Category Archives: Comment
PAP set, but opposition eyes gains ( 02 May 2025 )
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 ( 26 April 2025 )
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 ( 31 March 2025 )
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 ( 03 March 2025 )
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? ( 07 February 2025 )
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 ( 07 February 2025 )
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 ( 28 January 2025 )
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 ( 23 January 2025 )
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
Pardons in Selangor – going by the book ( 15 January 2025 )
With so much confusion over pardons, Selangor is publishing a booklet to explain the functions of the state Pardons Board. NEVER has the role and functions of the Pardons Board ever come under such intense spotlight. A controversy is continuing […] Continue Reading
An overly excessive approach to an isolated tragedy ( 09 January 2025 )
There must be better ways to handle the problem. The death of four people at the New Year’s Eve concert in Bandar Sunway recently was a tragedy but it was still an isolated incident. The temporary suspension of all concerts […] Continue Reading
