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The transition is always painful

Malaysia is in a precarious situation and we Malaysians are sitting on edge. The events of the past few days have left us in...

Curse of naïve politicians in the worst-ever campaign

Candidates with a tin-ear in the general election have made the electoral process a festival of pleading a joyless slog and of idle chatter. Their...

Why Mahathir’s ‘unfinished job’ will remain so

Dr Mahathir Mohamad never ceases to amaze. At 97 years of age, he is again contesting for a seat in Parliament in the hope...

Seven deadly sins of Malaysia’s approach to education

We have known for decades that universities in Malaysia are in trouble. In fact, the country’s public higher education sector is in crisis because...

Rishi Sunak as British PM doesn’t change lives of Indian Malaysians

The appointment of Rishi Sunak as the prime minister of the UK was hailed by many as a historic moment, describing it as a...

Bar Council must end hypocrisy and leave politics to politicians

The memoirs of a former attorney-general (AG) have generated much interest on multiple fronts, more so during this period of intense politicking and campaigning. A...

GE15 best time to sunder political chains choking universities

In condemning the reaction of the Universiti Malaya authorities to a forum organised by the students’ union, which I wrote about yesterday, Gerak, an...

What’s wrong with our universities?

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) authorities have hurriedly revised a dress code guideline for those attending its 50th convocation ceremony – including parents of graduating...

Why abolishing GST was so wrong

The question of abolishing the goods and services tax (GST) has never been answered with clarity or transparency by the parties that won the...

Next PM must reinvent the national automotive policy

An interesting opinion article this week predicted that the general election on Nov 19 will return a hung government or a coalition government. Whichever happens,...