Pelita Negara

There is no doubt that Barisan Nasional will emerge victorious in the coming general election just like how the movie The Lord of the Rings made a clean sweep at the Oscars recently.

Despite my scepticism towards Dr Mahathir Mohamad's policies throughout his 22 years as prime minister of Malaysia, I believe that tributes should remain the order of the day.

It has been raining continuously for the past five days in the northern region of Malaysia and there is a persistent gloomy mood in the atmosphere here. However the darkest note of the week came not from the weather, but...

I would like to congratulate Abdul Malik Mydin for his personal achievement in completing the gruelling 32.8km swim across the English Channel.

I refer to the July 31 article, 'National anthem to be rearranged' published in The Star . It was reported that the anthem would be rearranged for the second time with a new and more energetic beat, and the title and lyric would be changed from 'Negaraku' to 'Malaysiaku'.

In a country struggling to heal its racial and religious divide, Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman's discriminating statement on "effeminate male students" in local universities is very disturbing indeed.