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Brave New World

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Freedom to agree or disagree

Our own laziness and lack of self-belief are producing high-handed actio by some authorities.

October 29, 2009

Let’s not forget the value of the rule of law

Those who should know better are forgetting the values enshrined in our Constitution, thus the Bar Council’s education campaign.

October 15, 2009

Hoping for change

The Nobel Peace Prize should not be given lightly, and neither should corruption and political office be mentioned in the same breath.

October 1, 2009

Growing up in an age of innocence

Childhood is the time of great innocence. Friends will be friends because we get along, and there’s no ‘other’.

September 17, 2009

Penang needs the money too

George Town as a Unesco heritage site may have to play second fiddle to ‘twin’ Malacca if petty politics gets in the way of responsible governance.

September 3, 2009

Let’s stamp out racism

Not only must we condemn the cow-head protest in Shah Alam last week but we must look into ourselves and make sure we don’t think and speak like racists.

July 23, 2009

Aide’s death a tragedy for the entire nation

There is need to find out for certain what happened in the case of Teoh Beng Hock and to punish those who are responsible.

July 9, 2009

View the bigger picture

The recent squabbles within Pakatan Rakyat show up its deficiencies, that it still has much to learn about governance.

June 25, 2009

It takes two to tango

The little sneak was secretly chatting to his ex-girlfriend who he had dated in the 70s and 80s with disastrous results.

June 11, 2009

Sincere greetings

The Arabs have a really nice way of saying hello, by just wishing someone ‘peace’.

May 28, 2009

Acting to dispel the darkness

Large balloons with writings pose a danger to passenger aircraft, and black clothes – the colour is associated with death – will drive investors away.