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In The Shadow of Strongmen

In The Shadow of Strongmen

Bridget Welsh on the effect of the legacies of Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir.

Can Malaysia Achieve True Democracy without Solidarity? (Part 1)

Can Malaysia Achieve True Democracy without Solidarity? (Part 1)

Unity and its place in today’s struggle for democracy.

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Mahathir, Lee Kuan Yew and The Lazy Native

Mahathir, Lee Kuan Yew and The Lazy Native

An old myth reflecting the current reality of governance? Here’s some insight on the subject.

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SG Elections: After The Workers’ Party Rally & Further Thoughts

SG Elections: After The Workers’ Party Rally & Further Thoughts

LoyarBurokker Tricia continues her Singaporean political tour, ahead of their 16th general elections. This time she attends a Workers’ Party rally in a constituency which represents the lower-income class of Singaporean society.

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SG Elections: Thoughts After The SDP Rally

SG Elections: Thoughts After The SDP Rally

LoyarBurokker and Malaysian election tourist Tricia finds herself in Singapore, ahead of their 16th general elections. She tells us why Singaporeans are saying the elections are different this time around.

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A Pact-ful of Joy

Johoreans are excited about the recent breakthrough in talks between Singapore and Malaysia and are looking forward to reaping the benefits of future developments.

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Malaysia’s sodomy laws: Progress with the times!

Ever since the political trial against Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy in 1999, I had been hoping that the gay community in Malaysia (“the pink brigade”) would have spoken out against our antiquated sodomy laws and fought for equality of treatment for all consensual sex between adults. I have always believed that the rights of any section of our community must be fought for and led by that particular section, for only then can the exploited and those transgressed against be empowered in the process.

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