A backdoor envoy for a backdoor government

April 9, 2020

There’s a mysterious letter, purportedly written by the newly minted Middle East special envoy, Hadi Awang, that’s making the rounds. …

Coronavirus, breweries & wannabe mullahs

April 7, 2020

As usual, we keep getting fixated on the wrong things at the wrong time. In the middle of a deadly …

March 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic, the first major global pandemic of modern times, has brought the world to a standstill. Some half …

March 24, 2020

My friend Harry Lau passed away a few days ago. We grew up in Bukit Mertajam and, for more than …

March 23, 2020

Don’t for one moment think that because of the coronavirus pandemic politics has taken a backseat. While most Malaysians are …

March 21, 2020

We are now into the fourth day of the movement control order (MCO) initiated by the government to contain the …

March 21, 2020

It is being reported that AirAsia co-founders Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun have now been “cleared” of any wrongdoing in …

March 20, 2020

The tough new measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic that were announced a few days ago have certainly brought home …

March 18, 2020

Given the backdoor way they came to power, it is not surprising that many question the moral legitimacy of the …