Brian Yap

So what exactly does the government do?

DEC 18 - As if many Malaysians weren't already concerned about the lack of competent leadership, or any leadership for...

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Chua Tee Yong

    Fahmi Fadzil

    Hari-hari Terakhir Seorang Mufti

    DEC 10 - Semalam saya terbaca dalam sebuah laman web berita yang Mufti Perlis, Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, telah...

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    James Chin

    If you did not read a single book in 2008... this is the one to try!

    DEC 30 — Part of my profession requires me to review books on Malaysia by other academics. I'm supposed to...

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    Muaz Omar

    Feed thy tummy first

    DEC 31 – As we countdown to a new year, 2009, emotionally charged debates are tearing the social fabric of this nation. The hot debate on the relevance and position...

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    Joan Lau

    What does RM10 get you today?

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 - Surprisingly it did not really begin when petrol price rose to a whopping RM2.70 from RM1.92. For me, this whole inflation thing hit home...

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    K Anand

    Blackburn has got it right

    JAN 1 — The short and busy Christmas league schedule has just finished and it looks like a few managers...

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    Khalid Jaafar

    A national buffoonery

    AUG 20 — "All great world-historic facts and personages appear twice. The first time as tragedy, the second time as...

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    KF Seetoh

    Sharks ahead!

    DEC 27 — I've always had this thing about those television clips that portray just how sinful and even wasteful it is when fishermen catch a seemingly endangered shark, trim...

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    Khoo Kay Peng

    When the going gets tough, the tough get going

    DEC 22 — Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng admitted it has been tough going over the last nine months...

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    Cheah Sin Ann

    Jeremiah Mahadevan

    JBJ's was the good fight

    OCT 8 — One of my most vivid memories of the late former Singaporean opposition leader Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam dates back to 1986. I was waiting in a car, with...

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    Malik Imtiaz Sarwar

    The Freedom To Be

    By Malik Imtiaz Sarwar JAN 5 – In his seminal work, "Islam And The Secular State: Negotiating The Future Of Shari'a" (Harvard; 2008), the noted scholar Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim observes...

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    John Lee

    Let's seize the year

    JAN 2 — A new year has arrived, and while it will probably not be as historic as the last, let it be a year of consolidation. Our country has...

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    Leslie Lau

    National unity cannot be taught in classrooms

    By Leslie LauConsultant Editor Dec 13 — As the debate rages over the existence of vernacular schools, the effect of such institutions on national unity and the countless arguments over...

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    Liew Chin Tong

    Najib the prince

    OCT 30 — While premier-in-waiting Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a household name, few know what he stands for and what to expect of his premiership. "The prince", in its...

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    Shebby Singh

    Welcome back, La Liga!

    JAN 6 – It was the big FA Cup weekend in England where all the premier league teams get involved from the third round on. And, true to tradition, there...

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    Wan Hamidi Hamid

    A well-known unknown

    JAN 2 — Only those who live outside Terengganu will say Pas’s Abdul Wahid Endut is an unknown. The people of Kuala Terengganu are especially familiar with this five-term state...

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    Zulkifli Sulong

    Abdul Wahid calon pilihan semua

    JAN 3 — Mengejutkan... Memang pengumuman calon Pas untuk pilihan raya kecil Kuala Terengganu memang mengejutkan. Ini kerana, Muhamad Abdul...

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    Suflan Shamsuddin

    The Three Hard Truths - The Case for Full Inclusive Democracy

    By Suflan Shamsuddin DEC 21 - There are 3 hard truths about politics in Malaysia, whether you like it or...

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    Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

    Adakah Melayu secara semulajadinya lemah?

    JAN 2 — Saya baru sahaja pulang dari Houston, Texas selepas menghadiri Muktamar Tahunan Malaysian Islamic Study Group (MISG) sebagai...

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    Nur Jazlan

    Reforms and rebirths

    DEC 31 — While waiting for the results of my re-election as Member of Parliament for Pulai this year, I...

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    Hafiz Noor Shams

    There is no angel or demon

    JAN 6 — The relationship between Israel and Palestine has to be one of the most enduring conflicts of our...

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    Hsu Dar Ren

    IJN should not be taken over

    DEC 19 — As a healthcare worker myself, I am worried by the proposed privatisation of Institut Jantung Negara (IJN)....

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    Shannon Teoh

    Liverpool and Chelsea making own lives difficult

    JAN 3 — As the English Premier League draws breath in its mid-season fortnight's break, several teams may be wondering...

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    Ooi Kee Beng

    Can Najib transform Malaysia’s and Umno’s fortunes?

    DEC 6 — Throughout the latter half of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s period in power, the issue...

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    Jerome Martin

    Saving the country from ... a golf resort

    A MALAYSIAN LAUGH with Jerome Martin JULY 13 — He still commands pomp and ceremony. As he walks in on...

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    Vazeer Alam

    A shoe-in for Worst US President Ever

    George W Bush does not have much time left. At noon on Jan 20, he will be out of office,...

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    Alice Nah

    Change for Malaysia: Developing a personal mandate for 2009

    DEC 26 – We are coming to the end of an unexpected year in Malaysia. I still remember the flurry...

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