Malaysians will protest Rohingyan plight with rage, then they forget
The point is the fact that so many Malaysians only pay attention to social issues when it is popular and trendy. Then they forget.
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Lamenting, yet again, on education in Malaysia
The systematic affirmative action that is implemented in the country ensures that there are more bumiputeras in universities.
Malaysia: When cartoons and comedy become national threats
When comedy becomes a threat to national security, we know society is heading down a deep, dark chasm where everyone has lost their sense of humour, personality and just plain humanity.
Am I not Malay enough?
I’ve always identified myself as a Malay my entire life. Except in kindergarten, when I told everyone I was an English boy because I spoke English.
Malaysia: Do the Umno grassroots believe that corruption is non-existent?
I went in expecting that those I spoke to would vehemently defend their leaders and say they are clean and that corruption doesn’t exist.
Apathy has always been a part of our culture
Apathy is a problem that causes a chain reaction. Slowly, we will just become a society disinterested in anything outside of our own individual bubbles. It would mean that Malaysians would lose their humanity.
How serious is Malaysia about helping the Rohingya?
Malaysia has never really taken any official stand for the Rohingya or against the Burmese government, despite it being such a big problem that affects the country and the region.
Liberalism and democracy are threats to the nation?
By the very fact that Umno holds the majority and authority in the government, it is by default its policies that become national policies.
Systematic thuggery on the rise in Malaysia
It looks like political thuggery is fast becoming legit and commonplace in Malaysia. The perception that state-sponsored thuggery is proliferating among many citizens.
How can we save the red shirts?
People like Zawawi are not ignorant. His kind has no hope and can’t be helped any more. But people like Mak Tam can be saved. In fact, they could be the vary saviours that Malaysia needs right now.
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