Category Archives: Comment
A royal tradition continues ( 15 September 2023 )
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 ( 25 August 2023 )
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 ( 22 August 2023 )
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 ( 17 August 2023 )
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 ( 06 August 2023 )
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 ( 04 August 2023 )
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 ( 03 August 2023 )
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 ( 28 July 2023 )
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
An actual assassination bid ( 23 July 2023 )
IT’S clear-cut attempted murder against outspoken activist-lawyer Siti Kasim. Certainly, it is a matter to be taken seriously. While we don’t expect everyone to share or even tolerate her views on certain issues relating to religion, planting a bomb on […] Continue Reading
Kedah MB in the eye of the storm ( 16 July 2023 )
IT does not look like the apology from caretaker Kedah MB Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is enough to placate the anger at the Selangor palace over the politician’s remarks. The PAS leader has […] Continue Reading
