Could a language requirement for jobs also be racist?
I have to stress that I am not saying having language requirements shouldn’t be allowed. What I am saying is that it can also be misused as a tool of segregation and racism.
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Tag Archives: malay
Ciggies, shisha, vaping all haram but who cares?
How come people ignore the fact that in 1996, Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council had declared that smoking cigarettes is haram?
The deal with PTPTN, still divided, food wars and meet-free lingo
I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
Proof that Malaysia is split down the middle
Those who came out for the anti-Icerd rally have given the other half of Malaysia some fodder to think about.
It is time to remove the crutches, create an equal Malaysia
These are the fruits of Malaysia’s affirmative action.
Prove that Malaysia isn’t racist by signing ICERD
Those who have reaped all the benefits of an unfair system are the ones objecting.
Career journalists, different types of Islam and the death penalty
I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
RMK11 – better governance, but still racist
Haven’t we moved away from racist policies and discriminatory actions? This is one of the reasons many Malaysians voted out BN – because they were so entrenched in race-based politics.
Same old, same old
I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
On onions and languages
I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
A month in and the 11-year-old girl is still married
Until today, the little girl is still married and still with her family. Statement after statement have been made from the side of the government but nothing has come out of it.
