KINIBIZ Tiger cubs are rarely left to their own devices. They are taught to hunt and fend for themselves before they venture away from their mother and into the big bad jungle. However, Tiger admits that when it is time for its offspring to go, there is no soul-searching and reluctance in the animal kingdom.

Humans seem to be much more emotional. They tend to be more protective of their young and for far longer. Often they forget that there must be limits and thresholds to how far families can help their own, especially when offering something that is not theirs to give in the first place.

Malaysia’s Tourism Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz is perhaps not so familiar with the words “limits” and “thresholds”, and some might argue that perhaps the reason he has been made tourism minister is so he can learn a bit more about them along with ethics and good governance on his travels.

Tiger is familiar with Nazri’s work from the scraps of human news that flutter into its domain from the landfills that lie adjacent to its territory. His son Mohammad Nedim Nazri sometimes makes a splash in the papers too, and Tiger hears that he makes the rounds on the online news websites and blogs; more often than not, for the wrong reasons .

In fact, Tiger thinks that maybe Nazri’s reason for hiring his young un’ to be his special officer at the ministry last week might be the same as that which inspired his appointment.

Then again, perhaps not.

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This article was written by Stephanie Jacob.