More than most, Parliament seems to be a place where function is sacrificed time and time again over form.

IN the aftermath of the Tanjung Piai by-election, one of the more hotly discussed options on the table is a Cabinet reshuffle.

When we stick to a formula just because it’s the only formula we know, or because it’s the easiest way to short term victories, we are inevitably leading Malaysia backwards rather than forwards.

In an appalling move by Sarawak immigration, political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat was not only denied entryinto Sarawak, but was initially denied medical attention when his blood pressure shot up at the airport.

Racism isn't revealed by what you say in public, but what you say in private.

Could movements like Abim and Ikram be the key to Malaysian unity?

THE movie Joker ignited controversy and sparked debates well before the movie was launched. I haven't read all of the debates and reviews, so can't deign to engage with the movie on that level.

I READ the following quote about innovation in political debates in Norway back in September. I’ve thought a lot about it since then, and I’m quite confident I’ll be reflecting on it for a good time to come:

FACEBOOK Inc has recently decided that it will not remove political ads on Facebook that are untrue.

IT'S always someone else’s fault, isn’t it?

PERHAPS the introductory caveat of this article should be: objectively speaking, we must be open to the possibility that the statements by some of the police could be absolutely true.

IN talking about dignity, the first question we seem compelled to ask is: whose dignity?