COMMENT It is now 54 years since we became independent and with the 13th general elections approaching, it is time to count the cost of BN rule since 1957.

Many draconian and unjust laws did not exist at independence and Malaysians should seriously reflect on the way we were and how many reforms being proposed today merely represent the status quo in 1957, nothing more. Malaysia in fact needs to undergo much deeper reforms to survive the 21st century...