Category Archives: Comment

KUALA LUMPUR: One common question raised by many Malaysians on social media following allegations that Israelis had participated in the Network School in Johor Bahru is how they could have entered the country. There have also been angry comments that […] Continue Reading

BUKIT Bintang is Malaysia’s shop window to the world. Every day, thousands of tourists and locals stroll through its bustling streets, malls, restaurants and entertainment outlets. It is where Kuala Lumpur showcases itself as a modern, vibrant and welcoming city. […] Continue Reading

Rosyam Nor (right) plays the scheming politician who gets his comeuppance in the recently concluded ‘Jiwa Seorang Pentaksub’. Photo: Handout Finally, after almost two months of keeping myself free at 10pm from Monday to Thursday, TV3’s drama series Jiwa Seorang […] Continue Reading

FINALLY, there’s some sense of rationality. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has announced, rightly, that the Home Ministry is in the midst of revoking the ban on the memoir of Shamsiah Fakeh, a former communist. It is hard […] Continue Reading

KUALA Lumpur’s inaugural Rain Rave Water Music Festival has done more than soak revellers in Bukit Bintang. It has washed away a familiar Malaysian trait: our instinct to fear the new. Nothing will get done if there is always negativity, […] Continue Reading

By scaling down Tuanku’s Silver Jubilee and Sukma 2026, the Sultan of Selangor champions discipline and humility in the face of economic uncertainty. THE call by His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah for a measured and prudent app­roach to […] Continue Reading

A legacy: Dr Ling looking at the containers parked at the Klang Container Terminal (KCT) Yard after meeting officials in this file photo from Jan 28, 2000. He served for 17 years as the Transport Minister, turning Port Klang into […] Continue Reading

Strong leaders redesign systems so productivity does not depend on physical presence. THE war in Iran may be thousands of miles away from most countries but its economic impact is being felt globally. The situation remains fluid even if President […] Continue Reading

Credit: FB Anwar Ibrahim KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) — Let’s give credit when it’s due. The decision of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to engage in relentless phone-call diplomacy – and many foreign visits – is now yielding tangible, measurable results. Few […] Continue Reading

WITH the world gripped by the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, and its ripple effects on oil prices, trade routes, inflation and global security, the last thing Malaysia needs is domestic political distractions. Malaysians are aware of […] Continue Reading