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Why, why, tell me why!

Why, why, tell me why!

Questions on our national linguistic systems.

Kopi Kluang: John Rawls, on Malaysia?

Kopi Kluang: John Rawls, on Malaysia?

What would Rawls say about Malaysia’s struggle with affirmative action?

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Free & Fair Elections – The Mathematics of Representation (Stories from the East)

Free & Fair Elections – The Mathematics of Representation (Stories from the East)

Continuing on with this week’s Stories from the East, Sarawak lawyer Wee Wui Kiat asks, post-Sarawak elections, if our current system of vote counting and selection of candidates are truly capable of delivering fair representation in our Parliament and State Assemblies.

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Caution: Easily Disturbed!

Caution: Easily Disturbed!

Over the course of my life, most of which were spent in Malaysia, I’ve gotten a number of different responses by people whenever I speak of a taboo subject, use coarse language or simply question their beliefs. Let me outline some of the more moronic ones:- I’m Offended by what you just said! Really? Who […]

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Caution: Easily Shocked!

Caution: Easily Shocked!

Pluralism, Tolerance and Broadmindedness I have always revered freedom of expression as a principle. I believe, reverence to it is mandatory for all civilized men and women; anything short of that amounts to ignorance, backwardness and is a sign of an unrefined man. The world needs a multitude of views. I need a multitude of […]

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Caution: Easily Offended!

Caution: Easily Offended!

This article is spread over three parts which will be published over the course of three days for ease of consideration. Comments will only be allowed on the third part. Readers are encouraged to keep an open mind on the articles until its conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . […]

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