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Has anyone seen my BABI?

By SHANNON TEOH
Whenever we use the term “far-reaching consequences,” we usually think in the most tangible sense with emphasis on the “far-reaching” bit. For example, climate change.
What comes to mind are people who are not you, drenched and muddy yet tragically suitably dressed for the temple, clutching their babies to their breasts. Or cars, which […]

Cynicism holding us down. Join us and we shall overcome, says opposition insider

By NIK NAZMI NIK AHMAD
(Editor’s note: This article, written by a member of the opposition, is another response to John Lee’s 6 Feb. article Prosperity vs. ignominy, and how the opposition isn’t really helping Malaysian politics.”)
Most of my friends have long known where my sympathies lie. When they find out I’ve actually made the decision […]

NST Reporter: We are NOT suing Jeff and Rocky on behalf of the government. Get it?

By SHANNON TEOH
PART 2
Soon after news of NST’s defamation suit broke and a long time before the first part of my commentary, all eyes turned to the supposed orchestrator and mastermind of all this. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, are you for or against this “sula” (gotta love that word)? Do you sanction […]

Are you in or are you out? Why the opposition isn’t broken

By NATHANIEL TAN
(Editor’s note: This article is a rebuttal to John Lee’s 6 Feb. article Prosperity vs. ignominy, and how the opposition isn’t really helping Malaysian politics.”)
Cynicism runs deep in almost any Malaysian who cares about Malaysia and Malaysian politics. John Lee’s recent article represents an angry brand of cynicism, which remains superior to apathetic […]

NST reporter: Why engage Jeff Ooi and Rocky in debate? Hell, no! We go to court!

By SHANNON TEOH
PART 1
One of the most startling things I read recently was that Exxon Mobil Corp. made over RM140 billion in 2006 alone. It was startling though, not because of the figure that represents record profits for the oil and gas giant. With oil prices doing a Sergei Bubka last year, obscene levels of […]

Twilight streetside action with Borneo rockers

By NG KHAI LEE
Why not go busking at the Bukit Bintang crossroads at 3 a.m., with migrants from Borneo dancing and making song requests? Yeah, why not let’s do that.
Call the gang.

No, it didn’t happen like that

Prosperity vs. ignominy, and how the opposition isn’t really helping Malaysian politics

By JOHN LEE
We, the Malaysians of this generation, the generation of all Malaysians currently living, are at a crucial crossroads in our country’s history.
The decisions we - and by extension our leadership - make today will either set our country on the path to permanent prosperity or infinite ignominy.
After 50 years of independence, […]

Not forgotten: Women’s history of Malaysia

Call for submissions
Malaysian history, like the official history of many postcolonial societies, is narrow in focus, overwhelmingly political, and dominated by the unstated assumptions of those who write that history.
More often than not, these mainstream narratives have ignored large areas of the past that are either not perceived to contribute to national history or […]