For any political groupings that intend to win from the middle, we need to genuinely acknowledge that Malaysians have more similarities than differences. The majority, while coming from different cultural backgrounds, share similar aspirations.
As a society, we lack confidence in our own identity therefore we see the Other as threat. Some Chinese fear that the Malay officialdom would attempt to eliminate their cultural identity. Some Malays think that the Chinese are scheming to dominate the Malays. There are politicians and media that thrive on such fear and suspicion.
To have a strong and credible government, it is important that the parties in the ruling coalition are stable, disciplined and purposeful. It is with this objective in mind that I would like to discuss some of the difficulties and challenges faced by DAP in…
Recently, some quarters have accused Tun Dr Mahathir of being the root of all problems that PH is currently facing. While he is no Saint, it would not be accurate to label him as an obstacle to the reform agenda. The historic decision for the…
The results of the 9 May general election was a “political earthquake” of the highest scale and a “tsunami”. But six month later, some Malaysians have fallen into a mindset that what happened was merely a change of government, just like what happens in other…
The death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim is a dark moment for the fledging New Malaysia movement. An innocent life has been lost. All Malaysians are keen to see the law deal with those guilty of the crime, and for justice to prevail. What…
Speech by DAP National Political Education Director Liew Chin Tong on his visit to DAP Triang branches on 17th December 2018 I am touched to know that DAP members from Triang made a long trip, which took them hours, to Ayer Hitam, Johor, on 18…
Speech by DAP National Political Education Director Liew Chin Tong at the opening of DAP Ayer Keroh Centre, Malacca, on 1st December 2018 MCA Youth at its general assembly today attempted to ignite ethnic sentiments among Chinese by claiming that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng…
Despite the hope for a New Malaysia, the Old Malaysia still lingers on. With it, DAP is sandwiched between an extreme Malay fringe calling for its destruction and a non-Malay electoral periphery demanding to fight fire with fire. Pakatan Harapan has an historic mission to…
The recent announcement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s department Datuk Liew Vui Keong that the government is looking to abolish the death penalty had created a public controversy. I would like to share my thoughts on the issue, as someone who has been directly…