Archived posts and commentary about Malaysian politics, elections, public affairs and political figures from the period in which they were written.
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Lest we forget.. A master of deception, who took lying to a different level, turning it into a near perfect art, so great that a quote is credited to his name. All this was inspired by the principle–which is quite true in itself–that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility;…
Share A reader has kindly helped me (thank you Daisy Sheppard!) with the translation works for my previous Bahasa Melayu post ‘Surat terbuka kepada Tun Mahathir‘ , so here is the English version for your reading. Please share it around if you think it is worth doing so. Dear Tun Mahathir, I refer to Tun’s…
Updated: English version for this post here – Open letter to Tun Mahathir Kehadapan Tun Mahathir, Saya merujuk kepada artikel Tun bertajuk “Kaki Dalam Kasut” yang ditulis pada 20 Julai 2009 di laman web Tun. Izinkan saya berkongsi pendapat saya berkenaan apa yang ditulis oleh Tun. 2. Saya percaya penyoal berpendapat orang bukan Melayu berasa…
I despise Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia for their unethical reporting, excessively bias and strong tendencies to propagate narrow racialism views. It is as if the existence of these two papers is for nothing but to spew racial hatred on behalf of their political masters. Typical modus operandi by these hired missionaries or ’spinmasters’ involves…
A 2009 post collecting allegations shared on Twitter about treatment during an MACC interrogation, written amid wider controversy surrounding the commission.
A 2009 commentary on the death of Teoh Beng Hock, focusing on unanswered questions and the author’s criticism of official and media narratives at the time.
Ladies and gentlemen, It’s Friday. Let’s have something light today. Let’s talk about career. Do you love your job? Is it what you wanted to be? Do you still remember what you wrote for the essay ‘My Ambition’ when you were in primary school? Do you remember when you told your mother, “Mom, I want…