Feature Articles 2001
December 31 Dec - The Tunku tapes: Mahathir's inferiority complex - Part 6 31 Dec - Umno can look forward with optimism but not overconfidence 30 Dec - When The Sun goes marchin’ in 30 Dec - The Tunku tapes: Umno’s power struggle - Part 5 29 Dec - 911 not the biggie 29 Dec - Should Americans exchange privacy for security? 29 Dec - The Tunku tapes: Troubles in The Star - Part 4 28 Dec - The Tunku Tapes: Jailing Harun - Part 3 27 Dec - The Tunku Tapes: Why Brunei backed out - Part 2 27 Dec - The Tunku Tapes: Post-Merdeka blues - Part 1 26 Dec - Keadilan’s future is in the political centre 26 Dec - Ong and Hitler’s burning of the Reichstag 25 Dec - Malaysia's parliament: House of ill repute 24 Dec - Corporate Malaysia: Falling from grace 23 Dec - Throw the book at the guilty if segregation charge is true 22 Dec - Azizah’s immediate task is to heal Keadilan’s wounds 21 Dec - Indonesia: A year of bloodshed and despair 20 Dec - Can Mahathir play Solomon for MCA? 19 Dec - Unpaid soldiers & Kabul's crime wave 18 Dec - Money politics under the spotlight 17 Dec - The Tape: What it Reveals 16 Dec - Three-time suckers in UEM/Renong saga 15 Dec - Kedah Umno must go back to the grassroots 14 Dec - Business as usual 13 Dec - Activists fear countdown underway for rights officials 12 Dec - ISA, Human Rights and the Recent Past - Part 5 11 Dec - ISA, Human Rights and the Recent Past - Part 4 10 Dec - ISA, Human Rights and the Recent Past - Part 3 9 Dec - ISA, Human Rights and the Recent Past - Part 2 8 Dec - ISA, Human Rights and the Recent Past - Part 1 7 Dec - Malaysia's Third Quarter GDP - Part 2 6 Dec - Malaysia's Third Quarter GDP - Part 1 5 Dec - Russian airlift to Afghanistan highlights underlying US-Europe tensions 4 Dec - The Cost of Casual Racism - Anti-Muslim sentiment is growing - and dangerous 3 Dec - Even before the body could get cold 2 Dec - Taking the centre stage 1 Dec - More Asian Muslims put religion ahead of state November 30 Nov - Americans launch Ramadan offensive of another kind 29 Nov - Judicial reform hopes handed setback 28 Nov - Mahathir's resurrection 27 Nov - Opposition fears Mahathir may nobble the judiciary 26 Nov - Mahathir a victim of his own propaganda 25 Nov - KeADILan’s true colours revealed - which is a shade of UMNO 24 Nov - No puppet AG and puppet judges, please 23 Nov - The day Kabul fell 22 Nov - Networking 21 Nov - One step back for the judiciary 20 Nov - Asia Wired 19 Nov - "Goodbye, Asean..." 18 Nov - War on terrorism: Where Do We Go From Here? 17 Nov - Complexity, Competition, Cooperation and Confusion 16 Nov - Hope springs both ways in Sabah 15 Nov - Anwar Party Struggles to Hold Ground 14 Nov - Whither now, Keadilan? 13 Nov - Germ across the seas 12 Nov - Badrulamin's unfreedom 11 Nov - The Saudi Contradiction 10 Nov - Edging Ahead 9 Nov - Brunei's Costly Hangover 8 Nov - Dialogue the way out of a state of flux 7 Nov - All’s Fair, in Love and War 6 Nov - Can Bigots Develop a K-Economy? 5 Nov - The Once-Colonised Are Now the Colonial Masters 4 Nov - It's all about edcucation stupid 3 Nov - WWW III on the horizon - says generals 3 Nov - Academics critical of war face harassment in US 2 Nov - Behind the "anti-terrorism' mask: imperialist powers prepare new forms of colonialism 2 Nov - We will not be silenced 1 Nov - Welcome to the Real World 1 Nov - Terrorism and civil liberties: a German lesson 1 Nov - The Observer, London October 31 Oct - The Use of Media as a Weapon 31 Oct - KeADILan - Factions or Principles 30 Oct - Judiciary a Group of Orang Utans on Mahathir's Chain 30 Oct - Anwar Ibrahim - The Master Hero of Malaysian Reformation 29 Oct - A Japanese doctor's up-close observations contradict overseas reports 29 Oct - The ISA is an instrument of state terror 28 Oct - Publisher: The Guardian (London, UK) 27 Oct - Why news travels to Bangkok 26 Oct - Unlikely allies 25 Oct - Of Propaganda and Intelligence Blunder 24 Oct - Reformasi Needs to Reinvent Itself 23 Oct - Is the ISA Constitutional? 22 Oct - Bad connections 21 Oct - What Apec can achieve at Shanghai 20 Oct - Jihad In The New Millennium 19 Oct - Malaysia takes middle path 18 Oct - "All we are saying ..." say Asian activists 17 Oct - Terrorism issue a test for ASEAN solidarity 16 Oct - The decline and fall of a paper empire 15 Oct - How to finish off a political opponent, Malaysian-style 14 Oct - An Appreciation of Anwar Ibrahim's Article in Time Magazine 13 Oct - Mahathir using the WTC tragedy to tighten his grip 12 Oct - Malaysian democracy, victim of Sept 11? 11 Oct - Who Hijacked Islam? 10 Oct - Don't confuse me with facts 9 Oct - No to war 8 Oct - A hundred birds with one arrow - a Malaysian fable 7 Oct - Smoke and mirrors in Mahathir's 'Islamic country' 6 Oct - Barisan Nasional Presents - Heros and Villains 5 Oct - The Minda Virus - Truth Infects Malaysians 4 Oct - Backlash and backtrack 3 Oct - A new type of war 2 Oct - Tales of injustice 1 Oct - Sarawak trucks no opposition September 30 Sept - Reformasi movement may be down, but not out 29 Sept - 'Reformasi' running out of steam 28 Sept - Metamorphosis of Islamic Militancy 27 Sept - Anything but the truth 26 Sept - Tyranny of terror, triumph of truth 25 Sept - The danger and where it lies 24 Sept - Police overstep the bouned of law? 23 Sept - Pity Poor Megawati 22 Sept - Megawati's opponents await their chance 21 Sept - How Osama bin Laden really builds his fortune 20 Sept - We Miss Him dearly - Aliza Jaffar 19 Sept - Black eye: three years later 18 Sept - Do Malaysian Economists Lack Chicken Sense? 17 Sept - Did Maarof (of Bangsar fame) commit suicide or was he done in? 15 Sept - "Collateral Damage" Hits Home 13 Sept - Sarawak Malays at political crossroads 11 Sept - The Zainur Zakaria Story: A Drama in 4 Acts 9 Sept - Malaysian human rights report details methods of police repression 8 Sept - Malaysia's independent media fight mounting odds 7 Sept - Malaysia's political war claims an innocent victim 6 Sept - Our police and the doctrine of national security 4 Sept - MAS has its wings clipped 3 Sept - Mahathir goes all out to remove thorn in his side 2 Sept - Planned bridge to go through troubled Malaysian waters 1 Sept - Malaysians take stock August 31 Aug - Probably the worst Merdeka celebration! 30 Aug - The War Mahathir Can't Lose 29 Aug - Persons before country 28 Aug - Zainur Zakaria's Contempt Case 26 Aug - Crime and the police 25 Aug - Malaysian rights body no shrinking violet 23 Aug - Mahathir eyes White House invitation as repression continues in Malaysia 21 Aug - Who’s Fooling Whom about Malaysia? 18 Aug - So begins my ordeal as ISA detainee 16 Aug - Malaysia Wields Security Act Against Political Opposition 8 Aug - ISA detentions and the Taliban bogey 7 Aug - Rights commission throws down the gauntlet 4 Aug - Putrajaya strain brings forth Aussies’ Strein 3 Aug - Justice in Malaysia 2 Aug - Deja Vu 1 Aug - White House didn’t beat around the bush 1 Aug - Renong case an admission of Mahathir's failed experiment July 31 July - Malaysia's Manipulated Market 30 July - The Politician in the Economy 30 July - The no-nonsense judge calls it a day 28 July - The Challenges of Globalisation 28 July - A Test of Faith 28 July - Alternative Front's Dilemma 28 July - Divided they fall 27 July - Everything for the Truth 27 July - Mahathir's Dilemma 27 July - Mahathir detains Malaysian student leaders 25 July - Mahathir's ultimate challenge 25 July - For the rabbit, PAS and DAP may lose the deer 25 July - Illusions from UEM takeover 25 July - The rise and fall of Halim Saad 24 July - The truth about the so-called Asian Values 24 July - Our Struggle is Sacred 23 July - When judges rule on use of the ISA to muzzle dissent their independence will also be at stake 23 July - Mahathir turns anger on students with abductions and expulsions 23 July - Cyber Wars 23 July - A Portrait in Mixed Media 23 July - Closed doors annoy big players 22 July - Our Prayers Have Been Answered 22 July - Malaysia's electronics fuse is blown 22 July - Malaysia Faces Looming Recession 22 July - The Conspiracy Unravels 21 July - Quavering on the precipice at Likas 21 July - Amendment to legalise phantom voters? 21 July - Malaysian students learn hard political lesson 21 July - Time To Pay the Piper 21 July - Business as usual 20 July - Anwar Ibrahim Moving Ahead on Appeal Against Malaysian Government's Refusal 20 July - Constitutional amendment to legalise phantom voters 20 July - Fire without smoke? 20 July - Diminishing Party Assets 19 July - Straight from the heart 17 July - The Judge's Gift 16 July - Mahathir's Anniversary Blues 15 July - The power of the internet 12 July - IT's democratic 'apocalypse' yet to materialize 11 July - The stress shows! 9 July - Mahathir's Worst Economic Enemy Is Himself 7 July - Malaysia: Ready, aim, shoot in foot 5 July - The Pyramids of Malaysia 1 July - A victory fraught with danger June 29 June - Two Arrests in Three Years 27 June - Mahathir's foes pay the price of dissent 23 June - A strident Mahathir sets the tone 22 June - From prisoner to prime minister? 21 June - Daim departs but leaves ‘baggage’ with Dr M 19 June - Why has Appa been arrested? 18 June - The Nightmare Goes On... 16 June - 1,001 Malaysian Nights ... 14 June - Malaysia adjusts to life after Daim 13 June - Final Sacrifice: Daim Bows Out 12 June - When arrogance meets reality 11 June - An Open Letter to Datuk Rais Yatim 10 June - Daim, Merbok And MAS 7 June - Political power play behind Daim's departure 5 June - The Evil of ISA 4 June - Reformasi Activists Under Detention 3 June - Malaysia Steps Forward 2 June - Constitution, a crutch for the limping judiciary 1 June - Freedom Of The Reporter May 31 May - In the Name of "Internal Security" 30 May - Nanyang takeover: Last gasp of free press 29 May - Wooing Malaysia's Chinese 27 May - Anwar put on trial again as Malaysian government prepares for elections 26 May - Wives speak out against ISA 25 May - A Wife Testifies Against the ISA 23 May - Tolerate this and your children will be next 22 May - Dropping charges raises doubts 21 May - ISA not a ‘Que sera sera’ matter 20 May - Anwar's Children 17 May - In the gallery of rogues 16 May - A letter to an old friend who has sold his soul 15 May - An uncertain future for Malaysia's prime minister 14 May - Nine opposition leaders in Malaysia arrested in government crackdown 12 May - A requiem for the late 'Malaysian formula' 11 May - Thuggery dressed up as law 10 May - Protest against ISA. What now? 9 May - Daim's Holiday 8 May - Mahathir's Faded Vision 5 May - A Party Of Pirates 3 May - An Imbalance Of Number 2 May - The lies that guard truth April 30 Apr - My Experience with police violence an an ISA detainee 28 Apr - A Picture Story 27 Apr - Letter from Azman Ismail, Pak Din's Brother 26 Apr - Malaysia's Other First Lady: An Interview with Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 25 Apr - Umno withers in a drought of support 24 Apr - Dr M-Daim - Napolean gone apart? 23 Apr - Back problem sees frontbencher in top form 22 Apr - Aliza Jaffar: Release the justice fighter 21 Apr - ISA a handy tool when under siege 20 Apr - The health minister and Dr. Hoogland 19 Apr - Government's rail bail-out delay worries banks 18 Apr - Two Anti-ISA Stories, One Deafening Silence 17 Apr - Open letter to the Home Affairs Minister 15 Apr - Mahathir did it too, in the 70s - brief foreigners 14 Apr - Dr. Munawar Anees: Total recall of torture 13 Apr - Hiding behind the skirt of national security 11 Apr - Common Sense, Commandos, And Civil Liability 10 Apr - Malaysia's "world class" medical facilities is in question? 9 Apr - The Internet Tail Wags The Media Dog in Malaysia 8 Apr - Prevention is Better Than Cure 7 Apr - Battleweary Mahathir readies for another round 6 Apr - The Prime Minister spins a tale 5 Apr - Spy-catching, Utusan style 4 Apr - Rallies To Whip Up Unity? 3 Apr - The Politics of Islam -- Or Of The Malay? 2 Apr - Ezam: Educating the people to demand what’s theirs 1 Apr - UMNO is in a spot March 31 Mar - Penetrating The Pretense Of Probity 30 Mar - Back surgery gets political doctors operating 29 Mar - Interview with Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 28 Mar - Hindering vendors from selling information 27 Mar - Enemy of the State 26 Mar - No smoke without Fire 25 Mar - Saying yes to non-racial affirmative action 24 Mar - Beware Ye Colonialist! 23 Mar - Iama Hasbeeni is Hopping Mad 22 Mar - Handsome boss or not, Ezam deserves credit 21 Mar - With rats and roaches and longing for dawn 20 Mar - Gallantry or stupidity? 19 Mar - Letter to Raja Petra from John R. Malott, one-time US Ambassador to Malaysia the day after Raja Petra was released from detention 18 Mar - Ethnic tensions weakening Mahathir's grip on power 17 Mar - Racial clashes show rise of new Malaysian underclass
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