Assassination puts the spotlight on Malaysia
The heinous assassination at KLIA of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un, by North Korean agents grabbed …
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The sideshow in Kuala Lumpur
As dramatic and disturbing as the assassination of Kim Jong-nam is, it is simply a sideshow in the ongoing tussle …
Why China is different
China is unlike any other nation we are engaged with. We must not be so mesmerized by the opportunities that we overlook the dangers, so narrowly focused on tantalizing projects and lucrative deals that we miss the wood for the trees, so intent on private agendas and personal gain that we lose sight of national interests.
Malaysia’s China conundrum
China’s ravenous appetite for Malaysian infrastructure assets has resulted in yet another multibillion ringgit deal. In early January, a RM6.3 …
The Rohingya Genocide: help or hype?
The news coming out of Myanmar’s Rakhine state is grim. Genocide is once again rearing its ugly head, this time …
Maria Chin Abdullah & the quest for change
The crowds that turned out to support BERSIH 5 and the vigils and rallies to free Maria speak volumes about …
When fear fills the land
Overcome our fear or go quietly into the dark night that awaits us Fear is filling our land. People are …
Malaysia: Changing partners
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s visit to China this week marked a major turning point not just in Malaysia-China relations …
The East is Red!
At the height of the Cultural Revolution, “The East is Red,” became the de facto national anthem of the People’s …
Colonialists, traitors and dirty hands
I was all of seven years when what was then Malaya became an independent nation. I remember going with my …
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