Phar Kim Beng

COMMENT | Trump’s tariff: Great challenges await Asean

COMMENT | Trump’s tariff: Great challenges await Asean

While it may not dismantle the bloc, it may disrupt its unity.
COMMENT | Given 'D' grade, Anwar's govt beset by 'M's

COMMENT | Given 'D' grade, Anwar's govt beset by 'M's

Everything wrong with PM's political career begins with an 'M'.
COMMENT | Stronger than gold - rising ringgit portends economic boom

COMMENT | Stronger than gold - rising ringgit portends economic boom

The government should continue with measures adding to ringgit's performance.
COMMENT | Anwar gets what makes China tick

COMMENT | Anwar gets what makes China tick

PM's keen understanding of cultural China has earned him the republic's respect.
COMMENT | Putin's nuclear threats an 'extinction-level' event

COMMENT | Putin's nuclear threats an 'extinction-level' event

Indonesia must rise up to stop this war.
Going back to the basics on Covid-19

Going back to the basics on Covid-19

LETTER | Panic and paranoia are not the way.

Union the beginning of the end for Umno and PAS

Union the beginning of the end for Umno and PAS

LETTER | Both still have to overcome their tainted reputations before appealing to voters.

I was dead wrong about Semenyih

I was dead wrong about Semenyih

COMMENT | Analysis was skewed by the belief that a majority of voters would be able to tell right from wrong.

The polls are wrong, Harapan to retain Semenyih

The polls are wrong, Harapan to retain Semenyih

COMMENT | Perhaps with a reduced majority but voters will still root for the gov't.
Semenyih will be the Waterloo of Najib, Umno and PAS

Semenyih will be the Waterloo of Najib, Umno and PAS

COMMENT | Najib and Zahid, once again, will be the albatrosses around the necks of Umno and PAS.

The thinkers M'sian politics have come to rely on

The thinkers M'sian politics have come to rely on

COMMENT | Work of professors and other various experts continue to shape the nation and its people.

Harapan entering a grey area, a year before 2020

Harapan entering a grey area, a year before 2020

COMMENT | As the ruling coalition enters the festive season, things are festering beneath the surface as well.

Beware Harapan's quest for a supermajority

Beware Harapan's quest for a supermajority

COMMENT | A gov't without checks and balances sows the seeds of its own downfall. 

The Reformasi princess Malaysia grew up with

The Reformasi princess Malaysia grew up with

COMMENT | She continues to stand strong as her own person and true to the reform agenda.
The importance of being 'chill' in the row with Singapore

The importance of being 'chill' in the row with Singapore

COMMENT | Amid the posturing, Ho Ching's call for cooler heads to prevail is timely. 

China: A great power with structural flaws

China: A great power with structural flaws

COMMENT | 'In more ways than one, China itself is financially rich but unstable.'

Why we shouldn’t fear the Dec 8 Umno-PAS rally

Why we shouldn’t fear the Dec 8 Umno-PAS rally

COMMENT | The anti-Icerd gathering is a weak attempt by the two parties to remain relevant.
Time for China to understand Islamic civilisation

Time for China to understand Islamic civilisation

COMMENT | How does forcing Uighurs into rereducation camps help Beijing's strategic interests?

PPE and everything under the sun

PPE and everything under the sun

COMMENT | The key to the brilliance of PPE is the emergence of a class of leaders which can understand the world.

An ageing Malaysia should 'Look East'

An ageing Malaysia should 'Look East'

COMMENT | Japanese agriculture has increasingly used robotics and mechanisation to make up for their shortfall in labour.
Getting back US$588m from Goldman Sachs isn’t enough

Getting back US$588m from Goldman Sachs isn’t enough

COMMENT | With the bank backed into a corner by the DOJ, Guan Eng must go on the offensive.

The five advantages of Japan

The five advantages of Japan

COMMENT | The key point is the Japanese fascination with making things, and the future, better.

Be ready to work in Japan next year

Be ready to work in Japan next year

COMMENT | Japan is making arrangements to open up its labour market.

M'sia needs a strong region to grow together

M'sia needs a strong region to grow together

COMMENT | M'sia is only as good as how connected or collectively resourceful Asean is.