Human nature is such that there are two kinds of human behaviour when it comes to charity – the pretentious and the altruistic donor. I have always doubted the sincerity of those who give to charity by proclaiming it under the flashbulbs of press photographers. In these amusing photo ops, you see the donors … Read more
A modern Asian myth has it that Lee Kuan Yew is the only man to ever ride a communist tiger without being eaten by the ‘beast’. In the mid-50s he teamed up with the incorruptible, dedicated and charismatic Lim Chin Siong (left), a left wing trade unionist, to form the People’s Action Party (PAP). But … Read more
It looks like the government’s game plan is to have Chinese primary schools implode from overcrowding. Funds allocated for vernacular schools remain at the same level under the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015) as previously under the 9th Malaysia Plan even though the number of pupils have increased tremendously over the past five years. The 10th … Read more
Abah [Mat Shah Satray] dibebaskan dari ISA pada Sept 15, 2009 setelah Menteri Dalam Negeri dikatakan berpuashati kerana Abah tidak lagi menjadi ancaman kepada negara walaupun beberapa bulan sebelum itu menteri yang sama kata, beliau masih perlu ditahan kerana ‘masih’ memberi ancaman kepada keselamatan negara! Tanpa sebarang proses perbicaraan dengan kehadiran pendakwa, peguam dan … Read more
“You are my brother and I love you. I love you worshipping in your church, kneeling in your temple, and praying in your mosque. You and I and all are children of one religion, for the varied paths of religion are but the fingers of the loving hand of the Supreme Being, extended to … Read more
Foon Yew High School is the one singled out by name by Kulaijaya principal Siti Inshah Mansor who implicated it as a school with Chinese students who do not speak or read Bahasa Malaysia. It is the only Chinese independent secondary school (ISS) in Johor Bahru. It is also where my two children are studying. … Read more
Seperti lazimnya, musim raya menampakkan lebuhraya-lebuhraya yang sesak dengan umat Islam berpusu-pusu pulang ke kampung. Sudah tentunya udara kampung lebih bersih dan nyaman berbanding dengan udara kota. Namun begitu, fenomena balik kampung juga bermakna lebih banyak lagi kenderaan akan berada di jalan raya dan jalan-jalan kampung. Jika misalnya semua kenderaan diwajibkan memasang alat … Read more
“Ahli Parlimen Serdang terharu dengan sokongan orang Islam, tetapi tidak akan memeluk Islam.” – Ulasan Teo Nie Ching pada September 4 berkait kontroversi sekitar isu memasuki surau Al-Huda di Kajang, Selangor. Oleh Pak Sako Suatu siang di rumah ibadatku Sepasang tamar telapak tanganku Bertemu tenang sedengar berita itu Dan berdoalah aku dan begini ku … Read more
Datuk Mohd Ariff Sabri bin Hj. Abdul Aziz, an Umno blogger better known as Sakmongkol AK47, is in my opinion one of the more balanced political bloggers. However, don’t be mistaken that he is neutral in his political views. He blogs in Umno’s interest, but there is nothing wrong with that. I have … Read more
Rakyat Malaysia sebenarnya belum mengenali kemerdekaan sejati lagi dengan maksud merasa yang mereka betul-betul bebas dari sebarang bentuk penindasan. Memang benar kita telah merdeka dari penjajahan tapi cuba perhatikan betapa banyaknya akta dan perundangan yang menyekat kita dari menyuarakan sesuatu yang berkaitan dengan kebebasan bersuara atau menyuarakan sesuatu yang kritikal pada pihak pemerintah. … Read more