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China says will not change position on Taiwan after landslide election
TAIPEI: China will not change its position that Taiwan belongs to it, Beijing said yesterday, after President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election and said she would not submit to China’s threats, as state media warned she was courting disaster. The election
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Disclosure of audios by MACC chief Latheefa: Legal or not?
The recent disclosure of a clutch of videos by MACC chief Latheefa Koya has predictably attracted wide public comments. Concerns raised include such issues as the right to privacy and right of an accused to a fair trial. In short, issues
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Box Office: ‘1917’ Defeats ‘Star Wars’ With $36.5 Million Weekend
Sam Mendes’ “1917” marched to box office victory, earning a solid $36.5 million from 3,434 theaters in its first weekend of wide release. Universal and DreamWorks’ World War I drama also defeated Disney’s “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker,” the final
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What is education – A rebuttal to a misguided priority
At first I wanted to ignore the above piece written by apparently the Press Secretary to the ex Education Minister, Maszlee because honestly, the article is rambling except to attack me. Then, people told me, there are too many idiots
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One Christian response to the Unity and Diversity Conference, 2020
Christian history is littered with Christians maligning and killing their own and crushing “the other” while at the same time accomplishing great things. Top on my personal list of horrors are the crusades, the “Christian” wars in Europe ended by
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Carrie Lam: Financial hub’s strengths intact despite protests
Hong Kong’s strengths as a global financial hub have not been undermined by months of pro-democracy protests, the Chinese-ruled city’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said today. Protests in Hong Kong escalated in June over a now-withdrawn bill which would have
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What is the use of an individual winning if the nation loses as a result?
When I visited Salem, India in August last year, I said that Malaysia seemed to be trapped in an extraordinary situation which, if not addressed, will only lead to greater division and disunity, stagnation and failure to leverage on the
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Oil dips on easing US-Iran tensions, eyes on China trade deal
Oil prices edged down today as fears of conflict between the US and Iran eased, although the decline was checked by the planned signing of an initial US-China trade deal this week, which could boost demand. Brent crude LCOc1 was
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Canadian community abuzz over possible move there by Royal couple
Towns on the southern end of Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast are abuzz with interest over the possibility that Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will become semi-permanent residents there. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sparked an
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Incessant Aussie bushfires ravage its PM’s approval ratings
MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s approval rating has declined sharply in the face of horrendous bushfires that have killed 28 people and destroyed 2,000 homes, a closely watched poll showed today. Morrison has come under attack for being slow
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