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General Elections 2022: DAP & Dumb Attacks Despite Running Only 24% Seats

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As far as I can remember, my late father has been voting for every time the country had general . I personally was attracted to them not only for their mission to see a fair nation for all but also to YB Lim Kit Siang who was probably one of the first to embrace the new school of using blogs and social media to share his political thoughts. Image source: Free Malaysia Today

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Religion 101: Ancient Story Of Ramayana & Powerful Influence in ASEAN Countries

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It is said that the events mentioned in are about 7,000 years old and with the spread of and Buddhism from saw the story of Ramayana retold in many cultures including the Malays who used it as a core story in shadow plays (wayang kulit) until the short-sighted PAS decided that it is unIslamic and banned the story-telling. Image source: Wikipedia

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Malaysia 101: Stop Thinking Like Self Centred Politician

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When Trump won the to be the 45th US President in 2017, his mantra that won over many was “To Make America Great Again” and as a businessman and not as a politician, many thought that it can be done. In the end, he turned out to be just another self-centred politician.  Image source: AZ Quotes 

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Kingdom of Cambodia 2020: Part 5 – Self Isolation & Great Malaysian Food

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The problem with foreigners in during the time of a pandemic is that there is very little information available for them to know what is going on and what the next step will be. Often it is left to one’s own assumptions and “google” findings to know what to do next. What is given is some standard leaflet which does not clarify anything and there were no Cambodian officials were around to give any briefings on what to do next.

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Religion 101: Oh No, Darwin Been Banned in Malaysia

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(Book on Darwin is banned in Malaysia. What is the criteria to ban a book? What constitutes a great endangerment of public harmony? It gets rather ugly when a book is banned just because it goes against one’s personal values and beliefs. Cartoon source: http://www.incidentalcomics.com)

Still, saying that the implementation of hudud will not impact the non-Muslims? Well, think again.

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History 101: Nelson Mandela Struggle vs False Struggle

Nelson Mandela Struggle

(Invictus – starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon and directed by Clint Eastwood. It is one movie that portrays Nelson Mandela in his best moments and no one had does it better than Morgan Freeman. Image source: Amazon)

When a political party is having its usual general assemblies – you can be assured that there always be some “interesting” statements made in the general public.

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Governance 101: Case for Loud Rowdy Namewee

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For those who are not familiar with him, or his real name, Wee Meng Chee is a Malaysian hip hop recording artist, composer, filmmaker (his 2.0 is quite good) and actor. He was famous with controversies namely the one relating to a song titled Negarakuku. 

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National Unity 101: Malaysia’s Chicken & Egg Story

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(Long before the illusive 1Malaysia came along, Malaysia has already been a multi-racial, multicultural country. We had our differences but we don’t see our fellow Malaysians as threats. Image source: http://ajinbgagah.blogspot.com)

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Malaysia 101: Slaying the Real Bogeyman

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(Who is the real bogeyman in ? Some people determined to prove that it is none other than fellow . Photo by Chavdar Lungov from Pexels)

The 53rd anniversary of our independence is just around the corner, and yet we continue to read this nonsense that causes us to go after the wrong – we should be ashamed of ourselves.

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Education 101: Strong Support for 1Sekolah

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When ex-ISA detainee M Manoharan proposed that all born after August 31, 1957, to be accorded a Bumiputra status but without any question to the constitutional rights and privileges of Malays, many applauded & supported the proposal.

However at the same time, many questioned this proposal in light with the existence of many types for for Malaysians. It is a valid point.

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History 101: Who are the Real “Malays”?

Malay Race History

(circa 1850: Five people from the Archipelago; from left to right, two Dayaks or Dyaks from Borneo (a Saghai Dayak and a Loondoo Dayak), and three natives of Java (a priest, a lady and a gentleman). Original Artwork: Engraving by R Anderson after a drawing by A Huttula. Image source: Pinterest)

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