On the 9th of May, Malaysia will conduct one of its most interesting and possible most groundbreaking elections in history. Ever since gaining independence from Britain, Malaysia’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has been the dominating party of government which in recent decades has been at the head of the larger Barisan […]
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Israeli Secret Intelligence Service Mossad Accused of Assassinating Palestinian Academic in Malaysia
Fadi M. al-Batsh, a Palestinian engineer and academic who had been living in Malaysia for ten years was assassinated while riding his motorcycle to a local mosque. Local police reports indicate that al-Batsh was shot by two assailants who ambushed him on the road. The family of al-Batsh as well […]
The European Left is Not Antisemitic - It is Sinophobic
Mainstream media outlets associated with neo-liberal parties in Europe have for years, attempted to tar Palestine supporters on the left as being antisemitic. This slander is based on a calculated attempt to blur the lines between the geopolitical issue of Palestinian statehood, the post-war growth of American style free speech […]
Virtues and Vices of Media and Press Freedom - from The Philippines and Singapore to The US, South Asia and The Arab World
The settled 20th century consensus on different styles of media regulation has largely been challenged by the pervasiveness of online media which continues to shape national and trans-national dialogues in the 21st century. However, when tracing the development of media regulation in the 20th century, one can learn a great […]
Xi Jinping, Rodrigo Duterte and Lee Kuan Yew: The Case Against “Term Limits”
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is current debating proposals that could change a long held status quo in respect of the Chinese leadership. According to current regulations, the position of President of China, which in reality is a ceremonial post which is typically attached to the […]
Malaysian Company Set to Launch Gold-Backed Halal Cryptocurrency
The Malaysian company HelloGold is preparing to launch a new gold-backed cryptocurrency called GOLDX. The new crypto is set to become available for purchase later this year, in Thailand. While the use of cryptocurrencies is becoming hotly debated among world governments, it appears there is also a religions angle. Islamic banking systems […]
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