Category: Opinion
The latest opinion from those committed to making our region fair, just and democratic.
OF KING, SEX, & ABDICATION
Sultan Mohammad V could have diffused the controversy if he had taken the path of another Constitutional Monarch, England’s King Edward VIII who abdicated in 1936 and walked into the horizon for “love.”
ORGANISING FOR FUTURE POLITICS IN SINGAPORE
In this digital age, dictators can no longer enjoy the monopoly of the tools of information dissemination, or rely on their controlled media to mould peoples’ thoughts.
US GENOCIDE RESOLUTION WELCOME, BUT ROHINGYA NEED MORE
The United States will not intercede, meanwhile, Myanmar's neighbours see it through the economic lens, so an international coalition for the Rohingya is needed.
NO MATTER HOW THAILAND VOTES, THE MILITARY’S GRIP WILL STAY
Even if those who oppose the junta win the elections, they would be deeply hampered by the constitution’s anti-democratic elements.
THE 2018 ANTI-ICERD RALLY IN MALAYSIA: FLASHBACK TO LONDON IN 1936
The December 8, 2018 anti-ICERD rally in Malaysia reminds one of the 1936 Battle of Cable Street in London. Both show the racialist character of protesters and the threat of violence.