Rais Hussin

Cutting the nose to spite the face

Cutting the nose to spite the face

COMMENT | 'It helps to reprimand the CEOS who have erred but not to cut them out from the business ecology completely.'

Reinventing the gold standard for China-M’sia relations

Reinventing the gold standard for China-M’sia relations

COMMENT | The upcoming visit to China may help both countries restore their relationship to its old glory.

Bumiputeraism is not the root issue

Bumiputeraism is not the root issue

LETTER | US professor Meredith Weiss' analysis of political dynamics in Malaysia is off tangent.

The rise of the ‘Erdoğans’

The rise of the ‘Erdoğans’

COMMENT | Malaysia has produced its fair share of ‘Erdoğans’, or forward-looking leaders.

The shared vision of Mahathir and Erdoğan

The shared vision of Mahathir and Erdoğan

COMMENT | Both share great similarities, particularly in their vision for development.

World order: Interest and priorities of Malaysia

World order: Interest and priorities of Malaysia

LETTER | The strength of our foreign policy rests with the ability to build the right alliances.

Malaysia could risk driving away fortune with Proton 2.0

Malaysia could risk driving away fortune with Proton 2.0

COMMENT | Coming up with another national car company is not as simple as merely coming up with the 'perfect car'.

M'sia cannot be tied down by bad contracts

M'sia cannot be tied down by bad contracts

COMMENT | Pacta sunt servanda is sacrosanct only when contracts are fair and just.

Looking East again with multi-track diplomacy

Looking East again with multi-track diplomacy

COMMENT | If the policy is to be 'rebooted', it has to be systemic.

Looking East means looking deep

Looking East means looking deep

COMMENT | Look East 2018 has to be understood in a new context altogether...

High national debt and our future

High national debt and our future

COMMENT | The pro-debt groups’ argument that a large national debt is acceptable, makes no sense at all.

1MDB asset recovery: Gov't must start thinking like an owner

1MDB asset recovery: Gov't must start thinking like an owner

COMMENT | The gov't should not outsource the job to those who may not have the rakyat's best interests at heart.  

The truth of our debt may hurt, but only for a time

The truth of our debt may hurt, but only for a time

COMMENT | The markets will settle because M’sia is no longer cooking the books.

With new dawn, time for honest politics

With new dawn, time for honest politics

COMMENT | The responsibility to protect constitutional democracy is of the utmost importance.

The cabinet of the few, for the many

The cabinet of the few, for the many

COMMENT | The new government, barely two weeks old, is already getting down to business.

Defections: Understanding the contingencies

Defections: Understanding the contingencies

COMMENT | '(Among others) defections, if handled well, can lead to confidence building in Harapan.'

Building coalition politics and fulfilling the people’s hopes

Building coalition politics and fulfilling the people’s hopes

COMMENT | Speaking directly to the media at the first instance, while cathartic, can be politically damaging to a new gov't.

The Harapan government's strategic thrust and commitments

The Harapan government's strategic thrust and commitments

COMMENT | Within its first 100 days, Harapan plans to fulfil ten of its promises.

A leaderless Umno will impact rule of law, economy

A leaderless Umno will impact rule of law, economy

COMMENT | Why is Umno given the additional privilege to delay its own election since 2013?

The ties between corruption and living costs

The ties between corruption and living costs

COMMENT | Two separate indices on corruption and consumer prices show the link between governance and livelihoods.

Solutions for the potential EU palm oil ban

Solutions for the potential EU palm oil ban

COMMENT | If M'sia loses the EU as a palm oil trade partner, some 650,000 oil palm plantation owners would be hit.

Palm oil – why is EU ban a recurring issue?

Palm oil – why is EU ban a recurring issue?

LETTER | Malaysia has committed way too many strategic and tactical errors with the EU.

GDP can't be a reflection of true state of economy

GDP can't be a reflection of true state of economy

COMMENT | The key to recovery is to make Najib lose his job.

Debt spiral signals death of fiscal Malaysia

Debt spiral signals death of fiscal Malaysia

COMMENT | It will begin with the inability to manage the massive debt, period.