Two weeks ago, operating on extreme sleep deprivation, I, as with many other Malaysians, was trying to make sense of the political tsunami In case you were under a rock, the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (National Front), suffered its worst defeat since independence - after winning its largest mandate just one election ago.
This surprised even […]
The funniest thing happened earlier this week. Riding on high rumours of racial riots between Indians and Malays, the Malaysian Prime Minister decided to comment on the education system. Apparently, the discriminated faced by millions of non-Muslims throughout the education system was, well, a blind, stupid perception: there is an equality of opportunity.
Beyond being patently […]
The market is a beautiful thing. Sometimes slow, but often market mechanism provide information to both suppliers and consumers in an extremely effective manner: as prices increase, consumers reduce demand, suppliers increase supply.
The problem in Malaysia is that for several decades, the government has decided that it knew better than the markets. Take driving for […]
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 […]
By TheSilo
Fong Po Kuan decided to break up with us. We sent two of our buddies (LKS and LGE) to go and talk to her to try to get her to change her mind, and it looks as though they did try their best. But she remains firm… she thinks we should just be friends.
When […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.