The Pixels in Pete's World

Enough time has passed since Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar’s interview with BBC’s Sarah Montague aired.I’m hoping the dust has settled somewhat. I was outraged by what I heard. But thankfully I’ve had time to let my nerves calm down. Every fair-minded Malaysian on the planet having seen the interview must have been disgusted. [...]

I just read that the Malaysian Press “boycotted” most of the proceedings at the House of Parliament recently. It’s really laughable because had it truly been a boycott why did the Star publish a picture taken by Bernama of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak? Hello… look up the word boycott, Star editors. Before the [...]

It’s human nature not to care who’s running the country when everyone can make a comfortable living. But when the economy takes a downturn and the price of gas skyrockets, we all sit up and pay attention. Elections dominate our daily conversations. The masses who are not empowered look for a saviour in a politician naturally. Will you lose [...]

Happy Independence Day Malaysia.I am not the first and definitely won’t be the last to suggest that suppression of free speech will not work. History has shown that time and again, but those in power in Malaysia apparently haven’t seen the light. Those days when all a repressive and paranoid government had to do to [...]