Infernal Ramblings is a Malaysian website focusing on current events and sociopolitical issues. Its articles run the gamut from economics to society to education.
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In spite of the smart and sincere people within the ruling coalition, the misguided tenets their party is founded upon doom their cause of reform. A party founded on the right principles, such as Pakatan, will have greater success.
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Those who protested the Bar Council's forum on religious conversions were beautifully exercising a fundamental right. It's a shame the purpose of their protest was to deny others the chance to do the same.
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How can we stand by and let either case play out under a rigged judicial system and malfunctioning police force? The evidence is clear: there is no real case against Anwar, and no real attempt to look beyond the surface in Altantuya's death. Why should we ignore this?
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As individuals we do not expect to be completely self-sufficient, even in only one area of our lives. So why do we expect our country to be any different?
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Dialogue is the only way we will ever understand one another in this diverse nation. The solution to strife is not to stop dialogue, but to stop those who will use violence to shut down space for discussion.
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It's all too common for Malaysians to say that we should not criticise our own country. Is it more harmful to pretend we have no problems, or to work towards solving them? The problem with Malaysians is that we are not used to dealing with criticism.
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Malay unity is a red herring. The real issue is how to bring Malaysians together on issues that matter rather than squabbling about petty parochial problems.
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Immigration is Not the Problem; Poor Governance is
Categories: Malaysian Government, Malaysian Society
Immigrants just want to enjoy all our great country has to offer; what is wrong with letting them work for us and buy our products? If they do not bear the costs of their presence here, should we not blame the government for failing to enforce our laws, rather than unfairly tarring all foreigners with the same brush?
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Sold Out at the Altar of "Malay Unity"
Categories: Malaysian Government, Malaysian Politics, Malaysian Society
When we prioritise race over country, when we would rather unite one ethnic community rather than the nation, why wonder at the rate at which Malaysians are abandoning a country they cannot really call theirs?
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The Malay language does not have a real, distinct word for race; the Malaysian story does not have a real distinction between races prior to British colonialism. Malay unity? The Malays of old had none of it. Why not Malaysian unity?
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The Anwar-Shabery Cheek debate on fuel prices is a watershed in Malaysian politics. Its focus on policy and respect for differing points of view are a commendable break with previous approaches to the sphere of public debate and dialogue.
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There is no such thing as a Malaysian race. But to define ourselves based on race strikes one as quite pedantic and pointless. Might it not be better to accept that yes, we all have our different ethnic descents, which in turn makes us all a little different, but nevertheless, we are all living together in one homeland we call our own?
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How can Anwar be so calculatingly power-hungry and yet so blindly ruin his chance at power for the sake of a little fun? The conventional wisdom has a flaw.
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Our country's independence is founded on the principles of liberty and justice. Where can these be found if one of the most powerful and respected men in Malaysia is still treated as if he has no legitimate right to liberty or justice?
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Institutions which check the power of politicians are what make democracy work. If we do not have strong institutions, we should work to rebuild them, rather than pulling out from the democratic process and from democratic debate.
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