Category Archives: Comment
Let’s return to reason and science ( 05 September 2021 )
Looking ahead: Malaysia’s Institute for Medical Research is currently working on a few Covid-19 vaccines. — SAMUEL ONG/The Star Internationally renowned academician Professor Dr Jeffrey Sachs, who heads the Lancet Covid-19 Commission, shares his views in an exclusive interview on […] Continue Reading
US needs to work with China ( 05 September 2021 )
KUALA LUMPUR: The United States needs to work with China to find a global solution in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, says prominent academician Prof Dr Jeffrey Sachs. “This is tragic, since China has done an excellent job of […] Continue Reading
Home improvements ( 02 September 2021 )
IT’S good that the Home Ministry is now open to reviewing its Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme because its new rules have been criticised, the Sultan of Johor among its detractors. Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin has assured that […] Continue Reading
Digital Nasional Bhd should open up 5G rollout to more players ( 12 July 2021 )
“The design, build and maintenance of the nation’s 5G network managed by Ericsson is estimated to cost RM11bil, around RM700mil lower than the total cost of ownership of the next closest bid,” DNB said in the statement. MALAYSIANS deserve more […] Continue Reading
Of vaccine pride and prejudice ( 09 July 2021 )
IT SMACKS of discrimination, really. The European Union (EU) has now reportedly said that its approval of AstraZeneca doses made by South Korea, Thailand, India or Japan would not be recognised. Unfortunately, South Korea and Thailand produce AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines […] Continue Reading
Covid-19 vaccine inequality: Wealthy nations hoard supplies and use them as diplomatic leverage ( 29 June 2021 )
EYE-brows were raised when Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin lambasted rich countries for vaccine hoarding, describing the act as “cruel and unjust” against poor and less developed countries. The Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister drew similarity to the […] Continue Reading
Let this be the last lockdown ( 29 June 2021 )
THERE is a lot of unhappiness on the ground. The extension of the lockdown has not surprisingly gone down badly, with most Malaysians grappling with the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Many have lost their jobs or will lose them soon. Their […] Continue Reading
Letter of the law ( 23 June 2021 )
AS a rookie reporter jumping into the job at The Star more than 35 years ago, the first thing the news editor sent me out for was to cover the courts. I had to learn the basic laws, he said. […] Continue Reading
Just ramp up vaccination drive in remote areas ( 13 June 2021 )
LONG Lamai, a remote village in Sarawak probably does not ring a bell with most Malaysians. Most of us would not even care about this remote Penan settlement, located near the borders of Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia. The village is […] Continue Reading
A place called home ( 17 March 2021 )
First office: Members of a chingay team demonstrating their skill with the Star flag outside the newspaper’s rented building in Weld Quay in Penang where the tabloid was launched in 1971. I HAD just completed my Sixth Form and was […] Continue Reading
