When the Federation of Malaya was born, I was in Standard 1 at the Ibrahim Primary School in Sungai Petani, Kedah. In fact, my father was already an elected town councillor. He stood as an Independent and beat the Umno candidate. I was trained in character and discipline at the Royal Military College, and got […]
I am tired of extremism in any form; whether it is the ‘bigotry’ of Donald Trump, or the language of Islamic State (IS), or those of some Malays in Malaysia. Maybe the more important question is what is the bottom line we use to define extremism; as rational and moderate middle Malaysians? My view is […]
I do not think Donald Trump was ever a serious sportsman when he was a younger boy. But I am equally sure that he definitely did play baseball when he was young; it is part and parcel of American culture; just like ice cream, apple pie, and motherhood. And mind you, in those days they […]
PETALING JAYA: Frustrated by the lack of action by authorities on potholes in his constituency, Sepanggar MP Azis Jamman took matters into his own hands and spent all night fixing them. In a Facebook post today, Azis said he had received many complaints of damaged roads in his area, adding that viral videos also claimed […]
A comprehensive worldview is one fundamental cognitive orientation of any individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual’s, or society’s knowledge, and/or an individual’s point of view and for convictions in life. It is both positive and normative. It is for the here and now, and it is also for the afterlife. A world […]
LETTER | Let me congratulate all MPs in the 14th Parliament, with the exception of the 11 MPs who were not in Parliament when the vote was taken. This new anti-hopping bill is a clear and unequivocal statement of what the rakyat thought of in terms of core values when we voted in our MPs at […]
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Six young scientists have been selected to represent Malaysia at the 71st Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, being held from today until July 1. Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) president Professor Emerita Datuk Asma Ismail said they included Enis Nadia Md. Yusof of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Goh Choon Fu […]
KLUANG: It was 80-year-old Choo Liang Sin’s first time taking an interstate bus ride alone from Seremban to Kluang, and whatever could go wrong did go wrong. In his haste to get off the bus, he left behind his wallet containing S$1,000 (RM3,200) and RM600. Things got worse – he then got off at the […]
LETTER | I refer to TK Chua’s letter “What is Gerak Independent up to?” to the editor on Feb 18 and would like to respond. Allow me to simply speak for myself and explain my reasons since TK Chua fails to understand the “what and why of Gerak Independent (GI) candidates”. I served 33 years in the public […]
My last column developed a hypothesis about who should be responsible and accountable for public works, in particular, public service programme failures, of either the enforcement of rules or simply ensuring compliance with existing rules. The alternative is our currently operative “close one eye” culture. While I did compare Malaysian stories to ones from the […]
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