
Month June 2021


Parliamentary democracy is the solution for our nation
Winston Churchill is attributed as saying “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Today, Malaysia is being presented with those two “other” choices. The first “other” is Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s less than democratic emergency government which is…

Why we should be kinder to Rohingya refugees
I read with distress and alarm the heightened publicity attacks against the Rohingyas and other migrants by Home Minister Dato Seri Hamzah Zainuddin and Immigration Director-General Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud. Distress because the Rohingya as a group have been subjected to persecution and suffered genocide…

Malaysia’s Long Overdue Defence Reforms: Jettisoning the Age of Innocence
The age of innocence that has dominated Malaysia’s attitude towards defence matters in the past three decades needs to be jettisoned. Given mounting threats in its external environment, Malaysia needs to accelerate defence reforms centred on the concept of jointness across multiple domains. Malaysia’s long…

Learn from our mistakes – Detaining Undocumented Foreign Workers Worsens Prison Overcrowding and Exacerbates Covid-19 Spread
MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP MALAYSIA FOR THE REFORM OF PRISONS AND ALL PLACES OF DETENTION 3 JUNE 2021 1. Dato’ Seri Hamzah Bin Zainudin, Minister of Home Affairs, was reported to have said on 29 May 2021, that the Immigration Department,…