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Why so serious, Malaysia?

We used to be able to laugh at ourselves, and even at our politicians. Are we so thin-skinned nowadays that we can’t take a joke?

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Finally making their voices heard

A confluence of political events means that Putrajaya is now really listening to what Malaysia’s Bornean territories are asking for.

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Entangled in killer red tape

When bureaucracy causes lives to be lost, it’s past time to change things.

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The fighting spirit

Based on its upbeat campaign, Barisan Nasional looks set to trump the sluggish Bersatu in the upcoming Mahkota polls.

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Pushing for more

Ahead of Malaysia Day tomorrow, our columnist looks at the fight put on by Sabah and Sarawak for their rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

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Robbing rural students of their future

Spotting a crocodile in some parts of Malaysia is easier than getting an Internet signal.

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Still waters run deep

Those politicians dismissed as average or merely mediocre might just surprise everyone by being skilful at subterfuge.

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Claims of support don’t always work

Politicians shouldn’t depend too much on statutory declarations and lists because this is Malaysia – numbers can change in hours.

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Politics on a loop

In Thailand, it’s been a cycle of elections, coups, removals of prime ministers, new PMs, and another election. Rinse and repeat.

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The 4Ds strategy

Interesting moves are being made by one side of the fight in the next by-election.

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When seeing is not believing

Especially when it’s a laughably inaccurate video supposedly about Sabah’s history.

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‘Mahal bah’

Flights to Sabah and Sarawak are burning holes in our pockets despite complaints time and again, says the writer.

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