Rais Hussin

LETTER | Upending the end-game

LETTER | Upending the end-game

We can emerge as a regional hub for storage, digitisation and trading of securitised assets.
LETTER | War is a spectrum, so is the fight against Covid-19

LETTER | War is a spectrum, so is the fight against Covid-19

The gov't should use the term 'war' lightly in the struggle against Covid-19

COMMENT | Death of the puppet master

COMMENT | Death of the puppet master

Binge spending by nations and corporations will strain the flat money system like never before.

Can China save the world from Covid-19?

Can China save the world from Covid-19?

COMMENT | It can if it does a serious audit of its own shortcomings and not just offer aid abroad.

Subsidise the needy and incentivize the able

Subsidise the needy and incentivize the able

LETTER | Speed and implementation of the stimulus programme are critical in overcoming the economic gloom due to Covid-19.

A mercy-for-all stimulus to save lives, restart the economy

A mercy-for-all stimulus to save lives, restart the economy

COMMENT | The multiplier effect of people's spending will revive the infected economy to a myriad of vigorous economic activities.

Mind the mind meld

Mind the mind meld

COMMENT | One consequence of the pandemic may well be that technology will dominate control over civilisation.

Protecting the economy from infection

Protecting the economy from infection

COMMENT | Our leadership must simply put the interests of people first.

Last chance to bottle the Covid-19 genie

Last chance to bottle the Covid-19 genie

COMMENT | Malaysia has a long laundry list of measures that other countries have undertaken to keep Covid-19 at bay.

The eye of the storm is pandemic, not politics

The eye of the storm is pandemic, not politics

COMMENT | Malaysia's health authorities must rise above politics to combat the Covid-19 threat.

Never forget the 99 percent

Never forget the 99 percent

COMMENT | Against the backdrop of chaos, we must remember the purpose of gov't is to serve society’s many, not its select few.

Hitler, Trump and Modi

Hitler, Trump and Modi

LETTER | In the US, the press savagely attacks Trump for his missteps but in India, Modi's critics are pounced upon by the media.

Trump or Modi?

Trump or Modi?

COMMENT | Trump and Modi have often been cited as emblems of the rise of autocratic nationalism in their hitherto secular democracies.

The real crown is in defeating coronavirus

The real crown is in defeating coronavirus

LETTER | As Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah correctly affirmed, priority of the country should be fighting the outbreak first.

The great Arab double-cross

The great Arab double-cross

COMMENT | An honest attempt at resolving the enduring injustice of our age - Israel’s imposition of an apartheid state in Palestine.

Till Apec do we last and begin

Till Apec do we last and begin

COMMENT | There are six reasons why Malaysia needs to take Apec seriously even though Apec is losing steam.

The four pillars of Donald Trump’s re-election

The four pillars of Donald Trump’s re-election

COMMENT | What big businesses love about Trump is his willingness to let them have the run of the house without putting up appearances.

War for the fortunate son

War for the fortunate son

COMMENT | Is Trump trying to start a war to cover up for his misdemeanours back home?

War of US decapitation and pin-prick retaliation by Iran

War of US decapitation and pin-prick retaliation by Iran

COMMENT | In any war, as history has shown repeatedly, there will be no victors, only losers.

M is for Maszlee

M is for Maszlee

COMMENT | For the lack of a better phrase, education makes or breaks Malaysia.

The year of living dangerously

The year of living dangerously

COMMENT | 2020 has now become a make or break year for Pakatan Harapan.

KL Summit 2019 might just be the same old, same old

KL Summit 2019 might just be the same old, same old

COMMENT | The summit must come up with real solutions and not like a gathering for a year-end party for a few selected friends.

Addressing the elite gap

Addressing the elite gap

COMMENT | Global income inequality is the dominant seed for social and political upheaval across the world.

Azmin and Umno meeting: What's the prawn behind the stone?

Azmin and Umno meeting: What's the prawn behind the stone?

COMMENT | Many other questions are being asked. Azmin must come clear on this - especially since he is not attending his own party meetings as well.