The Flaws of the Opposition

You can probably think of a thousand reasons why the Opposition is not perfect. Having the benefit of intimate experience working inside the Opposition, I assure you I can easily think of a thousand more.
The Malaysian intelligentsia has been unforgiving on this front, and that is not entirely unwelcome. I would never want to be […]

Adakah anda mudah lupa?

Adakah anda mudah lupa?
Saya tidak. Malah, saya mengingati pelbagai perkara yang pernah berlaku berpuluh-puluh tahun dahulu. Ini merupakan pendirian saya, bahawa ada banyak isu-isu yang takkan saya lupai.
Saya masih ingat kezaliman Dr Mahathir Mohamad dahulu lagi bila saya berumur 15 tahun. Masa itu juga ada krisis jerebu, krisis kewangan and peperiksaan Penilaian Menengah Rendah bagi […]

Pemahaman Diperlu Untuk Bersatu

Tahun lepas, Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research menerbit hasil kajiannya mengenai isu-isu kaum di Malaysia. Satu nombor yang mengejutkan saya: 89 peratus daripada rakyat Malaysia tidak makan dengan seorang rakan daripada kaum yang lain dalam tiga bulan yang lepas. Lebih daripada 1/3 tidak pernah membuat demikian.
Yang saya fikir, adakah kita benar-benar jujur apabila kita memberitahu […]

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Khairy’s re-interpretation of Islamic value

BolehGeneral, 22 Feb 2008

By Maverick SM
“Yes, religion is important, but there is no point talking about religion when you cannot develop the people and the state, Khairy Jamaluddin said.
“PAS Tok Guru had run the state for a long time but did not know what was going on as he ‘privatises’ everything to Husam Musa.”
“So Husam is not accountable […]

The 5 stages of grief… getting over Fong Po Kuan

BolehGeneral, 19 Feb 2008

By TheSilo
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When […]

What garbage!

BolehGeneral, 19 Feb 2008

By Zorro
This from our Prime Minister: (bold, my 2 cents take)
“Please trust us – we are your government. (Not for long we pray.)If you look at the economy, we are doing well. That is a fact proven by figures.(4th floor figures?)But people still claim otherwise because of increasing prices. (which will jettison after elections, unless […]

Roses are sinister, at times

BolehGeneral, 18 Feb 2008

by Maverick SM
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi condemned those Indians who wanted to sent roses to him. He said they are illegals and are holding a Hindraf rally.
So far, we had observed, the prime minister had accepted flowers and roses from Puteri UMNO and some other women.
We don’t know why the prime minister had conjured […]

Would you put your TV and Video Recorder up to make a difference?

BolehGeneral, 12 Feb 2008

By chinhuatw
Not going to take the words of the Devil anymore? But many others would still do.
“So, what difference can you make?” The cynic in you asks.
Making meaningful changes in politics is far more easier and safer than many people imagined.
Here is one way that you can make a difference by staying at home. Your […]

Di Sebalik Pengharaman ‘Islam & Pluralisme’

BolehGeneral, 5 Feb 2008

By Nahdah
Beberapa hari lepas saya terbaca di Mstar bahawa ada 11 buah buku yang diharamkan kementerian. Antara yang diharamkan adalah buku Islam & Pluralisme yang dikeluarkan Middle Eastern Graduate Centre (Megc) karangan Al-Mustaqeem Mahmood Radhi.