Josh Hong

As always, the views of Malaysians on regional and global issues often diverge in tandem with their ethnic and religious affiliations.

The US' grand strategy for the Middle East over the last few years has produced reverberations in many parts of the region.

Policies of confrontation and double standards must cease before the wind can be taken out of the sails of the fanatic Mullahs that rule Iran and condone Ahmadinejad.

Racial identity is plastic and malleable, and can be easily changed within even two generations.

With two years left in office, the Bush administration should initiate a radical change of course in its foreign policy.

Even if the world acknowledges Japan's physical beauty, it will only take a handful of devious politicians to destroy it.

The shallow window-dressing of multiculturalism negates the heart of Christmas and reduces it to a consumerist ornament.

In Malaysia, a joke is like reality and vice versa. Given the increasingly powerful control mechanism, it is becoming harder and harder to decipher which is which.

If Donald Rumsfeld and John Bolton can be sacrificed, who is really unexpendable?

Sixty-one years after its defeat in the Pacific War, Japan is finally set to be given a full ministry of defence.

One must not forget the famous saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There are Americans who feel that voting in Bush twice was among the most silliest of things that happened to the US.

Creative scholarship and original research will remain only a pie in the sky as long as society is unable to appreciate the spirit of critical thinking.

A university lecturer must seriously and earnestly pursue the goal of developing knowledge and seeking the truth even at the risk of displeasing the state.

It is high time Malaysians stop believing the Umno-led government is sincere in meeting the target of 30% Malay equity.

The dragon's ascension may not entirely mean a rise of its relatives though some will invariably be attracted to the idea of a cultural China with abundant business opportunities.

China has been successfully exerting economical, political and social influence not just in Malaysia but everywhere else in the world too.

He bears a strong resemblance to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but stressed time and again he was a reformist and did not vote for the 'madman' in June 2005.

He leaves with US-Japan relations on a high note. But while it is all hunky-dory today, the future often comes with it own set of rules.

It is vital for all who are concerned over the deteriorating situation in the Middle East to see in everyone's face the vulnerability of human life and the need for charity, Christians and Muslims alike.

The triangular relationship contains dynamics of its own which needs to be carefully analysed to understand why the three engage with one another.

The group is evolving amidst changing geo-political dynamics. The undercurrents and their impacts on the world are certainly worth a thought or two.

The task to spruce up the US image abroad has fallen squarely on the shoulders of Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state.

The dilemma of the Chinese Christian world is that they (mis)interpret the power and wealth of the US as God's blessings. This is rather puzzling.