03 · Columns and essays

Featured

52 pieces filed under Featured between 2020 and 2026, newest first.

A More Human MalaysiaNote · 1 min read · Leadership & Society
Everything Is Seemingly Amazing. Nobody Is Happy.Essay · 5 min read · Leadership & Society
Protecting Our Children Online: A Necessary BeginningCommentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
We Are Automating the One Thing That Cannot Be AutomatedCommentary · 4 min read · Education & Children
The Case for Conscious Education: Why the Malaysian “Success” Machine is Failing Our ChildrenCommentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
Protecting the Rule of Law is Protecting OurselvesCommentary · 3 min read · Law & Governance
The Silent Epidemic of Unpaid Alimony: The Case for an OmbudsmanCommentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
The Constitutional Dilemmas of Malaysia’s New Mufti BillEssay · 4 min read · Law & Governance
The October 17 Citizenship Amendment Bill: A Step Forward or a Misstep?Essay · 6 min read · Education & Children
Social Media Creates Opportunities of Child Sexual Abuse. How do We Stop It?Commentary · 2 min read · Education & Children
Why Understanding Human Design Will Transform You And Your ParentingCommentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
Beyond Standardised Testing: A Mother’s Perspective on Holistic EducationEssay · 6 min read · Education & Children
From Stronghold to Battleground: The High Stakes of Sungai BakapEssay · 6 min read · Leadership & Society
Sacrificing One Child to Save the OtherEssay · 6 min read · Education & Children
Beyond International Women’s Day: A Look at Malaysia’s Legal Milestones for Gender EqualityEssay · 6 min read · Education & Children
Can Malaysia’s Economy Survive Another Covid Wave? An Open Letter to Dr DzulCommentary · 2 min read · The Pandemic Archive
Leveling the Playing Field: A Look at Malaysia’s Proposed Political Financing BillCommentary · 3 min read · Leadership & Society
Expecting Again: My Emotional Journey through Trauma, And Then HopeCommentary · 2 min read · Education & Children
Integration or Assimilation: To Detract From Integration Model is to Belittle Everyday MalaysiansCommentary · 3 min read · Leadership & Society
End Party-hopping with Recall ActCommentary · 4 min read · Leadership & Society
Rewriting Reality: The Phenomenon of Political GaslightingEssay · 4 min read · Leadership & Society
Invest in home-based childcareCommentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
#EmbraceEquity: Celebrate Our Differences as A Source of StrengthNote · 1 min read · Education & Children
How Populist Policies Might Jeopardize Women’s Career OpportunitiesEssay · 5 min read · Education & Children
Playing by the Rule of LawCommentary · 4 min read · Law & Governance
Unfathomable Attitude towards the Protection of the Nation’s SovereigntyCommentary · 2 min read · Law & Governance
Rebirth of maternity rules – but why abort S44A?Commentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
#BreakTheBias: When women are given opportunities, the world benefits.Commentary · 3 min read · Education & Children
Denying the natural rights of a mother is not compatible with any religionCommentary · 4 min read · Education & Children
Deadly Floods: Seven questions we want answered in ParliamentCommentary · 4 min read · Inner Life & Culture
What Mahathir doesn’t understand about chopsticksCommentary · 2 min read · Inner Life & Culture
Pedaling Backwards in a Country Moving Forward: A Contradictory OppositionCommentary · 3 min read · Leadership & Society
Guilty of Politics, Guilty of PeaceCommentary · 2 min read · Leadership & Society
Waving our flagsCommentary · 2 min read · Inner Life & Culture
What Muhyiddin’s name change means for our legislatureCommentary · 4 min read · Law & Governance
The Lessons of the Malayan EmergencyCommentary · 4 min read · The Pandemic Archive
Trust Technocrats to Tackle the CrisisCommentary · 3 min read · The Pandemic Archive
In Fighting COVID, Information is the Other VaccineCommentary · 3 min read · The Pandemic Archive
Darkest Hours Of A Peaking PandemicCommentary · 3 min read · The Pandemic Archive
Being an instrument of peaceCommentary · 3 min read · Inner Life & Culture
Finding Our Humanity When A Parent Is Found To Be NegligentCommentary · 4 min read · Education & Children
The First Time I Held My Heart in My HandsEssay · 5 min read · Education & Children
Budget 2021: Strong, formidable and convincingCommentary · 4 min read · Inner Life & Culture
Looking into the strange case of Dr KhairuddinCommentary · 2 min read · Law & Governance
Freedom was bought with unity, let’s value its priceCommentary · 2 min read · Inner Life & Culture
Semarakkan Jalur GemilangNote · 1 min read · Inner Life & Culture
Courts the appropriate arena to decide Guan Eng & Betty Chew’s casesNote · 1 min read · Law & Governance
Justice and Closure for Kevin Morais and his close onesNote · 1 min read · Law & Governance
Condemned for Contempt? The Malaysiakini Case And The Problem With Contempt Proceedings In MalaysiaCommentary · 4 min read · Law & Governance
The position of the Speaker of the House in Malaysian democracyEssay · 5 min read · Leadership & Society
A Tribute to Kevin Morais – Let Justice Be DoneNote · 1 min read · Law & Governance
Before We Head Out…Note · 1 min read · The Pandemic Archive