Hijrah reflections

By Aloysious Mowe, The Nut GraphNEW YEAR celebrations are generally marked by excess and glitz. The midnight sky over big cities in most countries is lit up with firework displays, and most people…

Reinventing himself again

By Baradan Kuppusamy, The Star It was an exhilarating year for opposition leader and PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who emerged from the political wilderness to come within a whisker of…

Still in its infancy

The Pakatan Rakyat coalition has been perceived to be formidable, but some observers say it is due to a weakened Barisan Nasional rather than a strong Pakatan. Much more needs to be done before it can…

Changing the scenario

Call it political tsunami or avalanche, the March 8 general election was the defining moment in Malaysian history and the political landscape will never be the same again.THE CORRIDORS OF POWERBy…

Controversial detentions

(The Star) - The year’s most controversial crackdown took place on Sept 12 when Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin, Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng and Seputeh MP…

Awareness Campaign on NATO

An awareness campaign on why NATO should not be turned into a global military formation that will help a certain group to have a greater control on the destiny of the world's populations.

What is Malaysian Democracy?

After 51 years of independence and 12 General Elections, Malaysians in general have only a vague idea what democracy is all about. I believe the incumbent government is entirely to blame for this…

Malaysian Economy Outlook in 2009

If we Malaysians think that the last couple of months are bad, think harder. It is going to be worse next year. Why the bad tidings during this day of cheer, after all it is Christmas? Well, bad news…

I am a Malaysian, period

Although from the Chinese race, I consider and call myself a Malaysian. Born and bred in this nation of ours where three major races cohabitate together with the natives and other minority races,…

The Grumbling Chinese Analysed

RPK was too kind. His complaints were limited to the constant grumbling of the Chinese. In some cases (especially in housing), it is necessary to destroy to rebuild. The constant grumbling of the…