Tag Archives: Politics

A More Human Malaysia

A contemplation on Malaysia Day Malaysia has never been short of difference. Many races. Many faiths. Many languages. Many histories. Difference was never the problem. What matters is how we were taught to meet it: with curiosity, or with fear. Words now travel faster than understanding. A single post can divide a community in an […]

Integration or Assimilation: To Detract From Integration Model is to Belittle Everyday Malaysians

Integration or Assimilation: To Detract From Integration Model is to Belittle Everyday Malaysians

“There was assimilation, for example people from Arab countries and India, they have been assimilated. (The Chinese and Indian immigrants) refused, not that we did not insist, but they looked down on us, we wanted them to become Malays. They didn’t want to be known as Malays.” — Dr Mahathir. In a recent Keluar Sekejap […]

The Curious Case of Maszlee Malik

We all remember the uproar in May 2018 when Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that he will be taking on a second Cabinet portfolio as Education Minister, contrary to Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto which states that the Prime Minister should not hold any other positions in the cabinet. Which is why I sighed with relief when Dr Mahathir relented and allowed Dr. Maszlee bin Malik to take up the role of Education Minister instead.

Unilateral Conversion: Federal Court decision ‘overruled’ by Home Ministry?

MCA stands with the retired senior civil servants who form G25 who from the past have exhorted that the original wording of Article 12(4) ie “ibubapa” in the Perlembagaan Persekutuan be restored, for the avoidance of doubt.

𝐀 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧

After my exposé of a circular on instructions to hasten judicial hearings of high profile cases which has now been confirmed – I have finally earned my ticket to Bukit Aman to have my statement recorded this Friday.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐆𝐂 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

An email circular issued by Solicitor General III Dato’ Hanafiah Zakaria to officers in the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has gone viral.