Posted on 30 January 2012 By Ding Jo-Ann.
THE next general election will be Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s first election as head of the Barisan Nasional (BN). Najib will also be leading the BN into its first general election after its worst election performance in March 2008. The Nut Graph asks political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat on how well Najib [...]
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Ding Jo-Ann, Mahathir Mohamad, Najib Razak, PKR, Pakatan Rakyat, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Wong Chin Huat, pas, uncommon sense
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Posted on 19 December 2011 By Deborah Loh.
TIME Magazine has just named The Protestor its Person of the Year for 2011. Malaysians would count among protestors that made headlines this year, if not internationally than nationally. But what is the point of continuing to protest when something – like the Peaceful Assembly Law – is a foregone conclusion? Political scientist Wong Chin Huat explains the value of civil disobedience and how it can work.
Tags: Deborah Loh, Occupy, Peaceful Assembly Bill, Rosa Parks, The Protestor, Thomas Paine, Wong Chin Huat, civil disobedience, klcc, protest, uncommon sense, yellow
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Posted on 21 November 2011 By Shanon Shah.
Open-ended vs. close-ended democracy?
Tags: Bersih 2.0, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, Maria Chin Abdullah, Najib Razak, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Seksualiti Merdeka, Shanon Shah, Wong Chin Huat, democracy, homosexuality, pas, pluralism, sexual, sexuality, syariah law, uncommon sense
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Posted on 10 October 2011 By Deborah Loh.
HUDUD. One is either for or against its implementation in Malaysia – or so the prevailing political discourse goes. But what are we missing in between? Have proponents of hudud adequately justified their position, and how they would apply the Islamic penal code in today’s society? Can those who oppose it ever imagine a human [...]
Tags: Ahmad Farouk Musa, Ding Jo-Ann, Hudud, Muslims, Tariq Ramadan, Umno, Wong Chin Huat, bishop, islam, non-Muslims, pas, uncommon sense
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Posted on 19 September 2011 By Ding Jo-Ann.
UNTIL recently, Malaysia had been celebrating independence with parades and banners proclaiming the number of years that have passed since 1957. This inaccuracy has been brought to light over the past few years as more people begin to understand the significance of 16 Sept 1963, when Malaysia was formed. People and politicians alike have now [...]
Tags: 16 Sept, Ding Jo-Ann, Malaysia Day, Merdeka, Sabah, Sarawak, Sarawak Teachers Union, Wong Chin Huat, history, independence
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Posted on 12 September 2011 By Ding Jo-Ann.
THERE has been much politicking over PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu (Mat Sabu)’s remarks on the Bukit Kepong incident in 1950. In a speech on 21 Aug 2011, Mat Sabu had questioned the portrayal of Mohammad Indera in Malaysian history as a terrorist. Mat Sabu said that Indera, who led an attack on a police [...]
Tags: Bukit Kepong, Ding Jo-Ann, Ibrahim Yaakob, Mat Sabu, Mohamad Sabu, Wong Chin Huat, communist, communists, controversy, uncommon sense
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