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Pemuda Amanah Kelantan bertanya adakah wakil rakyat PAS bagi kawasan Melor nak tanam kebencian dalam kalangan penyokong partinya terhadap polis? Umno Kelantan pula kata wakil rakyat itu cuba beri...
View ArticleBersatu’s centrist tenor a sign of discomfort with PAS
From Terence Netto Verbal signals have emerged from three Bersatu leaders, almost simultaneously, that middle-of-the-road stances by coalition-seeking parties is the way towards forming a new federal...
View ArticleThink about the risks before rushing to use AI
From Redzanur Rahman Like many Malaysians, I was shocked and disappointed to learn that the education ministrys SPM analysis report featured a wrongly drawn Jalur Gemilang. Apparently, the image used,...
View ArticlePatut pun PN terkucil lagi
Bersangka menang di pentas ceramah tapi tewas di peti undi, Perikatan Nasional (PN) hanya dapat menyalahkan diri sendiri kerana tidak pernah mahu belajar daripada kesilapan hingga mengalami kekalahan...
View ArticleWhat voters must do, according to God’s self-appointed spokesmen
Theres been yet another political controversy about Islam, featuring the usual suspects, with the same playlist of greatest hits on religion and politics. Is this what people mean when they say some...
View ArticleMimpi dan realiti
Untuk penulisan ini saya pinjam tajuk lagu P Ramlee-Saloma Malam Ku Bermimpi untuk memulakannya. Begini. Saya bermimpi malam tadi ada pemimpin Peoples Action Party Singapura sokong seorang calon DAP...
View ArticleDon’t rule out a US-Iran nuclear deal just yet
Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, is a senior counselor at Centerview Partners and distinguished university scholar at New York University. The views expressed are...
View ArticlePN terus dalam penafian
Pada Rabu, tiga hari menjelang PRK Ayer Kuning kelmarin, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man tanpa berseloroh berkata penduduk di DUN berkenaan belum pernah merasa dipimpin calon PAS mewakili Perikatan Nasional...
View ArticleHow the Ayer Kuning by-election produced three winners
The Ayer Kuning by-election showed that the three political groups that went into the battlefield each won in their own way. What do these three wins mean for Malaysia? Many said Perikatan Nasional...
View ArticleFreedom without privacy is no freedom at all
From Mahathir Rais A culture that glorifies invading privacy is not progress. It is decay masquerading as vigilance. Social media was created to connect us, yet it has bred a culture where peoples...
View ArticleCar culture is the problem, not roadside dining
From Boo Jia Cher It is a welcome sign that Kuala Lumpurs mayor, Maimunah Sharif, is taking the citys pedestrian experience seriously. Her latest move for a task force to regulate alfresco dining and...
View ArticleAppreciate the living – not the dead
Why do you write about this famous actor only after he has passed away, and not when he was alive? My daughters innocent question made me ponder on how we often tend to wait till someone is gone to...
View ArticleOrang Melayu mudah terpengaruh dengan cerita Melayu
Sekurang-kurangnya ada dua isu masyarakat internet hangat berdebat seminggu lalu. Pertama, drama bersiri Bidaah (2025) arahan Mohd Fazli Yahya, tulisan Erma Fatima yang menggambarkan sikap hipokrit...
View ArticlePSM, a third force in-waiting
From Arveent Kathirtchelvan I refer to Tajuddin Rasdis column on how the Ayer Kuning by-election produced three winners. I agree with the premise: Barisan Nasional (BN) did see enough support to win...
View ArticleMalaysia’s post-pandemic paradox — booming economy, shrinking wallets
From Muhammed Abdul Khalid Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysias economic recovery has been marked by significant progress. However, challenges persist in ensuring that this recovery...
View ArticleRethinking the CLP: from a high wall to a well-signposted bridge
These steps would do more than improve pass rates. They would align study habits with real practice, ensure that every successful candidate meets a transparent standard and restore public confidence...
View ArticleTanggapan awal kaum Salafi terhadap Bumiputera
Dalam kolum saya di sini pada minggu terdahulu, saya telah menulis pandangan saya bahawa terdapat kemungkinan konsep Bumiputera ini datangnya dari fiksyen sebelum diserap dalam wacana politik. Menurut...
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