Ageism
When we age we shed many skins: ego, arrogance, dominance, self-opinionated, unreliable, pessimism, rudeness, selfish, uncaring … Wow, it’s good to be old! – Stephen Richards, author There is a lot of political correctness these days on almost everything. It seems to have happened slowly over the last twenty years and accelerated over the last […]
GTA-Pejuang not racist, hostile towards non-Malays
KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) pro tem chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stressed that although GTA-Pejuang is a Malay-centric coalition, it is not racist and hostile towards non-Malays. Thus, said the former Prime Minister, the non-Malays need not fear because GTA Malays will give other races a place in the government. “Please remember that […]
Sexism vs racism vs religionism
I have always been asked in my life’s journey from a teacher to running my business, if I have even been discriminated against because I am a woman. My answer always was discriminated on account of my race and religion yes, but never because I was a woman, and never at the work place, or […]
Respect religious freedom, avoid prejudice, discrimination
BY AISHA HANI NOR AZMIR AND SITI NUR FARAH KHAIRIL AZMIN KUALA LUMPUR: In recent times, stories and commentaries on racism and intolerance for other religious practices as well as discrimination have often been hot issues in the country. There are concerns that such negative elements will disrupt the harmony in society if not curbed […]
Racism, religious extremism cause of disunity, not vernacular schools
KUCHING: Vernacular schools are definitely not a hindrance to unity, says Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Wilfred Yap. Instead, he stressed that racism and religious extremism were the root cause of disunity. “The real stumbling block to unity is race-based and race-bias policies and we must all strive for the […]
Flawed news report claiming discrimination against migrants
MELAKA: A foreign news special report that alleged Malaysia was discriminating illegal immigrants while enforcing the movement control order (MCO) as part of efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic is flawed. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said the news report not only portrayed an inaccurate account of how the government had been managing […]
