
K.T. Maran
Social, Environmental & Animal Activist
OPINION | Malaysia's electoral boundaries: Why fairness matters for every voter
Democracy is supposed to give every citizen an equal voice in choosing who governs the country. But what happens when one Member of Parliament represents 200,000 voters while another represents only 50,000? Both cast a...
Malaysia must turn the page from shallow thinking to a culture of wisdom
With reference to media reports on the decline in reading and shallow thinking among Malaysians, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has rightly called on Malaysians to stop settling for surface-level thinking and...
Humanity’s greatest contradiction: superiority without responsibility
The greatest irony of mankind is that the species endowed with reason, intelligence and moral consciousness has become the principal architect of division among its own members and destruction of the natural world upon...
Oneness must begin with humanity before it can embrace all creation
We can't claim to be guardians of creation while we're still divided against each other. We can't preach compassion for animals while tolerating cruelty, celebrate economic progress while destroying forests, or talk...
Malaysia keeps talking about unity. It's time to measure whether it's actually happening.
For decades, Malaysians have heard the same message from their rulers, political leaders and community figures: don't exploit race and religion, respect differences, uphold the Constitution, preserve national unity. Yet...
OPINION | Banning Waze: Malaysia must put evidence before politics
Malaysia's decision to stop civil servants from using Waze raises a basic question: are we making the country safer through evidence-based policy, or letting geopolitical feelings crowd out practical reality?