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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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Did MACC miss the woods for the trees?
There may be provisions in the laws of the nation to permit certain law enforcement agencies to wiretap conversations between parties or people of interest, but are there laws to allow them to unilaterally and arbitrarily release the recordings for
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India’s palm oil ban: Dr M’s tirade is causing economic woes to the nation
Looking to flex its trade muscles, India yesterday had imposed what amounted to an effective ban on refined palm oil from Malaysia following an ongoing diplomatic row between the two countries. India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a notification
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What happened to India?
It’s a question I hear increasingly these days. International news media report on repression in Kashmir, mounting Hindu chauvinism, widespread protests against new laws, assaults on women, and more. The India the world once celebrated ― the world’s fastest-growing free-market
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Mahathir’s attacks on the poor shows he has lost his marbles!
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is back to his old self! This time the grand old man condemned the poor at the monthly address at the Prime Minister’s Department assembly yesterday morning. His perception of the poor lacks humanity
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Maszlee: The sincere man behind the ‘black shoes’
I am inspired to write this article after reading all the comments in Malaysiakini; bashing former Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik and I am sure this piece will end up in the same tone. Maszlee’s sudden resignation took many people
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We need real change for Malaysian education
We need a new Education Minister with the right qualifications, a scientific mindset and a technocratic iron will to implement the critical changes. I have been a big critic of and objector to Maszlee Malik as Education Minister from day
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Pakatan should reform itself first, Dr M should also go
The resignation of Education Minister Maszlee Malik came pretty abruptly indeed as he was seen actively announcing some new policies for his ministry just less than 24 hours before. Guess the public pressure was just too much to bear, not
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Lim: Let us learn from the lessons of the past 19 months
Former top civil servant Tan Sri Alwi Jantan’s following 2020 New Year’s Day poem yesterday “Change” is food for thought for all Malaysians, regardless of race or religion, who care and love Malaysia and only want the best for Malaysia
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The two sides of Mahathir Mohamad
I grew up during Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s first tenure as Prime Minister of Malaysia. I lived through two versions of the Mahathir premiership. The first 10 years of Mahathir as Prime Minister witnessed Malaysia slowly becoming an ASEAN Tiger,
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