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The Columnists
What You Think
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CIJ calls for Official Secrets Act to be replaced with Right to Information Bill — Centre for Independent Journalism
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Will PN government survive possible defeat in every Parliament sitting? — Fakhrurrazi Rashid
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Malaysian government should defend women’s rights to public, political participation — KRYSS Network
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Art, Art, wherefore art thou, Art? — Ong Kian Ming
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'Rad', 'BMX Bandits' and childhood nostalgia
JULY 11 ― Growing up in the 80s means that there are at least two things that will immediately summon that warm nostalgic feeling in us ― the mention of BMX bikes and memories...
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Punish bosses to cull illegal foreign workers
JULY 9 — When immigration and police do their annual roundup at any Kuala Lumpur entertainment stretch, the illegals make a dash for it. It’s helter-skelter as many flee...
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What will it take to get Malaysia to revise the poverty line?
JULY 8 — Reading a UN report about Malaysia's creative fibbing about poverty in the country was unpleasant. Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and...
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Singapore’s Fadli Fawzi and the reframing of ‘Malay politics’
JULY 5 — This Friday, Singapore will vote in its general election which critics say points at the ruling party PAP capitalising on the Covid-19 pandemic and the public goodwill...
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The long march of Singapore’s Opposition
JULY 5 — Should an opposition party set out to win, every time? In most democracies, this is a given. The goal is to become the government. In Singapore, things are a...
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Leishman: Lying to my wife, and the hope that drove me toward it
Australia’s Marc Leishman, a five-time PGA TOUR winner, recounts the dark days when his wife Audrey fought for her life in a hospital bed and how the episode led to the...
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The Shafie opening
JULY 2 — Pakatan Harapan surprised many this week. It floated the idea of Shafie Apdal as its prime minister candidate. What was still true to style was the uncertainty over...
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250-people gatherings? Maybe it's not the time
JULY 1 — It feels odd to see regulations being loosened to have gatherings of 250 people while at the same time, being told to not organise them if SOPs cannot be followed. The...
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Sabri Yunus weaves Ramayana, culture clash in ‘Pak Dogo’
JUNE 28 — The Kelantanese shadow puppet theatre known as wayang kulit uses the Hikayat Seri Rama, a Malay adaptation of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, as its source. But it often...
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Singapore 2020 General Election: Lee vs Lee
JUNE 28 — Two men sat together at a coffee shop and this caused quite a rumble in Singapore's generally sedate political landscape. The men concerned were Tan Cheng Bok...
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So what will Malaysia look like in the next two years?
JUNE 25 — WWMD? What will Muhyiddin (Yassin) do? The bases are full, the pitcher’s on steroids and apparently the English prefer cricket. And oh yeah, Malaysian politics sucks...
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Why must something go viral to matter?
JUNE 24 — The world is crazy enough that I've rationed my time on Twitter to a few quick scrolls a day. It still gave me time to spy a Tweet from an ex-colleague who was a...
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Talent stacking and why we need a range of skills
JUNE 22 — I have a former colleague who has an impressive set of skills. She was a great lecturer (all her students loved her) and she was also very eloquent and a wonderful...
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Jangan degil!
22 JUN — Selepas tiga bulan negara diletakkan di bawah pelbagai fasa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan, kini rutin rakyat nampaknya telah kembali seperti biasa. Semakin ramai...
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China and India show us how not to lead the world
JUNE 21 — Two of the world’s most powerful nations clashed last week with casualties on both sides. Indian and Chinese troops fought over a disputed...