Malaysia’s talent crunch: a race against time
While there is progress, Malaysia faces a significant challenge in cultivating a skilled workforce to gain a competitive edge in the global economy. The nations impressive strides in producing STEM...
View ArticleMACC must extend Sabah mining probe beyond whistleblower, reps
From Idris Mokhtar Reports of a purported mining scandal in Sabah, as exposed by a news portal recently, have made for some shocking reading. The allegations, which first surfaced in November, suggest...
View ArticleA reformed WHO should make its case to America
In this age of mass travel, increasing urbanisation, industrial livestock farming, and human encroachment on wildlife habitats, the need for WHO is stronger now than ever before.
View ArticleWalking the Silk Road: Malaysia-Kazakhstan ties and the path to Muslim unity
From Shakila Yacob Malaysias foreign policy has long emphasised fostering ties with the Muslim world, more recently with Central Asian States (CAS), as part of its strategic pivot toward deepening...
View ArticleBarangkali universiti tidak memerlukan pendeta
Kepada Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir dan Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz. Adapun Tuanku dan Tunku itu bersemadi di jiwa. Puji itu bagi...
View ArticleCerita Raj dan Ismail
Jika anda seorang Muslim, anda pasti sering terima grafik imej Kaabah atau masjid yang memaparkan petikan ayat al-Quran, hadis Nabi Muhammad serta kata- kata ulama besar mengenai ajaran Islam....
View ArticleCan Malaysia lead Asean to a South China Sea breakthrough?
From Lauren Lopez The South China Sea has been a hotbed of territorial disputes, its vast resources and strategic location making it a focal point of regional tensions. Countries like Vietnam, the...
View ArticleLiverpool still knockin’ on heaven’s door
The Quad has gone; the Treble is just a bit closer. Those are the bare facts of a rollercoaster week when Liverpool went to hell and back, and have now been stopped at the Pearly Gates. After the...
View ArticleSenang je – semuanya salahkan Hamas
Hamas menggantung proses membebaskan tebusan Israel dan apa kata Donald Trump? Gencatan senjata dengan Israel akan tamat (atau ditamatkan?) jika tebusan dalam tahanan Hamas tidak dibebaskan. They...
View ArticleBeruntunglah orang Machang
Akan beruntunglah penduduk Machang, Kelantan, selepas ini nampaknya. Berbanding Ahli Parlimen pembangkang yang tidak mendapat peruntukan selepas PRU15, penduduk Machang bakal mendapat keistimewaan....
View ArticleAsean’s economic future: not a decline, but a strategic realignment
From Phar Kim Beng and CW Sim Western analysts often paint a pessimistic picture of Aseans economic trajectory. Henny Senders recent article, Aseans Tiger Economies Have Lost Their Roar, is a prime...
View ArticleFrom the ICU: a wife’s plea to save the national health service
From Chan Li Jin Sitting by my husbands bedside at Sungai Buloh Hospitals ICU, a Facebook post by a specialist doctor at a government hospital caught my attention. The post said the doctors cousin,...
View ArticleDispelling myths surrounding high-rise development in urban Malaysia
I was not surprised to read a recent report on FMT highlighting once again the objections of city dwellers to another high rise development in their vicinity. Such stories have repeatedly highlighted...
View ArticleDemokrasi parti politik kita
Baru-baru ini podcast Keluar Sekejap dikendali Khairy Jamaluddin dan Shahril Hamdan membincangkan soal keengganan parti parti politik mempertandingkan jawatan tertinggi pada pemilihan masing-masing....
View ArticleRethink strategy to increase organ donation rate
From Ravinder Singh I refer to a recent article, Organ donations remain low, over 10,000 patients waiting for a chance at life. Malaysia records around 200,000 deaths annually, and global trends...
View ArticleCybersecurity critical for Asean’s economic resilience, digital sovereignty
From Jamil A Ghani Cybersecurity is no longer a peripheral issueit is a critical pillar of Aseans economic resilience and digital sovereignty. As the region advances toward a US$2 trillion digital...
View ArticleDOGE Malaysia – OK tak?
Ayuh kita berterus-terang mengakui kerajaan Malaysia merasa kesan akan jumlah kakitangan awam. A bloated civil service. Sama ada perdana menterinya Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Najib...
View ArticleThe new face of protest
Slavoj iek, professor of philosophy at the European Graduate School, is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London. The views expressed are those...
View ArticleMusk’s slash and burn tactics won’t work for America
As feared, Donald Trump is sending shockwaves through US politics, the global economy and international relations, with the reverberations being felt around the world. Im actually surprised at the...
View ArticleEthnic and religious divisions: root causes of racism in Malaysia
From P Ramasamy The case of a hawker in Sepang, Selangor, displaying a racist sign barring Indians from purchasing corn may have been resolved with an apology, but it is only the tip of the iceberg in...
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