Citizen Nades
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EXCLUSIVE | The Government that cries wolf while feeding the wolves
OPINION: The parable of the boy who cried wolf barely scratches the surface of the government’s relentless warnings against those who incite fear and racial hatred -- a ritual so rehearsed it raises deeper questions...
EXLCUSIVE | Clean up of Kuala Lumpur starts with the people’s choice, not Umno’s fairy tales
“Kuala Lumpur has many entertainment centres, pubs, nightclubs, massage parlours, and immoral activities. There are a lot of underworld activists, cartels, and gangsters. Imagine if Kuala Lumpur's gangsters used their...
OPINION | No ball, no Goal: How cricket and football dragged Malaysia through the mud
OPINION: On all counts, it was a “secretive” tournament, initially known only to fewer than a dozen people within the Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA). No pre-match publicity to attract crowds, no interviews, and the...
EXCLUSIVE | How were seven foreign footballers allowed to dribble past the Constitution?
OPINION: The National Registration Department’s (JPN) recent chest-thumping—insisting that permanent resident status and citizenship are granted only after a “strict vetting process” -- is not just misleading.
From screwdrivers to warships: Citizens pay the price for no accountability
OPINION: The 2012 Auditor-General’s Report revealed a telling saga: a Defence Ministry contract to build military married quarters, initially priced at RM1.74 billion, ballooned to RM3.21 billion -- an 84% overrun,...
EXCLUSIVE | People power pulls the brakes on URA
OPINION: Last Tuesday, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming was brimming with confidence, declaring his ministry “ever ready” to table the Urban Renewal Bill (URA) for its second reading in Parliament.