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Can the police do their work without the use of force deploying authority and power; which often results in the abuse of the rule of law? Would that not be the superior way of doing things? Personal experience On Wednesday morning a week ago I was on my way to the Royal Lake Club (RLC) […]

Last week my car brakes started giving problems; they only worked sometimes. I drive a 25-year old classic Volvo, which has power steering and brakes. Therefore, when it does not work, one can only imagine the physical energy needed to try and stop the car with only the mechanical system working! But, what if I […]

I am no sociologist by any definition or imagination. My good friend who is now a Distinguished Professor at UKM, is probably the most recognised sociologist in Malaysia; and founder or director of three Institutes at UKM. His current position is the founder-director of the Inter-ethnic Studies Unit at UKM. Therefore, if I make any […]

The recent controversy about who is or is not “authorised to use the 1Malaysia logo” is childish to say the least. But, maybe the problem with the concept or this symbol of a new concept is exactly what the Bangsa Malaysia concept faced in conceptual clarity at the point of her original pronouncement. Let me […]

Is there any doubt in anybody’s mind that we are a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy, with the Agong assuming only some ceremonial roles as explicitly defined by the same constitution and other subsidiary legislation? In simple language this means that the sultans have only the powers, duties, and responsibilities defined by the constitution […]

A university professor of psychology and political science (usually in the US, a university professor has two acknowledged fields of expertise) at George Washington University (GWU) studied political leaders over a 100-year period and identified the “socio-psychological profile of disabled leaders”.   He then defined that “disability sets in when the aides in the office […]

The MB and PKR believe that the Federation of Malaya constitutional principles of 1957 have been violated by the 1993 amendments to the Selangor state constitution. The sultan believes he was only being professionally regaled without any political malice or preference, but a photograph in the New Straits Times however showed him not looking the new state […]

I shudder when all and sundry can become \”moral police\” in the public spaces of life. Is policing the purpose and agenda of every human soul, and the responsibility of every other human? Does not jihad really mean the policing of one\’s own soul? As a Christian, I am taught to use the Holy Scriptures […]

When Kita was launched the previous Wednesday at the Sime Darby Convention Hall, Zaid Ibrahim who had also launched his first book there, said that his party is more about governance and not just forming the government. His first book defines most of the issues and concerns of his. It was launched by Musa Hitam. […]

I have a niece who is a chambering full lawyer-to-be, and she invited me to join the KL Bar Committee’s dialogue with the judges some time ago. I was delighted and made the time to go, although I did not then even know the difference between the offices of the Malaysian Bar Council and those […]