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While PAS has promised partner Gerakan that it is committed to multi-racialism, its actions seem to show that recent election victories have gone to its head, with the tirade against alcohol and gambling. This is not good for Malaysia’s international […] Continue Reading

IT WOULD not be wrong to suggest countries, which have been waiting for the Chinese tourists to arrive, are caught in a predicament. No country would want to be seen as offending the powerful Chinese who spent US$255bil (RM1.12 trillion) […] Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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