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Revisiting Reformasi 20 years later
To many, Tian Chua was the face of a historic mass movement. It took longer than he’d expected but some of the changes that people demanded back then are happening.
Breakthrough promise for Sabah and Sarawak
SABAH and Sarawak to be put back as equal partners under MA63,” my colleague Muguntan Vanar, The Star Sabah bureau chief, WhatsApp-ed me.
Singapore and the birth of Malaysia
Our columnist offers a public service announcement on the role of the island state in the key decisions leading up to Sept 16, 1963.
Becoming a state of undress?
“I WANT to visit Sabah,” a Frenchman based in Singapore told me when I met him last week in Petaling Jaya.
What Aug 31 means to Sabah
Malaysia was formed on Sept 16, 1963, but Sabah became self-governing weeks earlier.
Who is an ‘anak’ Malaysia?
The country is at its best when its multi-racial and multi-religious people don’t live in silos.
There are no ‘others’, just us
THE Malaysian identity is crammed into four categories: Malay, Chinese, Indian and lain lain (others).
Seeing the beauty and ‘the dirty’ in Sabah
The Land Below the Wind has world-class attractions but it’s a shame that a lack of cleanliness remains a problem.
Jumping into the trivial with both feet
The controversy over the switch from white school shoes to black is overshadowing education issues that deserve more attention and discussion.
Let’s not score an own goal
FRANCE’S World Cup victory is a story of the pendatang (immigrants).
Nobody weeps for statistics
A sensational anecdote, even if it’s about one person, often gets more attention than the sheer numbers of a major tragedy.
The sigah turning heads
The increasing visibility of traditional headgear marks a resurgence in Kadazandusun pride.
