Opinions

COMMENT | Is DAP deadline punchline to bad joke?

COMMENT | Is DAP deadline punchline to bad joke?

The big July meeting is approaching, and what is it going to do?
COMMENT | Learning shrinks when assessment becomes the point

COMMENT | Learning shrinks when assessment becomes the point

It's like encouraging safe driving by telling people where the cops are.
COMMENT | Cabinet, Parliament must ensure independent, credible, responsible PP

COMMENT | Cabinet, Parliament must ensure independent, credible, responsible PP

Authorities will do well to incorporate feedback from civil society organisations.
COMMENT | Restoring the Hindu-Buddhist foundations of Malay civilisation

COMMENT | Restoring the Hindu-Buddhist foundations of Malay civilisation

Only a truthful history can show how culturally vibrant our civilisation is.
COMMENT | Could tiered petrol subsidy model work for us?

COMMENT | Could tiered petrol subsidy model work for us?

Govt should explore new methods as oil crisis seems here to stay.
MP SPEAKS | Multiracialism in danger of being lost in transition

MP SPEAKS | Multiracialism in danger of being lost in transition

Splinter parties divide existing support, undermining otherwise solid support behind progressive ideals.
COMMENT | Fear of vote-splitting: Torn between stale Madani and new Bersama

COMMENT | Fear of vote-splitting: Torn between stale Madani and new Bersama

Disillusioned voters weigh change against risks of helping rival political blocs win.
SATIRE | Healing the sick: Now you don't see it, now you do

SATIRE | Healing the sick: Now you don't see it, now you do

PJ hospital is now miraculously moving ahead after nearly two decades in limbo.
COMMENT | Constitutional monarchy or fragmented authority?

COMMENT | Constitutional monarchy or fragmented authority?

Blurred boundaries between institutions risk weakening constitutional order.
COMMENT | Moral choice or legal duty to care for ageing parents

COMMENT | Moral choice or legal duty to care for ageing parents

Affection and care cannot simply be coerced.
COMMENT | Strategic survival or realignment? Bersatu's possible return to Harapan

COMMENT | Strategic survival or realignment? Bersatu's possible return to Harapan

Talk of informal discussions fuels debate on shifting coalition dynamics.
COMMENT | Why governments fear the very think tanks they need

COMMENT | Why governments fear the very think tanks they need

Independent research strengthens govts by challenging power instead of echoing it.
COMMENT | Does Bersama need Muda?

COMMENT | Does Bersama need Muda?

The two parties are reportedly exploring an alliance, but is it worth it?
ADUN SPEAKS | Measures must be in place to ensure PJ Hospital's success

ADUN SPEAKS | Measures must be in place to ensure PJ Hospital's success

High-level commitments are welcome, but projects with assurances have fallen through before.
COMMENT | Taiping Prison inquiry shows urgent need for reforms

COMMENT | Taiping Prison inquiry shows urgent need for reforms

Inhumane treatment of prisoners and overcrowding expose structural issues.
MP SPEAKS | Time is running out, people are getting impatient

MP SPEAKS | Time is running out, people are getting impatient

Reform efforts overshadowed by misfeasance in public office.
MP SPEAKS | Suhakam's findings highlight urgent prison, institutional reform

MP SPEAKS | Suhakam's findings highlight urgent prison, institutional reform

Why has no action been taken against perpetrators in Taiping jail riot to date?
MP SPEAKS | MSMEs must be saved to prevent job losses

MP SPEAKS | MSMEs must be saved to prevent job losses

MSMEs accounted for 48.7pct of total employment in 2024.
COMMENT | Malaysia's fuel subsidy challenge in a volatile world

COMMENT | Malaysia's fuel subsidy challenge in a volatile world

Putrajaya must make bold decisions for nation's sake despite political risks.
COMMENT | Rafizi is not the problem

COMMENT | Rafizi is not the problem

Bersama presents itself as something new, but is it really?
COMMENT | How to salvage DAP's political fortunes?

COMMENT | How to salvage DAP's political fortunes?

Party must make tough choices or risk becoming irrelevant.
COMMENT | Lessons for Bersama from Bersatu

COMMENT | Lessons for Bersama from Bersatu

Today's winners may be tomorrow's losers.
COMMENT | Tyranny of minority or convenient scapegoat for majority?

COMMENT | Tyranny of minority or convenient scapegoat for majority?

Until enforcement is consistent instead of selective, Anwar's rhetoric means nothing.
COMMENT | Why Bersama will be a force in GE16

COMMENT | Why Bersama will be a force in GE16

All seats contested in Selangor are a game changer.