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Khat: Out the diversions, focus on reforms
Ever since he was appointed, Education Minister Maszlee Malik has consistently failed to bring about the promised education reforms that Pakatan Harapan promised in their GE14 manifesto. Is he in the grip of the ineluctable “Deep State” that explains his
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Questions over ‘khat’ controversy
I met Malaysians and Malaysian students during my trip to Salem yesterday. From afar, I have been following developments back home, including the controversy over plans to introduce “khat” or Jawi calligraphy in the Year 4 Bahasa Malaysia curriculum for
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Dr Zakir Naik letter, Kit Siang, fiction writer and Asri
Peace brother and sister Malaysians! Since I wrote my open letter to Brother Zakir Naik, a few interesting reactions took place. But firstly, thank you for the many kind support across the religious, racial and age spectrum from all of
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MySalam: RM400 million premium for a RM 3million pay out?
Dear Tun Dr Mahathir, Three weeks ago, a 48 year-old lorry driver with stage four colon cancer came to see me as he was in financial distress. He had been the sole breadwinner and family finances were deeply in the
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An open letter to brother Dr Zakir Naik
Brother Zakir, peace be with you. I am writing this letter to humbly ask you to leave Malaysia voluntarily. I will explain my reasons below, but first, I would like to thank you for many of the universal messages of
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Dr M created the so-called ‘deep state’
You have to laugh at the way one Pakatan Harapan leader after another is now trying to justify their broken election promises by pointing to this new-found mysterious “deep state”. First it was Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah who
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PAS the king maker
PKR Deputy President Datuk Seri Azmin Ali’s statement – surprisingly released under his Ministry – Minister of Economic Affairs today that he supports PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang’s call for Mahathir to be allowed a full term made me now
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Building New Malaysia takes a decade or two
If Pakatan Harapan loses the General Election (GE15), then it is kaput for a New Malaysia as a top world-class nation as this is a mission that will take a decade or two – definitely more than one general election
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Colonialism in the eyes of economists
I, Phuong, was enrolled in a French language course back in Vietnam years ago and decided to drop out after the second class. The reason for this was irrelevant to my initial goal of improving my skills in the language
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Hadi willing to support Dr M for a full term, but will Zahid?
Umno president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has become a classic case of a political leader whose statements frequently boomerang on him, raising the question posed by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad about Umno leaders becoming “dumb and dumber”
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