The Price of Unbridled Capitalism

For the sake of this article, I had bought this pack of 4 traditional moon cake for RM9.  I bought it at a roadside stall operated by a woman at the location next to Wangsa Maju LRT for at least the last 10 years.  While I paid for the moon cake with a piece of RM10 note, my mind was distracted, thinking how I should write begin this article on capitalism and human greed.  The trader took note of my distraction, and did not return my change, claiming she had returned it to me.

We Never Learn from Our Past

Malaysia never learns from painful experience.  That is what I felt when I read the news that Special Branch had arrested 7 FTF (foreign terrorist fighters) working as security guards in Kuala Lumpur for the last 2 years.

All 7 FTF were believed to be affiliated to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), and to a further extent, Daish.

All 7 are believed to have came to Peninsular Malaysia using forged MyKads.

Note that these 7 are different from the 9 arrested between 1 July to 30 August, for plans to distrupt the National Day celebration and SEA Games.

PM Visit to Washington DC

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak had just touched down in Washington D.C., as he prepared to be the first ASEAN leader to visit current sitting US President, Donald J Trump after his inauguration on 18 January early this year.

Source - PM Najib Razak blog

What would his visit entails to? Let's see what is it in for DSN, and to that extent, Malaysia.

Myanmar Humanitarian Crisis

1. Malaysia has been helping Rohingyans by providing food and shelter to Rohingyans since 1990's. Rohingyans in Malaysia can be found in large concentration in Selayang area.

Photo Tells a Thousand Words

There's a saying that a photo tells a thousand words. But people tend to forget, that the thousand words tend to be distorted by the people who tell the narrative. And along the way, the message is lost.

Digarhayu Malaysia Merdeka - Bahagian 2

Daripada bahagian pertama...

Ancaman terhadap kedaulatan negara bukan semata-mata daripada fahaman komunis.  Negara turut diancam negara jiran serantau.

Ancaman komunisme terhadap Malaya menyaksikan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Ketua Menteri Persekutuan Tanah Melayu mengutarakan cadangan penubuhan sebuah negara baru menggabungkan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, Singapura, Sabah, Sarawak dan Brunei menjadi sebuah negara persekutuan.  (Ada yang menyatakan bahawa cadangan asal berasal daripada Brunei).

Dirgahayu Malaysia Merdeka - Bahagian 1

Di kala jiran tetangga kita menyambut hari kebangsaan masing-masing, saya ambil peluang ini untuk melihat kembali negara kita sendiri.

Adakah kita sudah melangkah jauh ke hadapan? Atau kita sekadar jaguh kampung yang bagai si ibu ayam, bertelur sebiji riuh sekampung?