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Finally, we get fresh air at the mamak!

COMMENT | Finally, with a smoking ban in restaurants, the country is moving a little bit faster in the right direction.

2019-01-04 10:32:41+08:00 by Zan Azlee
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Religion should be taught in school - just don't promote it

COMMENT | There is a big difference between teaching religion and promoting religion in the classroom.

2019-01-04 07:56:12+08:00 by Fa Abdul
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Two years at most for Dr M to hand over duties

COMMENT | And as promised, he must ensure that the baton is passed to Anwar Ibrahim.

2019-01-03 15:19:10+08:00 by James Chai
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Bersatu’s inexorable move to becoming Umno 3.0

QUESTION TIME | The other Harapan members must exert their combined muscle to rightfully regain more influence.

2019-01-03 07:04:16+08:00 by P Gunasegaram
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Political frogs available – at a dime a dozen

SATIRE | They declare: 'We waited for 61 years while they plucked all the fruits. This is our chance.'

2019-01-02 08:06:30+08:00 by R Nadeswaran
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PKR's infighting will be the downfall of Harapan

COMMENT | Can Anwar keep the peace and appease both camps in the party?

2019-01-02 07:26:21+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Once upon a time in Kampung Bersatu

COMMENT | 'Just like the pumpkin plants, living in a close-knit society like ours, we depend on each other.'

2019-01-01 15:23:26+08:00 by Fa Abdul
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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.

2019-01-01 11:37:50+08:00 by Phar Kim Beng
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It’s healthy to be paranoid about frogs

COMMENT | In recent months, the numbers have exploded in West Malaysia after May 9.

2019-01-01 08:22:21+08:00 by Thor Kah Hoong
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Hopes and heroes: Malaysia in 2018

COMMENT | Breaks with the past are possible and the power of ordinary Malaysians is real.

2018-12-31 08:47:02+08:00 by Bridget Welsh
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A neo-BN New Year

COMMENT | Dr M always knew how to play the political game better than his comrades in Umno.

2018-12-31 07:48:57+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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Jeffrey Kitingan – the Sabah maverick who never gives up

COMMENT | The state opposition leader is still fighting the good fight in the political arena.

2018-12-30 08:39:12+08:00 by Francis Paul Siah
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Renew prosperity, bring back English schools

COMMENT | Schools to ignite exploring, thinking and to create new things.

2018-12-30 07:16:39+08:00 by Azly Rahman
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The ugly propagandisation of Adib's death

COMMENT | Do those who use Adib’s name to further their racist agenda really care about our firefighters?

2018-12-29 09:59:41+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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My choice for the Malaysian of 2018

COMMENT | This 'title' should be bestowed upon former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak for the many ways he united us.

2018-12-28 11:19:54+08:00 by Mariam Mokhtar
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Melayu Baru: How to keep Bersatu from turning into Umno 2.0

COMMENT | It must raise a generation of Malays who are truly empowered, independent, and globally competitive.

2018-12-28 09:27:38+08:00 by Nathaniel Tan
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Poor control over price control

COMMENT | The authorities do not have the will nor the teeth to chew into the exorbitant prices charged by some restaurants.

2018-12-28 07:04:43+08:00 by R Nadeswaran
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Entering a new year with what ifs

COMMENT | Much can be learnt from the South African concept of ‘ubuntu’.

2018-12-27 06:49:05+08:00 by Eric Loo
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Mucky moves over maggots

COMMENT | For MAHB and the police, you have done damage to yourselves and are now trying to repair or contain that damage.

2018-12-26 17:33:06+08:00 by R Nadeswaran
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What to take into 2019

COMMENT | On May 9, it wasn’t the Harapan coalition that won; it was the cause that has won.

2018-12-26 11:41:20+08:00 by James Chai
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My picks for top 5 news stories of the year

COMMENT | These stories deal with marginalised communities or issues that provoke strong reactions.

2018-12-26 07:16:42+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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We shouldn’t approach GE15 with a GE14 mindset

COMMENT | We won’t be fighting the Umno we used to know, and we need strategies that reflect that.

2018-12-26 06:50:58+08:00 by Nathaniel Tan
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My first Sunday mass before Christmas

COMMENT | We need to find common ground and learn to accept each other in the true spirit of M'sia.

2018-12-25 07:54:40+08:00 by Fa Abdul
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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.

2018-12-25 06:56:36+08:00 by Phar Kim Beng
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My picks for the top 5 newsmakers of 2018

COMMENT | These five newsmakers remind us of who, and more importantly, where we are as a country.

2018-12-24 06:58:41+08:00 by S Thayaparan
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The makings of a civil service mandarin

BOOK REVIEW | 'Hong Kong Confidential' speaks to our current concerns with the civil service.

2018-12-24 06:51:05+08:00 by Terence Netto
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Putting youth mental health on the agenda

COMMENT | Why are so many young people suffering from symptoms of depression and anxiety?

2018-12-23 07:49:36+08:00 by Lim Su Lin
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Our schools are not ‘medan dakwah’

COMMENT | 'Choose appropriate words for a public sphere as democratic as a school, where young, curious minds reside.'

2018-12-23 07:02:15+08:00 by Azly Rahman
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Yes Dr M, less emphasis on religion in schools, please

COMMENT | The PM's stand is welcome, but who is the 'someone' who, as he says, 'changed the curriculum'?

2018-12-22 18:21:32+08:00 by Francis Paul Siah
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It’s time for a 'new Malaysia' blueprint

COMMENT | Don’t fuel the drama, fuel the dream. Find our shared purpose, before infighting destroys everything.

2018-12-21 13:22:30+08:00 by Nathaniel Tan

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