The Demise of the Religious Freedom

By Wu Qing Song (translated name) The Prime Minister has finally indicated before the Chinese New Year that the 10-point solution is still effective with regard to the “Allah” issue, but the solution have to be based on the Federal Constitution and state Islamic legislations. The statement is a covert act of depriving of the…

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Hegemonic Leader Represses Freedom of Press

By Yan Jian Pin The ranking of Malaysia in terms of freedom of press is further lowered under “World Press Freedom Index 2014”. It is ranked at 147th among 180 countries, hitting a new low in its history, trailing behind Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia. As it is publically known, the freedom of press in Malaysia…

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Shut Up and Act Now

By Tai Zhi Qiang (News Editor, translated name) Time passes quickly; soon it is already the start of a new year. This beginning somewhat bring anxiety to the people; hopefully it will not be the same throughout this whole year. The weather in some places has been very abnormal, not a drop of rain; does…

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Why We Trail Behind Myanmar

By TAY TIAN YAN The press freedom index issued by Reporters Without Borders puts Malaysia at a historical low of 147th place. The Prime Minister’s Department claimed otherwise, saying the country’s press freedom is at its best since Najib implemented the open policies. The best or the worst, it depends on which angle we look…

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Is the Ranking of 147th Insult or a Wakeup Call?

The 2014 press freedom index released by Reporters Without Borders shows Malaysia is ranked 147th among 180 countries and regions, recording the lowest score in history. Since releasing world press freedom index in year 2002, Malaysia was ranked 92nd in year 2006, the best ranking so far. The rest of the years Malaysia are ranked…

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Is Rejoining Cabinet the Ultimate Solution for MCA?

By Zhao Jin Xiang (translated name) With MCA’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) just around the corner, former MCA President Chua Soi Lek urged the MCA leadership to not neglect Kajang by-election in line with their pursue of cabinet positions. Kajang by-election will reflect the voters’ choice to verify if Chinese community supports MCA to rejoin…

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Relying on Primary School Students to Fight Corruption?

By Ai Qian Recently the government conducted an anti-corruption campaign in one of the Chinese Vernacular primary schools. The response seemed to be good. In future the fight against corruption may be incorporated in the primary school curriculum. Even though it is a good idea to inculcate the ideals of saying no to corruption practices…

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National Reconciliation Needs More Effort

By Puah You Lai (Editor-In-Chief) Series of political wrestling in Malaysia can lead to racial tension. This can be seen from the Kangkong episode to Teresa Kok’s Chinese New Year video clip. The general public feel that this is a waste of resources and a negative sample of ruining racial ties. After the May 5…

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Kalimah Allah: One Nation Two Systems?

By Huang Zi (Current Issue Commentator) Though we call it One Malaysia, but there are great differences between East and West Malaysia. So much so, the opposite shore is seen as though a strange land of foreign country. There are not many news coverage of East Malaysia in the peninsular media; the volume is even…

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Kalimah Allah: One Nation Two Systems?

By Huang Zi (Current Issue Commentator) Though we call it One Malaysia, but there are great differences between East and West Malaysia. So much so, the opposite shore is seen as though a strange land of foreign country. There are not many news coverage of East Malaysia in the peninsular media; the volume is even…

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