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Foreigners doing brisk business here
P Sritharan | Dec 16, 08 5:07pm
  A recent news report about a market fully operated by foreigners in the outskirts of the capital did not surprise me at all. The story of foreigners
My take on vernacular schools
Frankly Speaking | Dec 15, 08 6:14pm
Much against my father’s wishes, my mother enrolled me in an English-medium school, the first in the family. Prior to this, my older brothers and
It's hope we get from PKR congress
Meng Yee | Dec 15, 08 6:13pm
Since the PKR national congress received little positive coverage, I feel it important to share a message of hope for fellow Malaysians. Anwar Ibrahim
UUCA amendments not good enough
Ahmad Shahir Abdul Aziz | Dec 15, 08 6:11pm
Sometimes we continue to ponder as to why Malaysian local students despite being endowed with such vast knowledge, both physical and human, are still lagging
Never a good time for minimum wage
Neil Khor | Dec 15, 08 6:10pm
In the last couple of weeks, we have seen several groups clamour for minimum wage. At a time when the global economy is going into a depression, this demand
Bloggers, mind your language!
Ganesh | Dec 15, 08 6:08pm
Malaysiakini’s Top Blogs section contains a blog entry entitled, ‘Motherfuckers in the newsroom’ by Rocky's Bru.   This is outright
Why close down Chinese schools which are so much better?
Shaun | Dec 12, 08 4:30pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report Mukhriz: Close down vernacular schools . While I am no supporter of Dr Mahathir Mohamad or his son Mukhriz, I am in
Animals can be trained, humans can be educated
Voice Of Reason | Dec 12, 08 4:30pm
Our founding father and the country’s first prime minister, the Tunku, strongly advocated the use of English as the medium of instruction for science
Urgent situation demands urgent measures
Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj | Dec 12, 08 4:30pm
The world economy is slipping into a recession. There are many economists who predict that Malaysia will sustain two to three years of slow, perhaps even
Let's harness potential of migrant communities
Elaine Yeoh Lyn Po | Dec 12, 08 4:27pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report 'Reduce dependence on foreign labour'. With reference to the above report, I would like to suggest that rather than
Things not looking all that bright for 2020
Arunasalam P | Dec 12, 08 4:27pm
In a short period of twelve years from now, the world would witness the birth of 2020. This popular year is earmarked to project Malaysia as a developed
A compromise is possible
Nkkhoo | Dec 12, 08 4:27pm
The long-debated issue of teaching Maths and Science in English seems to be in a deadlock, with opposing views from two major groups of parents - those
Painful lessons, but nothing learned
Hamdan Ibrahim | Dec 12, 08 4:25pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report 99 hillslope projects approved by Khir Toyo, says S'gor MB. The former chief minister of Selangor, whose terms of office
Pak Lah's half-baked move
Marion Tharsis | Dec 12, 08 4:23pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report Confirmed: New anti-graft body will not have prosecutory powers. Pak Lah has finally made some effort to address the
Automatic fuel price adjustment system vital
Booi Kheng | Dec 12, 08 12:43pm
In order to lessen the burden on the average Malaysian, especially those who do not reap the benefits of any discriminatory policy, I wish to ask Malaysians
Ethic versus ethnic
Har Wai Mun | Dec 12, 08 12:43pm
They look the same, sound the same, but they are not the same. Correct! Correct! Correct! Ethic is different from ethnic but unfortunately, in Malaysia,
Don't rush MCAC Bill through Parliament
Saad Hashim | Dec 11, 08 5:41pm
I have no choice but to feel quite cynical after reading all the details of the proposed new Malaysian Commission on Anti-Corruption (MCAC), Pak Lah’s
Mindset change needed for Mukhriz's unity concept
Marion Tharsis | Dec 11, 08 5:40pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report Mukhriz: Close down vernacular schools . I tend to believe that this is the right direction towards national unity.
It is the law that is supreme not politicians
Steve Oh | Dec 11, 08 5:31pm
I refer to the letter Minimum wage now! I agree with the writer and it is heartening to read letters that voice the plight of the poor and unjustly treated.
On the fast track to no where
GoneGoneGone | Dec 11, 08 5:31pm
Dong Jiao Zhong is acting foolishly, much like the zealots in Umno. Both clamour for vernacular school education that refuses to accept the reality of
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