Rais Hussin

COMMENT | If the republic wants to flex its muscles, there's nothing to stop us from doing the same.

COMMENT | The belief that MMN can only trigger fear is nothing but a bogey or straw-man.

COMMENT | What better way to describe the exaggerated reaction to a treaty that isn't even going to be ratified?

COMMENT | The Pakistani prime minister is coming at the right time and is meeting the right person.

COMMENT | Politicians must talk less and do more to invite greater foreign direct investment into the country.

COMMENT | Amid feathers being ruffled by talk of ratification, its proponents have remained deathly quiet.

COMMENT | What is its meaning if it is perpetually vulnerable to foreign manipulation and theft?

COMMENT | The situation there is not due to land grabs alone but the emergence of a very toxic combo of religion and politics.

COMMENT | The sooner China respects Muslims within its own confines and the larger Islamic world, the better.

COMMENT | In private-public partnership, both companies need to bear in mind the principles and spirit of their founders.

COMMENT | The World Bank's assessment may suggest weaker growth but this isn’t due to structural weaknesses in the Malaysian economy.

COMMENT | With the 'Big 5' permanent members, the UN has become a club of self-entitled elites.

COMMENT | If and when Port Dickson residents elect Anwar, they shall gain from the same leadership that IIUM received under him.

COMMENT | These companies must embrace reforms, or May 9 will make little difference to the economy.

COMMENT | What is a trickle of MPs leaving Umno will be a torrent in the days to come.

COMMENT | Despite Khaled Nordin's protestations, the party will long be seen as toxic.

COMMENT | Enemies who have been removed from power have the personal incentive to hit back.

COMMENT | We must not abandon the duty to protect all persecuted human beings: action speaks louder than words.

COMMENT | Malaysia must demand that the United Nations looks into the issue, with immediate urgency.

COMMENT | No one figured Bersatu would become the true representatives of Malays and Islam.

COMMENT | Merdeka does not mean a free-for-all. That encourages an embrace of hedonistic excesses after destroying the previous regime's kleptocratic overdraft.

COMMENT | The idea is to find win-win solutions for both nations for mutual prosperity.

COMMENT | We need to present a fresh face to the financial community heralding a New Malaysia.

COMMENT | Japan should build up Malaysia and Indonesia together. But not as a countervailing power against China.