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Boo Su-Lyn
Boo Su-Lyn is a libertarian writer who believes in minimal state intervention in the economy and socio-political issues. Follow her at fb.com/boosulyn or on Twitter @boosulyn. She also has a website at www.boosulyn.com.
More from Boo Su-Lyn
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Don’t tax the middle class... again
OCTOBER 12 — Nobody likes taxes. The prime minister warned us that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government may impose new taxes to address the debt left by the Barisan...
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Super-liberals need to get tough
OCTOBER 5 — Super-liberals were predictably outraged at prime minister-in-waiting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s coinage of the term to attack them. Anwar was annoyed...
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Save lives, cut alcohol taxes
SEPTEMBER 28 ― In 2016, the Barisan Nasional (BN) government raised the excise duty for locally-produced hard liquor by a whopping 150 per cent, from RM24 per litre to RM60. The...
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Asean must stand up for themselves
SEPTEMBER 21 ― My American friend Ken, a military veteran who did logistics work in the United States Navy, tried to explain to me what his job entailed, particularly in the...
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Malaysia’s flaws are her strengths
SEPTEMBER 14 ― My friends warned me to ensure that my African-American friend, Ken Porter, kept his passport on him at all times during his week-long visit to Malaysia and to...
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I’m Asian, and I like ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
SEPTEMBER 7 ― The negative reaction some Singaporeans have towards Crazy Rich Asians, which puts happens to put Singapore on the world map as it continues to top the United...
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What I want for Merdeka
AUGUST 31 — It is Merdeka under a new government. What a glorious day! Sixty-one years ago, we (Malaya) gained self-autonomy in order to steer our own path. In Tunku Abdul...
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Making patient assistance programmes more transparent
AUGUST 24 ― I tried to reassure a lung cancer patient ― who receives free doses of crizotinib (brand name Xalkori) on a patient assistance programme ― that the Ministry of...
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The timidity of hope
AUGUST 17 — When I was a child, I used to hope for things like getting straight As in exams (yes, I was bit of a nerd in school and most of the time, I did get those As). Before...
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The case for competition in running airports
AUG 10 — It is remarkable that even though flying is part of our lives and no longer a privilege of the rich, we are stuck with only one company running all airports except the...
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What it means to be a Chinese Malaysian
AUGUST 3 — I spent 20 minutes trying to read one paragraph of a news report in a Chinese daily, as my Chinese teacher patiently taught me what the characters meant. I am taking...
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Disconnect between online and reality
JULY 27 — My neighbour is the sweetest old makcik. She buys her vegetables from a Chinese man who drives to the neighbourhood in his truck. We greet each other all the...
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Who should we respect?
JULY 20 — When Donald Trump shook Queen Elizabeth’s hand instead of bowing to her, the United States president was accused of breaching royal protocol during his...
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Should fiction be politically correct?
JULY 13 — I was annoyed after watching the second season of 13 Reasons Why, a Netflix drama about a teenager committing suicide and leaving behind 13 tapes to explain why she...
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Why I’m 'contrarian'
JULY 6 — I have been called a lot of names throughout my career as a journalist and columnist — contrarian, provocative, pro-DAP, BN stooge, anti-Malay, Chinese traitor,...