Category Archives: Comment
When the iron fist grips too hard ( 04 January 2023 )
Island retreat: Malaysia is a plural society with people of different beliefs who enjoy visiting Langkawi for holidays. WHAT irony to read two contrasting news items on the same day – Dubai has scrapped a 30% alcohol tax, ended personal […] Continue Reading
All-too real TV shows ( 27 December 2022 )
THE holiday season is always the best time to watch TV shows. I am not sure if others will agree with me, but I spend an enormous amount of time in front of the small screen watching football, Netflix movies […] Continue Reading
Food for thought ( 18 December 2022 )
OUR food choice can make us draw swords even quicker than our feelings for our nation’s politics – such is our passion for pleasing our palates. Begging to differ? Well, when Michelin Guide representatives announced their choices for Kuala Lumpur […] Continue Reading
Doing away with political appointments a good start ( 16 December 2022 )
TENAGA Nasional Berhad chairman Datuk Seri Hasan Arifin found out that he had lost his job when he was overseas. It came as a shock to him as there had been no indications that the contracts of political appointees in […] Continue Reading
It’s best to exercise caution ( 13 December 2022 )
New administration must attract foreign investors, not shoot from the hip. IT was a good headline grabber, but the purported violations, smacking of possible corruption, involving RM600bil now seem like just another political soundbite. For a start, the staggering sum […] Continue Reading
The stainless steel ‘Iron Lady’ ( 12 December 2022 )
SHE may no longer be involved in politics, but don’t expect Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz to stay silent – she continues to boldly speak up on political issues. The former minister has graced social media platforms with her interviews, giving […] Continue Reading
Realpolitik the order of the day ( 03 December 2022 )
IT’S certainly not a perfect list of Cabinet line-up. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim just has been pulled from all sides, including by some powerful figures, who insisted on their choice of representatives in Cabinet. The Prime Minister took a longer […] Continue Reading
Green tsunami that rocked GE15 ( 22 November 2022 )
ANYONE who went on the campaign trail would have noticed that the posters of Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi were almost non-existent in places where Barisan Nasional was contesting. The instructions given out by most Barisan candidates was […] Continue Reading
Race for undecided voters ( 15 November 2022 )
AS campaigning for GE15 enters the last lap, the focus will be on the estimated 4.5 million voters said to be still undecided over their choice of which party should lead the next government. This is certainly a huge bloc […] Continue Reading
The Sungai Buloh dilemma ( 10 November 2022 )
Even PKR supporters have to decide between Khairy, who has PM potential, or relatively unknown Ramanan. UNTIL the past 48 hours, media reports on the Sungai Buloh constituency were about the dilemma of PKR supporters on whether they should vote […] Continue Reading
