Opinions

Lack of confidence

It was an arbitrary style during the era of Tun Mahathir Mohamad and it was indeed too fierce. However, another extreme has been emerging over the recent few months, causing the delay of important pro .....

God, Allah and love

“What a pity he had to renounce his faith,” a friend on my table lamented. Her husband quickly said, “I look at it this way; he has embraced another faith.” Then both of them looked at me as i .....

Is it really as simple as that?

MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said he would defend his post to "carry out the unfinished reform" while former President Tan Seri Ong Ka Ting hinted that he would be "duty-bound". .....

The art of sugar coating

Perhaps there’s a thin line here between not telling the truth and telling half truths. Maybe this is not a good example of sugar coating. .....

Ninoy's Noy Noy on his own

If a week is a long time in politics then three weeks, is almost lifetime and over the past twenty-one days I’ve watched as Senator Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino has patiently taken charge of his own rams .....

Happiness test

Under the Literacy and Numeracy (LINUS) programme, all Year One students are required to sit for the LINUS test. Would such an education reform work? Is it necessary to do so? .....

The fresh poll rhapsody

The MCA fresh polls have once again offered political speculators an opportunity to have back-room deals, divide up the spoils and make benefit transfer. "You make me the president and I keep a few po .....

NS: Same old problems

The National Service programme has from the very beginning attracted controversy. And incidents at it’s camps including it’s daily running are not helping matters and only serve as ammunition for .....