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Why I can’t be like Mahathir

By ANDREW LOH
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad is a great man.
When Mahathir identified a problem, he had no qualms speaking up about it. He would courageously pursue the subject no matter how unpleasant or controversial it was. Proud and defiant, he didn’t give a damn what other people thought of him. All he knew was […]

Study in sweets: A bitter look at election tactics (Part 2)

by RACHEL LEOW
Lesson #2: Gerrymandering
Let’s say I challenge Ahmed to a competition in eating sweets. If he manages to eat 20 sweets, but I eat 21, I win. If he maintains at 20 sweets, and I eat 40 sweets, I still win. If in the last round, his score is still 20 sweets, and I […]

Hijacking Bahasa Melayu

By MOHD HAFIZ NOOR SHAMS
Have you read a classic joke about the official language of the European Union?
If you haven’t, you must read it. Because Bahasa Melayu might face a similar fate

Preaching to the choir

By JASON LIM
Observers, on several occasions, have pointed out that socio-political blogs in Malaysia tend to attract like-minded people who are only a minority of Malaysians. A tiny minority at that.
“Preaching to the choir,” they call it. Only people who have activism already thrusting in their veins would seek out websites like Malaysiakini and JeffOoi.com, […]

What it means to be a gay Malaysian

By ANA A.
I recently had a very interesting discussion with my alter ego about gay Malaysians.
“Wat you mean gay Malaysians? Of course la, Malaysia got a lot of gay people. Why not meh, weather is great, no big natural disasters, economy also can. Everybody happy lor!�
Alas, though the thought of a large gay population in […]

Purple haze all in my brain

By ANDREW LOH
Once upon a time, there was a country named Aisyalam. Aisyalam was a very beautiful and diverse country with lots of nice and friendly people called Aisyalamians.
One day, quite suddenly, Aisyalam was covered with super thick haze from its neighbour Aisenodni. It became such a common annual event that Aisyalamians kept RM1 masks […]

PART 2: Experiment a little

By NG KHAI LEE
This article is a quick guide, which discusses the importance of having the right perspective, and provides examples of popular experiments, a few inspirational stories, advice, and some links for further reading.
Defining “Entrepreneur”: The Right Perspective
Don’t bother. Regardless of how you word “entrepreneur,â€? if you can imagine the attributes of an entrepreneur, […]

Study in sweets: A bitter look at election tactics (Part 1)

By RACHEL LEOW
Lesson #1: Malapportionment
The problem with the term “a bag of sweets” is that “bag” is a rather arbitrary quantifier. Given a large enough bag,

both the above count as “bags” of sweets, even though the bag on the right might contain nearly 10 times as many sweets as the one on the left.
The problem […]

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