Category Archives: Comment

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

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) — Malaysia certainly deserves better than the race and religion rhetoric fanned by several figures who are using social media as their platform. Race and religion have long been the most combustible elements in politics […] Continue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) — Democracy is noisy, but social media is noisier. By almost any measure, one would think Malaysia is in perpetual crisis and even perceived to be a failed state if social media were the only lens […] Continue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) — It’s a big let-down for Malaysians. We would have thought that our Members of Parliament (MPs) would support the rare and defining moment to back the long-awaited reform initiative, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, which cuts across political divides. […] Continue Reading

THERE was something deeply unsettling about how quietly the 123rd birthday of the nation’s Bapa Kemerdekaan passed recently. Surely our beloved Tunku Abdul Rahman deserves better national reflection and a sustained public discourse. None of the media made a visible […] Continue Reading

Captain Datuk Izham Ismail WHEN Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) hosted a financiers’ meeting more than a decade ago, fewer than 20 people attended. The confidence in Malaysia Airlines was then at its lowest ebb. This year, however, the picture was […] Continue Reading

WHEN press conferences are held, reporters will field all kinds of questions, ranging from the pertinent to the off-topic, and from questions to opinions. There are even the odd, if not bizarre, questions. If we recall, one reporter at the […] Continue Reading