Cantik pun kena belasah
Semalam, sempena pembukaan Olimpik Paris 2024, kontinjen negara mengenakan busana digelar The Malaya hasil ciptaan pereka Rizman Ruzaini. Ditayangkan di seluruh dunia dan diberitakan mendapat pujian...
View ArticleWhat’s a PhD worth today?
The Doctor of Philosophy, or PhD as it is commonly known, is the highest level of academic achievement in any discipline. The title Doctor of Philosophy follows the original Greek meaning of wisdom. A...
View ArticleCukai ‘punca haram’ dari arak, judi dan rokok guna untuk apa?
Kes derma syarikat arak kepada sekolah Cina pula jadi benda melalut di kalangan orang Islam Melayu kini. Dikatakan ada dua isu besar. Pertama, kenapa dibenarkan kilang atau perniagaan arak menderma...
View ArticleMalaysia adds Russia to its deck of geopolitical cards
From Julia Roknifard The announcement by Malaysias prime minister on the countrys application to join the BRICS intergovernmental organisation signals yet another move in its hedging strategy through...
View ArticleHousing project for Penang Malays attractive, but the devil is in the detail
From P Ramasamy The fact that ordinary Malays cannot afford the high property prices in Penang is something that is not lost on the community leaders. Recently, the Penang Malay Association (Pemenang)...
View ArticleGerakan dan gertak
Apabila Timbalan Presiden Gerakan Oh Tong Keong menegaskan partinya tidak teragak-agak keluar daripada Perikatan Nasional, itu menurut saya satu kenyataan menggertak dan untuk menjaga air muka....
View ArticleKita memang patut mati
Bayangkan kalau kita tak mati-mati, apa akan jadi? tanya saya kepada seorang kawan. Kalau tidak ada kematian penuh sesaklah dunia ini. Adanya mati sebab adanya hidup, jawab Mat Plato, lagak seorang...
View ArticleDefence minister fails to inspire public confidence after Zulfarhan’s murder
The relevant ministers and the vice-chancellor of the Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) do not appear to acknowledge the severity of bullying at the university, which resulted in the...
View ArticleAre we a tiger?
From Walter Sandosam The tiger has featured rather prominently in the news over the past few days. This is most remarkable especially in the context of the Malayan tiger and its much admired...
View ArticleWhy Anwar should listen to Trump – and start stockpiling bitcoin
Donald Trump, the current US presidential frontrunner, made a bold promise last week. If elected, he has vowed to set up a strategic bitcoin stockpile using the around RM69 billion worth of bitcoin...
View ArticleApa setelah kesyahidan Ismail Haniyeh
Apabila Zionis memilih untuk membunuh as-Syahid Ismail Haniyeh pemimpin Hamas di Tehran, mereka melakukannya secara kalkulatif. Pertama, ia dilakukan selepas pertabalan presiden Iran yang baharu,...
View ArticleSlotting into Klopp’s shoes with style
Two wins, one against title rivals Arsenal, and a buzz about the squad suggest a so-far-so-good summer for Liverpool even without a new signing. Theres still almost a month of the transfer window left...
View ArticleTakuti senjata zaman ini
Senjata membawa masalah. Ia membunuh. Itu masalah besar. Tetapi masalah senjata zaman serba moden ini ialah ia mampu mengesan di mana sasaran sebelum serangan dilancar. Maka serangan berjaya mencapai...
View Article‘Perang’ Nenggiri bermula
Selamba je Ketua Pengarah Pilihan Raya Perikatan Nasional (PN) Sanusi Nor menganjing Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Zahid Hamidi yang menawarkan pelbagai projek kepada penduduk menjelang PRK Nenggiri...
View ArticleLet’s have more exchange visits to mosques, temples, churches
I was pleasantly surprised to watch a video of a group of 32 Muslims visiting a Hindu temple recently to learn more about the religion and to foster friendship. The group, according to Tamil news...
View ArticleSober truths about vernacular schools and nationhood
I was away recently, in places where it was possible to tune out the madness that is Malaysia, though unfortunately not the madness that we call the world. Whenever I travel, I always get to the stage...
View ArticleThe healing magic of reunion dinners
As I watched the scene around me at a reunion dinner of old boys of the King Edward VII School, Taiping, I couldnt help reflecting on some verses from Walt Whitmans poem I Sing the Body Electric....
View ArticleHamzah Zainudin, PN’s consensus builder
From Terence Netto The photo opportunity was adequate for the point that was being conveyed: All principals of the four components of Perikatan Nasional are seated in unison as if they had cohered...
View ArticlePN kena pikul Ustaz Wadi
Ia mungkin disalah congak oleh Perikatan Nasional (PN) sebagai sesuatu semudah ABC. Seperti kata Ketua Pengarah Pilihan Raya PAS Sanusi Nor, PAS itu Bersatu, Bersatu itu PAS, kedua-duanya dalam satu...
View ArticleReaching the perfect picture of education for Malaysia
From Wan Chang Da The education ministry is currently preparing a new blueprint to replace the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025. Given that we are less than 18 months away from December 2025, it...
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