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Pig heads thrown into two mosques in Malaysia

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Cow heads on parade.
Molotov cocktails in churches and a school.
A Sikh temple pelted with stones.

Arson in two surau.
Pig heads in mosques.

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Where did Malaysians learn to be so biadap?

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The Malaysia I remember growing up in was filled with people who are nice and polite. In school, we learn how to talk to people nicely. We learn how to not point with our fingers and instead use our thumbs. We learn to respect our elders. We learn to put our hand out and stoop [...]

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Cabinet reverses teaching/learning of science and math in English

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Yup, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has just announced that PPSMI – the teaching of Maths and Science in English – has been reversed.
We have heard rumours since yesterday that this was going to happen but now it’s official – I just watched the press conference live on TV1.
I didn’t [...]

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Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak: A new beginning

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Having grown up in the Mahathir era, I never thought I’d be able to see so many Prime Ministers in my life. Okay, I exgagerate. Of course, some would have to leave sooner or later but I guess it was kind of ingrained in me that Malaysian (and perhaps Asian) leaders don’t know how to [...]

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UMNO Youth: Staying relevant?

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As I sit here by my computer awaiting the results that are streaming in from the UMNO wings elections (Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil beat Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz – 507 to 280 votes, btw), I got to thinking about UMNO Youth.
I’m not sure if it’s because I work with and for young people or [...]

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