Why do Australia’s dirty work?

May 12, 2011

Thursday May 12, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By Dennis Ignatius The problem of asylum seekers is a serious one and Malaysia is …

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In search of a better quality of life

May 5, 2011

Thursday May 5, 2011 DIPLOMATICALLY SPEAKING By DENNIS IGNATIUS The Gallup survey of 124 countries sought to categorise people into …

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Crooks, the whole lot of them

The slew of accusations now being traded between former leaders about corruption, nepotism and malfeasance in office has, no doubt, confirmed what most Malaysians have long suspected: that their leaders are all corrupt and untrustworthy. They come around waving the flag and pretending to be great patriots but they are just opportunists out to enrich […]

Pigs in the house?

There was an interesting article in the media last September about the state of Malacca being invaded by pigs from across the Strait. Apparently, they were abandoning their habitat for greener pastures. Barely a month later, there was another newspaper headline that read “Question on pigs sparks off heated exchange at Melaka state assembly.” It […]

Making policy on the fly

It looks like our Federal Territories Minister is hopelessly confused. In announcing the closure of pubs and restaurants that serve alcohol for the remainder of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) period, for example, he opined that “Pubs that serve food are not restaurants. Even if it is a restaurant that has a pub, it is not […]

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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Why do Australia’s dirty work?

In search of a better quality of life