2011: The year of global rage

December 22, 2011

The Star, Thursday December 22, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking by DENNIS IGNATIUS BY ALL accounts, 2011 was a particularly eventful year. …

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Myanmar – Flickers of progress or smoke and mirrors?

December 8, 2011

Thursday December 8, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By Dennis Ignatius With more international engagement, questions remain as to how far the Myanmar …

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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: December 2011

2011: The year of global rage

Myanmar – Flickers of progress or smoke and mirrors?