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What you always wanted to know about Ramadhan, but were afraid to ask

By SAMIR HARITH

It’s that time of the year again. The time where Muslims all over the world start fasting while their non-Muslim friends stare in disbelief at their ability to forego lunch for an entire month.

As a Muslim growing up in a Muslim family, Ramadhan has always been a regular part of my life. It is something which some of us look to with anticipation, some of us dread its arrival, but for the most of us, its…..

Opposition parties could provide a tough fight in 2008 snap elections

By CHAN SHIJUN
Wow, it could soon be exciting times for Malaysian politics if rumblings of a possible snap general election (GE) in 2008 prove to be true, and I am proud to state that I would be cheering for the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat in the election if it does […]

Open letter: Leaders should use public transportation

From KL COMMUTER
With all this talk of leadership by example, I strongly urge the leaders of the government and other policymakers to descend from their lofty lifestyles and step into the lives of ordinary people.
For example, politicians always urge the people to take public transport. Maybe more of us would, but it is an experience […]

Entering a new “grey zone” of shifting cultures

By KRYSTLE CHOW
I had the privilege of attending the North American premiere of I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone (Hei Yan Quan) last Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is Malaysian-born Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang’s treatise on the lives of foreign migrant workers in Kuala Lumpur, and a reference to his own […]

Thinking about God in Malaysia

By SAMUEL HO

First, the obvious:

Malaysia is home to a large and diverse group of religions with approximately 60 percent of the population Muslim; 19 percent Buddhism; 9 percent Christianity; 6 percent Hinduism; and 3 percent Confucianism, Taoism, and other traditional Chinese religions. The remainder was accounted for by other faiths, including animism, Sikhism, and the Baha’i Faith. (Source: US Department of State)

Malaysia also has several places of worship for the main religions of the country (being Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism).

There is no doubt that Malaysia indeed is a country where religion plays a very large role in society.

Now for the not so obvious:

Youth have to be responsible for their freedom

By RACHEL CHAN

On March 16, 2003, a youth by the name of Rachel Corrie was killed, run over by a Caterpillar bulldozer employed in the destruction of houses in Israeli occupied Palestine. She was 23, a volunteer peace activist and student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Walsh. Giving up her life in the literal sense to support the Palestinian cause, her quest to uphold its human rights has not gone unnoticed. Activists have picked up the story, protesting against the use of Caterpillars throughout the mass media.

PART II: Merdeka on my mind

By KEITH LEONG
No country in the world is totally sure of its identity or confident of its destiny. Celebrations around the world, like Australia Day, Waitangi Day in New Zealand and Independence Day in the United States, are contested and sometimes controversial.
Nations are imagined communities, and what constitutes a “nationâ€? is determined by various […]