Category Archives: Comment
End Divisive Race And Religion Rhetoric ( 15 March 2026 )
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
The Noise That Drowns Out Malaysia’s Real Story ( 10 March 2026 )
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
Absentee MPs A Let Down ( 04 March 2026 )
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
Tunku’s legacy must not fade away ( 17 February 2026 )
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
Placing Malaysia Airlines in a better position ( 31 January 2026 )
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
Why comparing Malaysian Chinese to Palestinians is misguided ( 16 January 2026 )
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
Anwar’s new book reflects on prison life, philosophy and political reform ( 14 January 2026 )
Rethinking Ourselves reads as a memoir and an intellectual journey. These autobiographical strands give emotional weight to his ideas about justice, freedom, struggle, and dignity. Rethinking Ourselves is a deeply reflective and intellectually ambitious work from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim […] Continue Reading
Councils need to clean up their act ( 14 December 2025 )
SELANGOR Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah gets many complaint letters and e-mails from the rakyat and patiently reads them all before sending them to the relevant parties for follow-up action. Many of the complaints are sent to His Royal Highness […] Continue Reading
Sabah polls a wake-up call to Putrajaya ( 01 December 2025 )
THE signs were already there even before campaigning for the 17th Sabah state elections entered its final lap. At a recent DAP ceramah at a food court in Tanjung Aru, which began at 7.30pm, the crowd was thin. There were […] Continue Reading
Proton wrap-up 2025 — A year of momentum and milestones ( 23 November 2025 )
The Proton Story is a clear example of how a Malaysia-China partnership has worked. MALAYSIA’S national carmaker, Proton is set to end 2025 on a high note with the launch of a new Saga, the 2026 Proton Saga MC3. Once […] Continue Reading
