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One Anthem, One Country, One Love

by johnleemk, 2:06:55 am Jan 29, 2009
What is the Definition of a Malaysian?

by johnleemk, 12:31:06 pm Jan 1, 2009
Why Can't We Think of Ourselves as Malaysian First?

by johnleemk, 10:02:33 pm Dec 26, 2008
Ending the Malaysian Culture Wars

by johnleemk, 4:02:28 am Nov 9, 2008
Social Contract Must Adapt to Changed Times

by johnleemk, 3:59:27 am Nov 9, 2008
Something Has Changed in Malaysian Politics

by johnleemk, 2:10:04 pm Sep 16, 2008
Open Dialogue for Religious Freedom and Harmony

by johnleemk, 3:25:57 pm Aug 9, 2008
Malaysians Can't Take Criticism

by johnleemk, 4:30:00 pm Aug 5, 2008
Immigration is Not the Problem; Poor Governance is

by johnleemk, 12:36:16 pm Jul 28, 2008
Sold Out at the Altar of "Malay Unity"

by johnleemk, 12:23:25 pm Jul 28, 2008
Unity That Matters: Reclaiming Our Non-Racial Past

by johnleemk, 1:39:34 pm Jul 24, 2008
Ethnic Descent, Nationality and Race: What is a Malaysian?

by johnleemk, 11:44:39 am Jul 21, 2008
Objective and Rational Analysis the Way Forward

by johnleemk, 12:52:46 pm Jul 8, 2008
Vernacular Schools Exact High Price in National Unity

by johnleemk, 12:47:44 pm Jul 2, 2008
My First Book: Religion Under Siege?

by johnleemk, 10:19:41 pm May 2, 2008
Economic Class and Education in Malaysia

by johnleemk, 4:52:22 am Apr 12, 2008
Building A Coherent Malaysian Society Overseas

by johnleemk, 12:05:11 am Apr 6, 2008
Can We Fight Race with Race?

by johnleemk, 11:24:22 pm Feb 1, 2008
Who Has It Worst in Malaysia?

by johnleemk, 12:27:39 pm Jan 26, 2008
Malaysia, Epitome of Social Immobility

by johnleemk, 3:08:41 am Jan 26, 2008
We Make Racial Polarisation Possible

by johnleemk, 3:01:13 pm Jan 18, 2008
An Indian Problem is a Malaysian Problem

by johnleemk, 11:55:13 pm Dec 12, 2007
Why I Love Malaysia

by johnleemk, 12:36:36 pm Dec 6, 2007
Uniting East and West Malaysia

by johnleemk, 2:06:43 am Nov 22, 2007
Yes, There is a Malaysia

by johnleemk, 3:10:11 am Nov 4, 2007
Malaysia and South Africa, In Denial?

by johnleemk, 4:20:01 am Oct 21, 2007
Proud to be Malaysian?

by johnleemk, 4:11:05 am Sep 29, 2007
What is A Malaysian?

by johnleemk, 1:47:08 am Sep 25, 2007
Why the Big Fuss About Religious Insults?

by johnleemk, 7:28:35 pm Sep 4, 2007
Realising an Independent Nation in Malaysia

by johnleemk, 5:57:10 pm Aug 30, 2007
Why Are Non-Malays Citizens?

by johnleemk, 3:26:31 pm Aug 29, 2007
This Country Belongs to the Malays

by johnleemk, 4:01:22 am Aug 27, 2007
There is No National Day: An Ambiguous Independence

by johnleemk, 2:55:42 pm Aug 24, 2007
Rewriting the Social Contract: A Contract of the People

by johnleemk, 11:54:11 pm Aug 22, 2007
How Can I Be Proud of Negaraku?

by johnleemk, 4:34:32 pm Aug 17, 2007
Ban Religious Disrespect?

by johnleemk, 1:30:15 pm Aug 13, 2007
Artistic Expression and Negaraku

by johnleemk, 3:23:44 pm Aug 9, 2007
Malaysia is Not So Special?

by johnleemk, 3:16:20 pm Aug 8, 2007
Our Problem Lies in the Social Contract, Not the NEP

by johnleemk, 12:24:42 pm Aug 7, 2007
Must We Deny Our Ancestry?

by johnleemk, 3:31:23 pm Aug 1, 2007
Title Proliferation in Oil-Rich States

by johnleemk, 2:43:51 pm Aug 1, 2007
Ridiculosity in the Lina Joy Decision

by johnleemk, 3:25:05 pm Jul 30, 2007
Loyalty and the Jalur Gemilang

by johnleemk, 3:02:04 pm Jul 20, 2007
Why Are Malaysians Unhappy?

by johnleemk, 2:11:00 pm Jul 17, 2007
What Does Malaysia Stand For?

by johnleemk, 3:34:14 pm Jul 14, 2007
Undeniable Income Inequality

by johnleemk, 9:21:05 am Jul 13, 2007
Tackling Sensitive Religious Issues with Compromise

by johnleemk, 2:12:10 pm Jul 10, 2007
Reduce the Scope of Islam in Government

by johnleemk, 1:48:39 pm Jul 9, 2007
Why Can't Businesses Expand?

by johnleemk, 12:37:57 pm Jul 8, 2007
Why Erroneously Revise History?

by johnleemk, 2:10:29 pm Jul 6, 2007
Malaysian Demographics: Ridiculous Population Growth

by johnleemk, 4:08:26 pm Jul 1, 2007
Criminals Have Rights Too

by johnleemk, 2:53:12 pm Jun 30, 2007
Malaysia, Not A Paradise

by johnleemk, 2:50:45 pm Jun 28, 2007
Being Malaysian Does Not Mean Being Malay

by johnleemk, 2:13:56 pm Jun 27, 2007
50 Young Malaysian Heroes

by johnleemk, 2:01:34 pm Jun 25, 2007
Malaysians Must Change Everything

by johnleemk, 2:31:57 pm Jun 23, 2007
Societal versus Governmental Discrimination

by johnleemk, 2:02:36 pm Jun 21, 2007
A Commitment to True Equality

by johnleemk, 11:21:00 am Jun 16, 2007
Non-Racial Words in A Racial Tone

by johnleemk, 2:49:27 pm Jun 15, 2007
Income Inequality in Malaysia

by johnleemk, 2:37:59 pm Jun 15, 2007
Race-based Parties in Malaysia

by johnleemk, 1:25:20 pm Jun 14, 2007
Civics in Hong Kong and Malaysia

by johnleemk, 1:17:03 pm Jun 14, 2007
Gated Communities, A Security Failure

by johnleemk, 12:45:38 pm Jun 12, 2007
Malaysia, A Talent Importer

by johnleemk, 12:43:31 pm Jun 12, 2007
Why No Malaysian Scientists?

by johnleemk, 8:43:55 am Jun 11, 2007
Unwarranted Religious Paranoia, Courtesy of Fundamentalism

by johnleemk, 2:02:04 pm Jun 10, 2007
Migration, the Answer to Discrimination?

by johnleemk, 1:55:46 pm Jun 9, 2007
Malay Supremacy Unimportant?

by johnleemk, 12:29:57 pm Jun 8, 2007
Abdullah Badawi Gets Married (Again)

by johnleemk, 1:32:01 pm Jun 6, 2007
Why the Lack of Public Transport?

by johnleemk, 1:26:22 pm Jun 6, 2007
Who Are the Nation's Heroes?

by johnleemk, 12:30:41 pm Jun 4, 2007
Exposing the Hypocrisy of Malay Supremacists

by johnleemk, 2:21:27 pm Jun 3, 2007
Duit Kopi, Bribery and the Royal Malaysian Police

by johnleemk, 12:12:54 pm May 31, 2007
Do the Minorities Have it So Good?

by johnleemk, 2:20:17 pm May 30, 2007
Incremental Change?

by johnleemk, 3:29:40 pm May 28, 2007
A Paradox of Race in Malaysia

by johnleemk, 3:32:23 pm May 27, 2007
Malaysians Only Care About Themselves

by johnleemk, 12:59:24 pm May 23, 2007
Learn the Right Lessons From May 13

by johnleemk, 2:46:32 pm May 22, 2007
Information, Ideas and Blogging

by johnleemk, 2:04:46 pm May 21, 2007
Gubra, Unrealistic But Still Fantastic

by johnleemk, 5:09:23 pm May 19, 2007
Singapore Does Everything Better

by johnleemk, 3:49:09 pm May 18, 2007
Moderating Reinterpretations of May 13

by johnleemk, 2:00:37 pm May 17, 2007
Complaining Hurts the Country?

by johnleemk, 2:30:54 pm May 11, 2007
Identification of Race with Economic Function

by johnleemk, 12:17:46 am May 10, 2007
Don't Let the Truth Out!

by johnleemk, 6:30:48 am May 7, 2007
How Bahasa Rojak Developed

by johnleemk, 3:18:49 pm May 2, 2007
Conservatism in Malaysian Islam

by johnleemk, 5:01:15 pm May 1, 2007
Pride Comes Before A Fall

by johnleemk, 1:58:11 pm Apr 26, 2007
Amalgamation, not Assimilation or Apartheid

by johnleemk, 1:52:04 pm Apr 24, 2007
Malaysia Has No Shortcuts to Success

by johnleemk, 5:02:20 am Apr 20, 2007
Reflecting on Society at a Dinner

by johnleemk, 3:24:28 pm Apr 14, 2007
Are You A Malaysian Liberal?

by johnleemk, 12:43:57 pm Apr 8, 2007
Credibility Costs of Malaysian Emigration

by johnleemk, 1:23:29 pm Apr 6, 2007
Ivy League Responds

by johnleemk, 9:04:16 am Apr 6, 2007
Racial Dominance in Malaysian Social Intercourse

by johnleemk, 11:04:56 am Apr 4, 2007
A Reader's Commentary on Migration

by johnleemk, 4:57:40 am Mar 22, 2007
Bahasa Rojak, the True National Language

by johnleemk, 7:01:07 am Mar 8, 2007
Overly Pessimistic About Malaysia's Future?

by johnleemk, 5:08:56 am Mar 7, 2007
Migratory Patterns: Structural Problems and Lack of Opportunities

by johnleemk, 5:44:28 am Mar 6, 2007
Ad Hominem: How Malaysians Lose the Plot

by johnleemk, 2:43:31 pm Sep 14, 2006
Fleeing, Abandoning, Migrating

by johnleemk, 1:00:08 pm Sep 8, 2006
Characteristics of Malaysian Writing

by johnleemk, 10:49:53 am Aug 20, 2006
What does it mean to be Malaysian?

by johnleemk, 12:54:22 pm Apr 6, 2006
Mamak Stalls - the Great Unifier?

by johnleemk, 2:51:05 am May 15, 2005
Insecurity and the Malaysian Psyche

by johnleemk, 4:44:52 am May 14, 2005

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