... Read More