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Living like ‘Bossku’
Najib Razak – political cunningness or an act of bravado?
Monday, 07 Mar 2022 11:31 AM · 2 comments
Youth, women, newbie parties to compete in ‘crowded’ Johor polls
Straight fights rendered impossible in upcoming state elections.
Thursday, 03 Mar 2022 10:50 AM
As Indira Gandhi suffers, our humanity erodes
Some in the community lack compassion, sense of justice.
Sunday, 27 Feb 2022 11:00 AM
When politicians meet freedom of expression
Hard-won rights and liberties are easy to lose if we're not careful.
Sunday, 20 Feb 2022 07:00 AM
When mother Loh’s heart gets broken
Effort to reunite with her three children hits a snag.
Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 11:00 AM · 1 comment
Dreaming of a good SPM oral exam
Question about ideal wedding leaves people wondering: what were the examiners thinking?
Monday, 14 Feb 2022 01:03 PM
When Najib and Muhyiddin help fellow Malaysians find a traitor
Once prime minister and deputy use social media to point finger at each other.
Sunday, 13 Feb 2022 01:00 PM
Why Hadi’s Taliban meet needs to be explained clearly
Sik MP Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman’s response to criticism of the meeting is hardly a cogent enough explanation for ordinary Malaysians.
Thursday, 10 Feb 2022 11:00 AM · 1 comment
What the Johor polls should remind young voters
They ought to have idea of what a better Johor – and Malaysia – should be like before casting their ballot.
Monday, 07 Feb 2022 07:00 AM
Marry in haste, repent in Johor
Malaysians watch in consternation as political allies break up, loudly and acrimoniously, ahead of elections.
Tuesday, 01 Feb 2022 11:51 AM · 3 comments
Pakatan parties at logo-heads
PKR’s ‘big baggage’ reasoning to use own symbol is baffling.
Thursday, 27 Jan 2022 07:06 PM
Why deforestation may get you mauled
When the Kelantan Forestry Department director talks tiger habitats, brace for a warped tangential logic.
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022 10:39 AM
A political act ready to be aped
Much like orangutans that swing from one branch to another when there is danger, humans, too, will jump between parties to cling to power
Sunday, 23 Jan 2022 11:00 AM
Good governance needs public trust
Serious disconnect exists between institutions and the people.
Friday, 21 Jan 2022 11:00 AM
Stateless in Malaysia
There are thousands of Rohanas in the country whose plights are not reported by the media.
Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022 11:42 AM
When all hell breaks loose at the mosque
God deliver us from the wrath of pious men.
Saturday, 15 Jan 2022 11:19 AM · 2 comments
The incomplete Abu Zahar press conference
Does he think the board members’ stand on Azam Baki was not a principled one?
Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022 12:31 PM · 1 comment
Why graft is dangerous to MACC
Many are questioning why Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has remained silent on this matter.
Saturday, 08 Jan 2022 11:00 AM
When the integrity of an anti-graft agency is in question
Surely the MACC need not be told why it must act with honesty and transparency.
Wednesday, 05 Jan 2022 11:26 AM · 1 comment
Leaving 2021 with a dearth of humanity
Receding flood waters reveal distasteful side of society as reports emerge of migrants denied access to food and shelter.
Sunday, 02 Jan 2022 11:18 AM
The ‘help’ that flood victims could do without
It’s not only the politicians’ sense of urgency that is suspect, but also their sincerity in offering help to victims.
Tuesday, 28 Dec 2021 11:00 AM · 1 comment
Swamped by floods and political arrogance
MCMC effort to remove tweets on disaster reeks of high-handedness.
Saturday, 25 Dec 2021 11:00 AM
When desperation prevails outside Parliament
A national disaster is not a significant enough event for MPs to debate, apparently.
Wednesday, 22 Dec 2021 11:00 AM · 2 comments