Dayaks have to decide what is their future in the political game that is taking place now. Being marginalised, our rights and interest are compromised and becomes negligible most of the times to the larger politically strong parties. The rights … Continue reading Rewrite our Future and Fate
Back in 2010, the founding father of modern Singapore spoke at length about his regrets, things he wished he could achieve but couldn’t, about the ills of race-based politics, and creating a cohesive society for all. Hailed by former US President Barack Obama as “one of the great strategists of Asian affairs,” Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, who governed the Southeast Asian country for three decades, was “an agnostic,” he told in an interview with Seth Mydans of New York Times and IHT back in September 2010 In the interview, Lee Kuan Yew spoke at length about his … Continue reading Lee Kuan Yew On Race-Based Politics And Why It Will Destroy Our Society
MUNGKIN sudah ramai membaca surat terbuka Husam Musa kepada Mahathir Mohamad. Ia mula disebarkan sejak tengah hari tadi. Saya baru berkesempatan untuk membaca dan menghayatinya. Panjang lebar juga surat Husam itu. Lembaran siber itu saya kira sentuhan akhir Husam kepada … Continue reading Surat Husam kepada Mahathir bernada sayang dan kesal
Prime Minister . . . Agong can appoint Anwar as minority PM, thereafter Parliament can deliberate if needed on the matter. Anwar Ibrahim . . . It can no longer be denied that Mahathir is trying to thwart Anwar Ibrahim. It makes no sense to include Opposition of Crooks in so-called Mahathir Unity gov’t. Grand Master . . . Where Grand Master Mahathir is going, there are no moves. It’s a matter of time, sooner or later. Time is not on his side, if he has not already run out of it. Dementia and alzheimer stalks. He won’t remember his … Continue reading Agong can appoint Anwar as minority PM, thereafter Parliament can deliberate if needed on the matter
Politics is the art of making selfish desires seem like national interests. Thomas Sowell wrote this many years ago, but it is so true as we have witnessed with the political drama in the last week. From what has happened, … Continue reading The most selfish man
COMMENT As I pen this, I am reminded of Ambiga Sreenevasan’s warning that “if the Pakatan Harapan government does not implement certain key reforms by June this year, the people will take to the streets again”. A failure of Harapan’s commitment to reform would see Malaysians back on the streets, the former Bersih chair said, adding that if it has to be done, then it has to be done. “This is not because of the government, this is because of the people,” she stressed on Jan 18. I am in total support of Ambiga on this. In fact, I have also mentioned that … Continue reading Dr M and Bersatu, don’t you dare betray Malaysians
Indians, unlike the Chinese, don’t know what is discipline. Only God, being disciplined, can help them. So, they turn to their 350m Deva (Gods) for help. The Deva, actually human beings who have moved on, impose a certain discipline before … Continue reading Mahathir will die happy if DAP out of Federal gov’t
At first I wanted to ignore the above piece written by apparently the Press Secretary to the ex Education Minister, Maszlee because honestly, the article is rambling except to attack me. Then, people told me, there are too many idiots … Continue reading WHAT IS EDUCATION – A REBUTTAL TO A MISGUIDED PRIORITY (Memahami ‘pendidikan’)
Malays say they are falling behind other ethnic groups in many fields. They seem to think that it is all because the non-Malays are in control of the economy and the country. The solutions offered to them by their political … Continue reading New Year Message by Datuk Zaid Ibrahim
When one speaks about discrimination in Malaysia, the first topic will be non-Malays and non-Muslims. In addition, the members of the LGBT community face a lot of abuse and threats. It is normal to read about non-Malay Malaysians excelling with … Continue reading Malaysians who are ignored at home, but recognised overseas
KUCHING, Jan 11: The Dayaks can be the decision makers and potentially, the decider to the outcome of the next Sarawak election due 2021. The Movement of Change, Sarawak (MoCS) chairman Francis Paul Siah said the state’s majority Dayak population … Continue reading Dayak the ‘kingmakers’ of Sarawak future — MoCS
We need a new Education Minister with the right qualifications, a scientific mindset and a technocratic iron will to implement the critical changes. I HAVE been a big critic of and objector to Maszlee Malik as Education Minister from day … Continue reading Time for real change for Malaysian education
Veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang has conceded that Pakatan Harapan has allowed itself to deviate from the moderate centre and is fast losing ground because of it. Should Harapan fail to build bridges between Malaysian communities, it would mean … Continue reading Kit Siang: If Harapan fails, the Malaysian dream dies
Here is a very interesting video. It is from the Indonesian side of Kalimantan. Those of you who are 10 years old (very young blog readers?) please deposit this video somewhere inside your memory for the next 40 or 50 … Continue reading Dayaks Want All Of Borneo, Mamaks Should Claim Penang, Kedah, Bagan Serai, Taiping, Kelantan Jadi Kelate ??
KUALA LUMPUR: A society dominated by scientists and engineers will lack moral compass as science can scientifically and systematically study certain aspects of reality, but it does not have the ability to tell an individual whether something is right or … Continue reading Society without scholars and thinkers is a dangerous society, says renowned sociologist
New Rules for Radicals: A ten-part series on how mass movements are made on the new social web. This is the fourth installment. All mass movements rely on the ability of diverse participants to come together under a common umbrella. … Continue reading How Do You Grow a Social Movement? (New Rules for Radicals — the Metatribe)
We’re all fans of education. I can admit that I’m a kind of an educational snob based on my own experience in pursuing advanced degrees. As a result, it’s always been a foregone conclusion that my kids would also be heading … Continue reading Why PhDs Don’t Become Billionaires We might be pushing our kids in the wrong direction.
For months, Mahathir Mohamad had been enjoying himself – bashing and condemning everyone and every country he didn’t like, as if the world revolves around him. He has slammed the U.S., Hong Kong, India, Israel, Singapore and even Myanmar. In the process, he has insulted the Hindus, Chinese, Jews, Americans and practically everyone who was non-Muslim. Fortunately, he was not the President of the United States. It was also lucky that Malaysia was not America. If Malaysia were the military and economic superpower United States and its leader happened to be Mahathir, he could have had launched military strikes against any nation … Continue reading Panicked Mahathir now fears trade sanctions after India plans to boycott Malaysian products
PETALING JAYA: Ronnie Liu has taken a swipe at Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, saying that the Pakatan Harapan coalition will still be able to form the government without Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. The DAP central executive committee member cautioned Dr … Continue reading Ronnie Liu takes a swipe at Dr M, says Pakatan will still be fine without Bersatu
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27, 2014 — Malaysia cannot flourish if the country’s religious and ethnic minorities are sidelined, President of the United States Barack Obama said today. In his first official visit to the country, Obama said that prejudices against people from different religions and races have no place in the modern world and must be removed. “Malaysia won’t succeed if the non-Muslims do not have the same opportunity,” Obama said in a townhall event at University of Malaya. Barack Obama (left) and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak speak at the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre in … Continue reading Malaysia will not succeed if non-Muslims marginalised, says Obama
PAS president Hadi Awang, discussing his involvement in the recently concluded Kongres Maruah Melayu (KMM) – by all counts, an outrageously racist event – explained that he wanted to promote Muslim unity because “it was forbidden for people of Islamic … Continue reading Haram to be Malaysian?
On the day of covering the Malay Dignity Congress, I was having a chat with several colleagues and fellow reporters before the event’s start. We joked that non-Malays would get the blame again later on. One of them told me, … Continue reading A deep sense of despair
The Malay Dignity Congress organised by several public universities was nothing but a farce. Education is the key to instilling principles of democracy and for societal advancement, especially in a plural society. When public universities play politics, raising racial and … Continue reading Stage 4 cancer in our public universities
I sleep well as I normally do; I work pretty hard for a living, put food on the table, 3 square meal a day for my family, and afford my children’s education. I contribute to the society from the taxes … Continue reading Message for all peace loving Malaysians
Politics has become a curse to this country. It was no longer a means to achieve good governance and reliable state management. It had been turned into a source of power to inflict evil on the people. Power had been … Continue reading State should stay out of religion – Ahmad Mustapha Hassan
One of Pakatan Harapan’s most respected voices today delivered his most stinging criticism yet against Dr Mahathir, accusing the prime minister of favouring his children, Daim Zainuddin and tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary in business deals. PKR founding member Syed Husin … Continue reading Syed Husin: Kleptocratic Cronyism under Dr M
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