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Have confidence in New Malaysia, reject extremism of all kinds
I am reminded of Charles Dickens’ famous quote in his book A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
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Shared Prosperity Vision: Malaysia’s compass for national development
KUALA LUMPUR: As we approach the dawn of a new decade, Malaysia will rely on its next big picture of foresight to be an important guide and compass for the country’s national planning over the next 10 years. The Shared
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Zakir Naik: BJP’s fascism against Muslims makes my heart bleed
The Citizenship Amendment Bill (and now Act) is another sinister law brought in by the Indian BJP government that goes on to reveal the fascist agenda it has always had. Triple talaq, ghar wapsi (conversion to Hinduism), mob lynching, Kashmir:
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BJP MP: Mahathir has ‘brain malfunction’
Mahathir Mohamad, the 94-year-old Prime Minister of Malaysia (Mahathir Mohamad), has been making rhetoric against India one after the other to prove that he is no longer functioning in a normal mental state. From being reluctant to send Zakir Naik
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The year of living dangerously
2019 was a tricky year for Pakatan Harapan. After winning the election the previous year, the pressure was on full steam for the new government to meet the high expectations of the electorate. Perhaps a resounding success was never realistic,
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Banning Dong Zong: An Open Letter to Muhyiddin Yassin
Dong Zong still does not want to cancel the Congress of China Organization on December 28, which seeks to oppose the use of Jawi writing in Chinese National Type School education despite the fact that it was decided by the
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Jawi – who wants to retreat?
Today I attended a forum entitled ‘Jawi – Saling Memahami’ organized by GBM – Malaysia Action Coalition at the Chinese Assembly Hall, Selangor. The forum was excellent as it was also attended by Dong Zong, the Tamil Foundation, IKRAM, ABIM
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Abim’s dialogue with Dong Zong must be encouraged
It is good to know that not all Malay NGOs in the country are against the Chinese educationist group Dong Zong in organising the congress on the teaching of Jawi in vernacular schools on December 28, 2019, in Kajang. Muslim
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Jeyakumar: Wish to see a more harmonious Malaysia
The PSM would like to wish everyone celebrating, a Merry Christmas, and all Malaysians a Happy New Year. But we all have to pause and take note that if we really want to build a happy future for our nation
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Stop the poppycock and just raise the minimum wage nationwide
We refer to the Human Resources Ministry’s decision to raise the minimum wage to RM1,200 in 57 cities and towns, and freeze it at RM1,100 for the rest of the country. But why not just make it RM 1,200 nationwide?
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