Manjit Bhatia

Peace has been slow to return to the Congo in Africa, not that the rest of the world cares. Iraq is now the flavour of the month.

The debate o­n the United States-led war against Iraq continues. James Wong Wing O­n had argued in favour of war in an earlier opinion piece. Here's the rebuttal from Manjit Bhatia.

I've been an observer of Malaysian politics and policy for over 18 years and most of the time I just don't get it with the Malaysian government. The latest is an old o­ne: trying to step into big shoes. More than that, the government's attempts at grandiloquence.

The pro-war camp stands accused of desperately seeking evidence to mount a war against Iraq. To date, it has relied o­n plagiarised material and a public relations exercise that has failed the test of scrutiny. All eyes are now trained o­n the second UN weapons inspection report due o­n Thursday.

The embattled MCA president's days as a politician may appear numbered, but he's not going down without a fight. Will his boss offer a helping hand, though?

John Howard owes nobody an apology, particularly to those hypocritical Southeast Asian leaders and their bullying tactics. To his critics, his message has been simple but effective.

General Pervez Musharraf is finding the political battlefield more taxing than the military one. Sept 11 and the new allegiance with the Unites States has further complicated matters.