Saleh Mohammed

It was a breath of fresh air for me in the morning of Oct 19, with the API reading outside being 164.

The opportunity to air our views about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is still on. I do hope Malaysians of all walks of life will write or get their views heard whether agreeing or otherwise.

A question was asked whether Malaysians are over-reacting to highway toll rate hikes.

Saving face is one of the traditional Malaysian cultural assumptions.

The Office of the US Trade Representative in its website have the following statements:

About half a century ago, my ustaz, the late imam of Masjid Kg Baru told us, as Muslims we should follow Rukun Islam and Rukun Iman. We should be guided by the Quran and Hadiths. We could also refer to consensus from renowned Muslim scholars (Ijtima) and qias.

The prime minister in his 2011 Budget speech, reminded us “the era of the government knows best is over. To attain developed nation status, we cannot remain complacent. We must change our mindset. Business is not as usual. Success demands drastic changes, not incremental. It requires a quantum leap. The choice before us is clear. Change is not an option but an imperative. We must change or risk being left behind.”