He has shown all you people what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
- Micah 6:8And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
Rebranding Rela into Barisan’s vanguard
Posted on 01 February 2012 by Bob Teoh
Under the government’s transformation programme (GTP) Rela is to be rebranded as part of a police “omnipresence.” But its massive build-up has raised suspicions that it may instead become Barisan’s vanguard or even an additional vote bank.
“When the chips are down, Rela will be with this government to defend…
Judiciary still in winter of emasculation
Posted on 12 January 2012 by Bob Teoh
Let’s not be beguiled by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s claim of the judiciary’s independence following the High Court’s full acquittal and discharge of Anwar Ibrahim from the charge of sodomy rape. As succinctly put by an international civil liberties watchdog, the Opposition leader should not have been charged in the…
Jais can’t hide behind spurious logic
Posted on 12 October 2011 by Bob Teoh
Jais cannot hide behind its spurious actions and be exonerated from its controversial intrusion into a charity dinner held at a church recently. It must be held accountable for its actions because it strikes at the very heart of criminal jurisprudence, law enforcement, and administration of justice; Islamic or otherwise.…
Hudud rears its ugly head again
Posted on 26 September 2011 by Bob Teoh
The hudud controversy has the habit of raising its ugly head whenever elections are around the corner. This piece of Syariah legislation is a bane to both Muslims and non-Muslims alike and has no place in our statute books as it stands.
It’s timely that Prime Minster Najib Razak has…
Apostasy and the Good Samaritan
Posted on 02 September 2011 by Bob Teoh
In helping disadvantaged and marginalised Muslims, Christians are sometimes accused of attempting to proselytise them. But these Christians may be meeting a neglected need. This much was acknowledged recently by a group of twenty three Muslim NGOs when they asked for apostasy to be outlawed.
The NGOs met behind closed…
Readers must support Hata and NUJ
Posted on 18 January 2011 by Bob Teoh
Regardless of which newspaper they buy, readers must strongly support the NUJ and Hata Wahari, its besieged president. This is to tell Utusan in no uncertain terms the reading public condemns its union bashing and irresponsible journalism. Utusan has been behaving like the bad boy of Malaysian journalism with impunity…
Racism and ethnicity
Posted on 17 May 2010 by Bob Teoh
The first time I saw Ibrahim Ali was four decades ago at a combined meeting of students’ unions organised by the PKPM (national federation of student unions). He was one of the union representatives from Institut Teknoloji MARA student’s union.
No one could have missed his presence. He was loud.…
The Christian vote
Posted on 12 May 2010 by Bob Teoh
Any new Prime Minister needs to get a fresh mandate. Therefore, the next general elections will be held soon-within a year or so. This is not a prophesy but common sense. Najib had done well in winning Hulu Selangor. If he winds Sibu, the Sarawak state elections will likely be…
Easter Haiku
Posted on 01 April 2010 by Bob Teoh
Easter Meditation
Hebrew 10:11-16
at the old altar
much offerings the priest made
yet my sins remain
our High Priest offered
just one sacrifice to God
yet good for all time
that one act alone
has set me free forever
no more guilt and shame
a new covenant
in their…
Dream house
Posted on 08 March 2010 by Bob Teoh
My daughter was really pleased when she chanced upon her six-year-old praying: “Dear Lord, please let mummy buy a house with a swimming pool for us. Amen.”
“Oh, no! Not a swimming pool please Lord,” my daughter pleaded. Swimming pools cost a fortune to maintain even if it’s not…
The Allah Judgement
Posted on 06 January 2010 by Bob Teoh
The controversy spilling over from the High Court decision to allow the Catholic Church to continue using the word Allah threatens the country’s social fabric. Malaysians.
The fast escalating dispute arises from perceptions of aggrieved parties. On the one hand, to some Muslims, the court’s decision and indeed the whole…
Christmas Conspiracy Theories
Posted on 22 December 2009 by Bob Teoh
For those fond of conspiracy theories, here’s one hatched at the first Christmas where God unveiled his plan for a new global society. He sent Jesus, his son as the peacemaker and saviour so that the world can live in peace and harmony as it was meant to be before…
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