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How Malaysians Use Race to Explain Everything Except Their Own Behaviour

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How Malaysians Use Race to Explain Everything Except Their Own Behaviour Malaysia is a country deeply shaped by race. Politics, education, business, language, food, and even daily conversation often revolve around racial identity. It is discussed so frequently that many Malaysians no longer notice how naturally race enters almost every topic. A traffic incident becomes racial. A business dispute becomes racial. Academic success, job opportunities, crime, customer service, social attitudes—everything somehow circles back to race. Yet in the middle of all this discussion, one uncomfortable pattern remains largely ignored: many Malaysians use race to explain problems while refusing to examine their own behaviour. This is not to deny that racial issues exist. Malaysia’s history, policies, and political system have long been influenced by ethnic divisions and inequalities. These realities are genuine and cannot simply be dismissed. However, the problem begins when race become...
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Destabilisation or Distraction? Malaysians Deserve Transparency in Political Power Games

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Destabilisation or Distraction? Malaysians Deserve Transparency in Political Power Games Every few months in Malaysia, a familiar headline appears like clockwork: “Plot to destabilise the government.” It sounds dramatic. Mysterious forces. Secret conspiracies. Hidden hands pulling invisible strings behind the curtains of power. If Malaysian politics were a Netflix series, this would be the episode where the music gets intense and someone whispers the word “conspiracy.” But here’s the problem. For ordinary Malaysians trying to survive rising prices, traffic jams, and the emotional trauma of dealing with government websites, these political power games often feel less like a national emergency and more like another episode of political theatre . The script is always similar. Someone somewhere claims powerful people are trying to overthrow, destabilise, sabotage, undermine, manipulate, influence, or otherwise disturb the delicate ecosystem of Malaysian politics. Suddenly...
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