Category Archives: Comment

Beyond The ‘Cai Dan’: PKR Members Choose Unity And Performance

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Bernama) — If there is one clear takeaway from the results of the PKR elections, the delegates voted for Team PKR. There was no clean sweep by the leading teams. For certain, they did not vote entirely […] Continue Reading

Nurul Izzah should be judged on merit, not weight of family name

Nurul Izzah Anwar IT IS inevitable that the question of family lineage involving Nurul Izzah Anwar would be brought up by her detractors even before she has made any announcement on whether she will make a bid for the party’s […] Continue Reading

PAP set, but opposition eyes gains

IT’S a foregone conclusion that the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will win the Singapore general election taking place tomorrow and retain its reign as government. But what is different from the previous 13 polls is that the opposition is […] Continue Reading

Hello, Malaysians Are Not Starving, More Like Overeating

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) — I have bad news for American commentator Bill O’Reilly, who thinks that Malaysians are barely eating, as a follow-up to his earlier rant that Malaysians are poor in his attempt to ridicule President Xi Jinping’s visit […] Continue Reading

Taking inspiration from CEOs key for companies

THERE is nothing worse than a company that has to keep changing its chief executive officer (CEO). It simply means the CEO has failed to deliver or has not been able to meet the expectations of the board. Either way, […] Continue Reading

HRD Corp advancing human capital development

Sim: Under the Human Resources Ministry’s Reengineering Policy HRD Corp has already improved grant approval turnaround time from 48 hours to 24 hours. IT’S surely a feat that the Human Resources Ministry can be proud of, as HRD Corp once […] Continue Reading

Malaysia’s Support For Gaza: A Drop In The Ocean Or A Vital Lifeline?

Credit: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) — The announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that Malaysia intends to build a hospital, school and mosque in Gaza has led to various reactions. While there are those who feel that this […] Continue Reading

ASEAN Chairmanship Deserves Support, Not Prejudice

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) – There will be over 300 meetings of all levels involving ASEAN member countries this year which Malaysia will play host. So, it’s inequitable for anyone to write off Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship by claiming that the expectation […] Continue Reading

PAS still hasn’t learned its lesson

Why do we have this feeling that PAS leaders have not learned from their habit of making baseless accusations? There seems to be a pattern to their gaffes which included linking DAP leaders to Singapore and Communist Party of Malaya […] Continue Reading

Worrying that Trump’s choice for Defence Secretary struggled to name Asean countries

IT’S not exactly the best start, but there is still time for Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s choice for Defence Secretary, to learn and catch up. The United States army veteran and popular conservative television personality found himself unable to […] Continue Reading