Freeing the fourth estate, finally
After 45 years of foot-dragging, a pro tem committee has been formed to set up a council to enable the media to regulate itself.
Jahabar Sadiq runs The Malaysian Insight and has been a journalist since 1988. Follow him on Twitter.
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After 45 years of foot-dragging, a pro tem committee has been formed to set up a council to enable the media to regulate itself.
PKR’s raucous congress is in stark contrast to Umno’s orderly, though sullen, gathering.
Malays have long enjoyed favourable policies and fortunes; to say that these are now under threat is a huge lie.
Missionary schools have always been a bastion of unity in a divided Malaysia, where education is paramount and faith is secondary.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Anwar Ibrahim supporters should look at big picture – souring economy, bleak global outlook – instead of fighting over leadership.
Some Pakatan politicians are showing that they are no different from their BN foes.
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We can choose to be the best Malaysians by doing our part to make the nation better.
Another sex scandal rears its ugly head in PKR, a party closely linked with Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy cases.
Pakatan has scored quick wins, but some promises remain unfulfilled, if not broken, particularly on civil liberties and rights.
Most of us still not used to witnessing Putrajaya-palace spat, Muslims who believe their rights are being eroded, ex-PM in the dock.
Ahead of Pakatan Harapan’s first anniversary, Malaysians should be reminded that we work together as Malaysians and not as racial or religious silos.
Former PM Najib should have thought about tranparency and truth when his minions blocked reporting on the 1MDB scandal.