by Yvonne Tan   When discussing abortion reform in Malaysia, the rhetoric is far from the “Pro-choice” or “Pro-life” dichotomy. The crux of the abortion debate – or the lack of it – is usually said to be religion, the belief there is sanctity in all life that a higher gives life and is the […]

by The Christian Federation of Malaysia / Persekutuan Kristian Malaysia   The Christian Federation of Malaysia views with consternation and dismay the assault by no less than a Member of the Dewan Rakyat in the August chamber on the entirety of the Scriptures on which generations of Christians in time memorial have found solace, comfort, […]

by Yvonne Tan   Every so often racial tropes by politicians make headlines, sparking heated debates on the topic Malaysians love talking about but never candidly — race. Take for example Mahathir’s incessant blaming of Malays for being lazy which was followed by letters almost always citing Syed Hussein Alatas’ Myth of the Lazy Native […]

by Yvonne Tan   As Najib Razak was found guilty of all seven charges, his supporters — also known on Twitterjaya as ‘kluster Bossku’ — gathered outside of Kuala Lumpur High Court chanted “Bebas Bossku”, “Bossku tak bersalah” with the fault lying in “Tun Mahathir Mohamad kejam”. Najib’s daughter (@yananajib) also took to Instagram, posting […]