Who speaks for Islam in Malaysia?NOV 11 — Some time ago I was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for a radio feature, and was... Readmore |
So who’s the controversial one?JULY 31 — Does it not strike anyone as strange that a filmmaker best known for making some of the... Readmore |
Nationalisation of toll operators not viable?JULY 15 — There seems to be a misconception regarding my proposal to nationalise PLUS, the company which operates our... Readmore |
A taste of what’s to comeOCT 11 – MCA is now leaderless. Both the President and Deputy President of MCA have been rejected by delegates... Readmore |
Hari-hari Terakhir Seorang MuftiDEC 10 - Semalam saya terbaca dalam sebuah laman web berita yang Mufti Perlis, Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, telah... Readmore |
Tony, where is your heart?NOV 9 — Dear Tony (if I may, or Dear Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes) I have been meaning to write... Readmore |
Umno’s politics of engagementNOV 21 — “If I were Chinese, I, too, would not support the MCA.” Those words will ring in the ear of every single MCA member for a long time... Readmore |
Books that take you on a journey... literallyNOV 8 — Reading can take you places and I am not talking about sharing the adventures of the author as you turn the pages of a travelogue or memoir.... Readmore |
From hopeful to hopeless, this could be the week for RedsNOV 21 — If there is one thing that Rafa Benitez has learnt over the past two years, it is... Readmore |
A national buffooneryAUG 20 — "All great world-historic facts and personages appear twice. The first time as tragedy, the second time as... Readmore |
Gem of an eatery by a gem of a friendFEB 14 — Each time I make a trip to KL, I am reminded of how lucky I am to have just that few handful of good pals (I am... Readmore |
Penang needs an economic plan, not tigersMARCH 27 — I am amused by the tiger talk in Penang. In actual fact, we need a forwarding-looking and... Readmore |
A devil’s lifeJULY 28 — We live in hard times. Hard times, indeed. What with the tanking economy and a political arena seemingly occupied by idiots[1] on one side and morons on... Readmore |
Dua puluh tahun robohnya Tembok Berlin – rayakan keranapan sosialisme!Nov 8 — Pada 9 November 2009, genaplah dua puluh tahun runtuhnya Tembok Berlin. Tembok Berlin dibina atas arahan Parti Kesatuan Sosialis (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) yang memerintah Jerman Timur. Puak... Readmore |
Time to get down to workJULY 28 — The days of hard-sell politics are over. Talk is cheap, and rhetoric, even cheaper. Empty slogans and clever but meaningless sound bites don’t matter much these days.... Readmore |
PAS dan negara IslamNOV 18 — PAS merupakan parti pembangkang yang terbesar dalam arena politik Malaysia, walaupun mempunyai jumlah kerusi yang paling kurang di dalam Parlimen dan nampak seolah-olah terpinggir dari segi kepimpinan... Readmore |
Dari rakyat untuk rakyatNOV 9 — Malaysia kini berada didalam proses untuk mencapai kematangan politik dimana pertentangan diantara dua kuasa politik iaitu Barisan Nasional (BN) yang dicabar oleh Pakatan Rakyat (PR). Pertentangan diantara... Readmore |
Keadilan ala Pasar Gelap MalaysiaNOV 14 — Malaysia harus diisytiharkan sebagai “Shopping Desitination of the World.” Ternyata, apa pun boleh dibeli di sini —... Readmore |
On cow heads, Nina Simone and 15 MalaysiaOCT 12 — I remember being back in school, in my then-still-small hometown of Banting, seated alongside many other little sons and daughters of the land and being imparted with... Readmore |
The Texture Of JusticeMAY 12 - It was to be expected. As news of the decision of the High Court in the matter of Nizar v Zambry filtered out, many were quick to... Readmore |
Nizar will win the appeal unless...NOV 12 — “Show us any provision in the Perak Constitution empowering the Sultan of Perak to sack Nizar”. That was fundamentally the gist of the submission made by Datuk... Readmore |
What, me a banker?NOV 13 — Someone recently suggested that I write a thorough analysis on the current economic situation, which I promptly dismissed with LOL and ROTFL. You can ask me about... Readmore |
Najib does not disappointOCT 10 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak does not disappoint. He is true to his values whatever they might be. He upholds his principles with messianic zeal. His principles are... Readmore |
This time, they got it rightNOV 21 — When I first read about the decision in Tan Boon Wah’s case, I almost teared up. I rarely get emotional over events in the news, but human... Readmore |
Good ol’ days? It’s never been this goodSEPT 24 — I spent a few useless hours this week listening to old television theme songs on Youtube. And listening to the old tunes — from “Rockford Files”, “Magnum... Readmore |
Middle ground is battle groundSEPT 27 — Going by our newspapers, Malaysia seems to be on the path of polarisation, politically or otherwise. But a 10 per cent vote swing either way will finish... Readmore |
Only two games in, fans are baying for bloodAUG 21 — I thought I should wait till the mid-week fixtures were out of the way before sharing my opinion on what has been an outstanding start to the... Readmore |
Never mind punk rock, here’s the BuzzcocksNOV 10 — I did not cry although I wanted to. I know it probably means nothing to many of you out there but it was a memorable night for... Readmore |
Pegawai kerajaan dan kerajaanOKT 1 — “Tahu tak, kerajaan negeri Kelantan yang ada ini dapat bertahan hampir 20 tahun kini kerana telah menubuhkan... Readmore |
Professor Obama teaches Reform 101SEPT 28 — By the end of this year, US President Barack Obama would either be seen as a legislative... Readmore |
The art of letting goNOV 16 — Some bands mean more to people than others. By more, I mean that some bands have this... Readmore |
You got robbed because you don’t love copsNOV 15 — Why do our politicians say the darnedest things? For instance, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein was... Readmore |
When bells peal and muezzins callOCT 21 — When a Malay wedding is over in some kampungs in Malacca, the custom is to welcome the... Readmore |
‘Hansen v Hughes: Part 2’ as Reds host CityNOV 21 — Alan Hansen: former Liverpool defender and captain, now television pundit. Mark Hughes: former Manchester United striker, now... Readmore |
Schools, sex and race politicsNOV 11 — I went to primary school at the dawn of the 90s. In fact, it was 1990. I... Readmore |
Teaching English to future Muslim visionariesNOV 14 — Six months into our Cairo sojourn, I had offered my time to conduct pro bono English language... Readmore |
Progressing from Noah’s Ark to a shoeboxNOV 6 — Some years ago, I unintentionally offended someone by referring to her property as a “flat.” She snapped... Readmore |
Overcoming our democratic deficitNOV 7 — I am currently in Britain meeting Malaysians and talking to them about politics. I was also recently... Readmore |
Najib’s Umno: is it really back to basics?OCT 19 — Umno must return to its roots to be an all-inclusive party. That was the main theme of... Readmore |
A return to basicsNOV 17 — One simply cannot underestimate the power of education in shaping society. It has an awesome capability in... Readmore |
PKFZ now! National interest first!NOV 4 — In the triple jump, a jumper has to accelerate, hop, step and jump. The step must not... Readmore |
Persoalan kuil Seksyen 19 dan tindakan PewarisOGOS 30 — (Artikel ini diterbitkan pertama kali pada Jan 10, 2009) Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) telah meninggalkan banyak perkara... Readmore |
The rules of the game are for...NOV 18 — For Liverpool, perhaps the most significant loss against Birmingham was not the two points, but the moral... Readmore |
What Najib seeks is 1BNNov 8 — It may be saying too much to claim that Malaysia’s major political parties are self-destructing. But they... Readmore |
The Apprentice: MCANov 21 — In last week’s episode of The Apprentice: MCA, things got even worse for the Third Force as... Readmore |
A dearth of death inquestsJAN 26 – Custodial death often brings with it an air of suspicion. The suspicion may be real or misplaced;... Readmore |
A happy childhood, free to dreamNOV 20 — Children embody our hopes. We seek for them brighter futures than we visualise for ourselves. Mothers and... Readmore |
Towards a golden age of discourseOCT 17 — Fair but robust criticism of legal judgments and laws is a wholly acceptable practice. In every democratic State it is a frequent occurrence. It is what makes... Readmore |
1 MerdekaSEPT 2 — This week was an anniversary week, a week of remembrances and of forgetting. It was a rainy week, one in which Malaysians should have been proudly united... Readmore |
I want my YouTube!OCT 18 – I’m sure you’ve heard the news – one billion customers served! Just like that popular fast food franchise company that has a clown as its number one... Readmore |
Najib and shadowsNOV 19 — Despite the deep political divides in the country being perfect for Machiavellian rule (Don’t you wish you... Readmore |