by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Race, Violence, World Issues
There are some numbers you never forget. For many Malaysians, they include the numbers five, one, three. This is a reference to May 13th, in particular May 13th, 1969. The 13 May 1969 incident refers to the Sino-Malay sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur (then part of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 8, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Justice, World Issues
If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan? (Jeremiah 12:5 NIV) A terrible injustice happened this past weekend. Dave Ginter, the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 3, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Authors, Governance, World Issues
Finally, Prime Minister Najib has dissolved parliament and called for the 13th Malaysian General Election. It has been a long wait. But some waits are inevitable. Like waiting for a baby to be born. So we had to wait for the birthing of a new Malaysia. I am waiting...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 19, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 4, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Governance, World Issues
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP has welcomed more new recruits to the party, including political analyst Dr Ong Kian Ming and oil and gas engineer Yeo Bee Yin. Both University of Cambridge graduates, Ong and Yeo are one [sic] of the few high-profile young professionals that the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 30, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Recently I was asked to share something about the political situation in Malaysia at a missions prayer group. I was given about ten minutes so only the highlights. I shared that in the past, many churches and Christians in Malaysia did not get involved in politics as...
