A duel between dual anniversaries
TWO anniversaries of profound Malaysian political events occurred last week. May 9 marked the first anniversary of the first electoral…
Browsing: Conservatively Speaking Freely
A walk about Canada
“CANADIANS don’t jaywalk,” I exclaimed with disappointment in Vancouver. As a pedestrian in London for six years, I found it…
Narratives against terrorism
NORMALLY after Friday prayers, I will allocate some time after lunch to go through my phones. Last Friday (March 15)…
Memories in better health
MANY people seem to have been sick recently, myself included. I had a short fever followed by an unpleasant bout…
Passion and (first time) performance
BEING around young people at open houses over the recent festive season reminded me that children experience things for the…
Contemplating the future of freedom
IDEAS’ 9th Anniversary celebration and commemoration of the birthday of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, entitled ‘The Future of Freedom’,…
Adat in the state and nation
“MALAY adat is a dull subject,” wrote RJ Wilkinson at the beginning of his ‘Papers on Malay Subjects’, which he…
Finding optimism for 2019
IT has been a momentous year for Malaysia, but ‘momentous’ does not necessarily mean ‘good’, nor ‘in the long term’.…