Akhir sebuah impian
Rakyat Malaysia masuk tidur menjelang tengah malam tadi dengan penuh hampa. Ramai dipercayai tidak lena kerana masih dalam keadaan tertanya-tanya terhadap keadaan Azizulhasni Awang dibatalkan...
View ArticleBravo Suhakam on prioritising ICERD
From Kua Kia Soong Congratulations to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman for prioritising the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...
View ArticleCycling rules were changed, leave identity politics out of it
From Arnaz Khairul While we feel for Azizulhasni Awang following his disqualification in the mens keirin yesterday, we should not be carried away by emotions and fail to look at the facts rationally....
View ArticleMalaysia’s RM1.5 trillion debt time bomb
Malaysia is swimming in debt. Our national debt has been on a consistent upward trajectory over the past few decades. The chart below illustrates the national debt from 1973 to 2023, highlighting a...
View ArticleSama tapi mujur tak serupa
Sudah beberapa minggu berlalu sejak rusuhan anti imigrasi tercetus di beberapa bandar seluruh England. Menyedihkan ia masih berlaku. Semuanya bermula 29 Julai apabila seorang remaja lelaki berusia 17...
View ArticleMuch ado about Tesla
From Ong Kian Ming Last week, there was a lot of media buzz and commentary after a Thai newspaper, the Nation, reported that Tesla had cancelled their plans to build an auto manufacturing facility in...
View ArticleA gap too wide
Should the CEO be paid so much more than the junior clerk or customer service executive? A big no as far as the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is concerned. Last week, MTUC secretary-general...
View ArticlePolitical power play in the ‘Melayuisation’ of Islam
Over the last few decades, Malays have become more religious, though perhaps more pious is a better description. With that, theres also been much talk about the Arabisation of the Malays. Looking...
View ArticleRTG bertukar Road To Gangsa
Pemburuan emas kontinjen Malaysia dalam Sukan Olimpik Paris yang berakhir kelmarin digambarkan sebaik-baiknya oleh pelumba basikal Shah Firdaus Sahrom yang banyak meniti nasib baik untuk kesudahannya...
View ArticleFilem Melayu: Antara moral dan fiksyen
Seorang teman berbisik kepada saya sewaktu program diskusi filem Kembara Seniman Jalanan minggu lepas, cerita ini baik tapi masalahnya ada babak pegang botol dan tin beer. Tu yang tak sedap tu. Saya...
View ArticleMalaysia’s Olympics hurt, triumph, disaster – and online abuse
Things fall apart. Years of painstaking preparation, and all of a sudden the Olympics dream has gone, and its not coming back. National track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang sat alone in the pit of the...
View ArticleImpose moratorium on construction of high-cost homes in Budget 2025
From Ashraf Abdullah For some years now, Malaysia has witnessed a troubling trend in its housing market: an oversupply of high-cost houses juxtaposed with a glaring shortage of affordable homes. This...
View ArticleBadminton dan sekolah Cina
Kebanyakan pemain badminton negara dari sekolah Cina. Dalam lain perkataan, mereka belajar di sekolah Cina. Ini tidak boleh dinafikan. Menurut Kah Kau Kiak, salah seorang naib presiden Persatuan...
View ArticleNusantara construction sparks rise in Toyota Hilux thefts
Over the past two years, Sarawak has emerged as the top region in the nation for thefts of the popular Toyota Hilux pickup. Hilux thefts shot up to 54 units in 2022 from six units in 2021, while 19...
View ArticleMRR2: a prime candidate for bus rapid transit
From Boo Jia Cher The recent introduction of a dedicated peak-hour bus lane on Jalan Klang Lama, following the success of similar initiatives on Jalan Ampang and Jalan Genting Klang, has sparked...
View ArticleTersebutlah kisah baju gimnas wanita
Ingat tak Sukan Olimpik Tokyo 2020? Ia diadakan pada 2021 kan? Sebab pada 2020 pandemik Covid-19 melanda dunia. Tahun 2021 pandemik reda sedikit maka Tokyo 2020 dapat diadakan, tapi dengan pelbagai...
View ArticleGreen-washing will not help civil service pensions
As an illustration, for almost a decade Malaysian conventional equities on Bursa Malaysia have barely broken even and ESG portfolios and Islamic portfolios have also been sluggish. While Islamic...
View ArticleMalaysia can learn much from India’s success
With India celebrating its 78th year of independence today and Malaysia due to celebrate her 67th at the end of this month, I thought it a good opportunity to write about my observations of India....
View ArticleRombakan Kabinet Sang Phoenix
Sebenarnya perdana menteri tatkala ini, Anwar Ibrahim tidak mempunyai banyak pilihan melainkan, merombak Kabinetnya. Lebih menyeksakan adalah beliau juga tidak mempunyai begitu banyak pilihan untuk...
View ArticleSmiles for Malaysian badminton and red faces for other sports
Its no hyperbole to say that most sports in Malaysia continue to move with the impetus of a snail on Valium. Badminton, however, continues to bring the smiles, though not broad beams as the gold medal...
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