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PKR’s lopsided justice over Haziq
Should Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz be sent to the political guillotine as suggested by PKR vice president Zuraida Kamaruddin? “I believe the party should take action against him. I will propose for the party to sack him at the political
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Chennai’s water crisis: Man-made problem
It not uncommon to come across newspaper headlines which highlight a water crisis in Chennai. This year however the intensity of the crisis appears worse than anything experienced in recent memory. The scale of the water crisis has now begun
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Dr M: A racist, mediocre leader
I attended Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s address to the Cambridge Union recently. It was a disappointing and unpleasant experience. Before entering, I had thought of him as an enigma, a giant of history with the tremendous recent
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Batek deaths: Measles is just the end result of neglect
The recent revelation by the Minister of Health that it was measles that killed the children in the Orang Asli Bateq tribe is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg with regards to the care of our indigenous people. The
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Open letter to IGP on mobile phone restriction in police stations
Dear Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador, Congratulations for being appointed to the top position of the Police Force. I would like to bring to your attention the issue of barring mobile phones into police station. I think you have to
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Murderers of Asifa must be sentenced to full brunt of the law
We lauded the verdict on the six men who have been convicted in the case of gang rape and murder of Asifa Bano, a young girl from a Muslim, nomadic tribe in 2018. The special court in Pathankot in India’s
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The MACC quandary: Should stakeholders be consulted?
The Clamour The recent appointment of the MACC Chief Commissioner has come under severe criticism for various reasons. The Parliamentary Select Committee complains that the PM had not consulted it. The Bar Council complains that the candidate lacks relevant qualifications.
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Latheefa’s appointment: Lessons from the ruckus
Two important lessons from the ruckus over Latheefa Koya’s appointment as Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner are: • The importance of constantly building trust among Pakatan Harapan leaders; and • The need for Pakatan Harapan leaders to reaffirm commitment
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School cleaners contract abuses fixed term contract
The recent termination of contracts causing nearly 45,000 school cleaners losing their job due to the new terms initiated by the Education Ministry reveals the discriminatory nature of the contract system practiced by the government. PSM accuses the government for
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An effective and independent MACC
The appointment of Lateefa Koya as the head of the MACC has raised questions of her independence and effectiveness for the job, and rightly so. Corruption, as every Malaysian knows, has been the scourge of Malaysian life for decades. Thus,
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