by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 10, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Scully (to Skinner): “With all due respect, sir, I think you overestimate your position in the chain of command.” (“The Blessing Way”, X-Files Season 3) I have friends who think that the Democratic Party is a tool of the devil. They are...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 14, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Race, World Issues
Could you eat a cockroach? No? How about a worm? Or a cricket? Contestants on the reality show Fear Factor, are expected to ingest creatures that would normally gross us out. I am not a fan of the show but the few times I have seen the contestants squirm, have helped...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 18, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Governance, World Issues
I had already planned to be in Kuala Lumpur in early March. Even if I hadn’t, I would have made sure that I voted in the coming Malaysian general elections. I had long decided that the salt and light mandate (Matthew 5:13-16) meant that I was to live out kingdom...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 14, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Governance, World Issues
The biggest political news in Malaysia for the New Year was the resignation of the health minister. He had been filmed committing adultery and the one-hour sex video had been distributed widely in his home state. He didn’t do a Bill Clinton. He admitted he was the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 31, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Barring something more tragic or more spectacular happening, Benazir Bhutto’s face will be the last face that dominates the media this year. “Bhutto, 54, had hoped the huge popular following she enjoyed among the Pakistani poor would propel her to power...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Some of my Christian friends in Malaysia are caught in a dilemma. The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH), is calling for a peaceful rally to be held this Saturday, to press for reforms in the electoral system. The police have refused to give a permit for...
