By P. Ramasamy In politics, it is often convenient to praise individuals deemed useful—regardless of how others perceive them ...

By P. Ramasamy Whether the slogan is hiruk (uproar) or damai (peace), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), despite its large membership base, is increasingly embroiled in divisive internal politics. A looming ...

By P. Ramasamy I was fortunate to participate in the International Conference on the Early History of Southeast Asia, held on ...

Some Malaysian political parties (or ministries) are like family-run businesses, and Prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, is not the first nor last, to show favoritism for a family member. Special posts can ...

Some people complain about vernacular schools being places of division, but if they are really concerned about the well-being and racial integration of our school going children, why don’t they say ...

“The continuing use of religious and racial issues as political tools poses a significant threat to national unity” – Sultan Nazrin Shah in a speech on his 67th birthday. What else is new? Politicians ...

In one month’s time, he will have been Malaysia’s prime minister for two years. Days after he took control of the nation, Malaysians are probably more divided than ever. The irony is that he calls his ...

“Welcome to Afganu!” is the caption of the image below, on someone’s FB post. It is a hilarious image but it upset the Taliban inspired PAS youth of Terengganu. This month, two female Muslims ...

Published verbatim from article.. “The police have arrested the child’s mother, aged 46, and seized the vehicle involved this evening. The woman is blind in one eye while the child is mentally ...

Anwar Ibrahim is a failure as prime minister. For all the bravado about far-reaching reforms and changes, he is nothing but a weak leader. While he plays to the ethnic and religious gallery of the ...