Category Archives: Comment

David and Goliath

RENOWNED animal activist Christine Chin and her family have been residing on a 38,000 sq ft piece of land in the northern reaches of Ampang for 11 years in a luxurious Asian-styled villa tailored to her interests and lifestyle. In […] Continue Reading

Despite its flaws, Malaysia Airlines is ours

TRANSPORT Minister Anthony Loke recently posted a picture of his hot meal including the signature satay, which is served on Malaysia Airlines (MH) business class, when he flew to Kuching to attend a Cabinet meeting and the Malaysia Day celebrations. […] Continue Reading

A royal tradition continues

JUST a month from now, the country’s nine Rulers will meet to elect the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the only elected constitutional monarch in the world. Come Oct 29, the nation will witness the election of the country’s 17th […] Continue Reading

Learn from error and move on

WHEN taxpayers’ money is given away to schools in the name of a political party, it becomes a matter of public concern. Any doubts over the matter aside, one thing is certain – the money does not come from a […] Continue Reading

Royal rebuke

IT WAS a short speech but enough to keep the audience – including even the newly sworn-in Selangor state leaders at Istana Alam Shah – at the edge of their seats, hanging on to every word. The Sultan of Selangor […] Continue Reading

Unity govt remains intact

Malaysia needs to step up reforms and we can only benefit by being all-inclusive. THE Unity Government isn’t about to collapse, and Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah won’t need to appoint the country’s fifth Prime Minister […] Continue Reading

Multi-billion boost

Let’s take pride in our recent successes and stand tall as a nation. GETTING a German-based global semiconductor giant to invest more than RM24.9bil over the next five years in Malaysia is a big deal, but the company’s expansion plans […] Continue Reading

Of Tesla, Anwar and Jokowi

IT’S been three weeks since Tesla announced its plan to set up the electric vehicle regional headquarters in Malaysia, yet the decision by American billionaire Elon Musk has continued to be raging hot news in Indonesia. The republic’s social media […] Continue Reading

Snubbing Gerakan not the best way to start state polls

IT’S NOT exactly the best incident ahead of the state elections. In fact, the rude snub by a PAS leader to Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau was pathetic. For Lau, it’s more than just a bruise to the ego. He […] Continue Reading

Addressing concerns of Indian voters

It’s best that politicians learn that they need to champion the interests of all Malaysians regardless of race. PKR Member of Parliament Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan does not mince his words. He is blunt and assertive, which sometimes means that even […] Continue Reading