
Citizen Nades
A legally qualified journalist and a good governance champion

OPINION | Citizens pay because the government did not heed the warnings
Under oath, in the criminal defamation trial against Rafizi Ramli in March 2018, the then Chief Financial Officer of the Tabung Haji Board, Rozaida Omar, told the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court that there was a sudden...

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.
