YOURSAY | ‘Thank you, Jamal, for reminding us why…

Yoursay: How can Umno condone Jamal’s actions?   Jamal smashes Zaid's image with sledgehammer RR: The burning of ex-minister Zaid Ibrahim’s cutouts and the hitting of his image with a sledgehammer depicts a serious violence and…

Zaid Ibrahim and the perils of speaking one’s…

-S. Thayaparan, December 10, 2017.   “The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has - from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.” - Christopher Hitchens,…

Keeping the Indians down with false promises  

- Dr. S. Ramakrishnan (Former Senator), November7, 2017.   As expected, Indian leaders in the BN who are beholden to Prime Minister are predicting that the Indian community will support UMNO-BN in the coming GE14. …

YOURSAY | ‘The hunger to succeed for a better…

Yoursay: ‘All M’sians, not only the Chinese, work hard’   Why do the Chinese work so hard? David Dass: This article has sparked a great discussion. Any suggestion of genetic disposition to hard work and business…

YOURSAY | ‘Did any money go into the accounts…

Yoursay: Unlike 1MDB, no one profited from forex losses   RCI recommends Dr M and Anwar be probed, claims Daim abetted CBT Anonymous 2443871479002035: "The RCI had established that Bank Negara had lost RM31.5 billion through…

YOURSAY | ‘They are sitting in their high offices…

Yoursay: Like our ministers, we’re a nation of slow learners   When ministers don’t know their words Anonymous 767061504497195: Well said, former law minister Zaid Ibrahim. I have been watching these ministers making monkeys of themselves,…

YOURSAY | ‘We, the man in the street, had…

Yoursay: Why did gov't sell TRX land to 1MDB for a song?   Office space glut entirely a gov’t creation Anonymous 242641505703475: Bank Negara has sounded an alarm bell about the glut of commercial space. Greed…

YOURSAY | ‘We have 1MDB scandal in the north,…

Yoursay: Doesn’t Mara’s name stand for ‘public trust’?     Another dodgy building purchase by Mara in Melbourne Shovelnose: The scandal of the transaction of these two properties was dug up by Australian investigators, but it…

Why do the Chinese work so hard?

-James Chai, November 29, 2017. COMMENT | I am most embarrassed when my friends ask me what I am doing. Because my answers will always either be “studying” or “working”. To the dismay of my lack…

Ibrahim Ali Beats his War Drums!, IPPN says

  The self-proclaimed “King of Malaysian Racists” Ibrahim Ali, the President of Perkasa, an organisation for championing the Malay rights, had a few days ago, beat his war drums to declare war against the Non-Malays…

YOURSAY | ‘Money for Jasa is just lining the…

Yoursay: Associating 1MDB with religion a stretch, even for Jasa   Retract 'threat to Muslims' remark, Bersih tells Jasa director Clever Voter: Reacting against outrageous remarks or opinions isn't helpful. Thousands of these individuals whose livelihoods depend on…

YOURSAY | ‘I think this problem could be solved…

Yoursay: If sincere, gov't could easily give stateless Indians ICs   Stateless Indians: 'Gov't is sincere, but those tasked with job are clueless' Wira: MyDaftar special implementation task force coordinator N Siva Subramaniam, what makes you…

YOURSAY | ‘Are we less Malaysian now than when…

Yoursay: National identity doesn’t justify quashing English schools   Activists: National identity trumps demand for English-medium schools Quigonbond: Dong Zong (United Chinese School Committees Association) president Vincent Lau makes more practical sense than former Gerakan Mansuhkan PPSMI leader…

Allow UEC-holders to take the CLP

  LETTER | I am a final year Bachelor of Laws (LLB) student with Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) qualifications. I intend to sit for the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination in the near future. For UK…