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Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir explains why he quit abruptly

  • byStanley Goldman
  • November 23, 2020
As the only two-time prime minister of Malaysia, Dr Mahathir Mohamad also charted several other records – including…
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Lobby against mandatory jail for drunk driving

  • byStanley Goldman
  • September 1, 2020
MADPET (Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture) calls for the removal of mandatory minimum prison sentence in the…
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Heartbreak inspired former waitress to draft graphic novel

  • byStanley Goldman
  • August 31, 2020
Unable to talk to family or friends about a break-up in her mid-20s, the heartbreak drove Weng Pixin…
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Malaysia slammed for Al-Jazeera office raid

  • byStanley Goldman
  • August 5, 2020
Malaysian lobby organisation Article 19 has condemned a police raid on Al Jazeera’s office in Malaysia, during which…
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Going digital too early bad for toddlers

  • byStanley Goldman
  • August 2, 2020
My firstborn Matin turned two a few months ago. We introduced Matin to gadgets from an early age, too…
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Who’s covering up on loss of foreign worker lives in Malaysia?

  • byStanley Goldman
  • August 1, 2020
When names of fatal accident victims suddenly change, it arises many questions. A recent response from Malaysia’s Department…
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Why would US lobby FOR dangerous pesticides harming farmworkers in Asia?

  • byStanley Goldman
  • July 9, 2020
Pesticides do harm to way more being than just bugs. Studies have shown that they can impair brain…
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Children reveal abuses amid Cambodia’s success against coronavirus pandemic

  • byStanley Goldman
  • June 21, 2020
As Covid-19 continues to progress around the world, Cambodia has emerged as one of the rare success stories.…
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Critics silenced by new Malaysian government

  • byStanley Goldman
  • June 17, 2020
A wave of criminal charges and police probes targeting critics of Malaysia’s embattled new government has rights groups…
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