BY: Yusmadi Yusoff The recent cyberattack on Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), where hackers allegedly demanded a $10 million ransom, was not just an attack on a corporation—it was an attack on Malaysia’s national security. This incident is a stark reminder that in today’s world, wars are no longer fought solely with missiles and tanks…
The DAP polls and CEC make up yesterday confirmed one thing. The one person known as the deity, Tokong, often described as arrogant by his critics was sent off. Lim Guan Eng was relegated from top 10 in the previous CEC polls to the last 10 who made it into the CEC polls. Infusing new…
Khaldoon Abdulla On Saturday, March 15th, the United States (US) Navy and Air Force initiated a joint military operation targeting the Houthi group in Sanaa, Yemen. The assault, which focused on the group’s stronghold in the Jeraf district of Sanaa, resulted in the deaths of nine senior Houthi members, whose identities remain undisclosed, as well…
The future of European security depends on recognizing that cooperative security is the only sustainable approach to preventing conflict. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) provides a ready-made framework for de-escalation, but it has remained underutilized in favour of North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) threat-based security architecture. The result has been perpetual security…
The Perpetual Mirage of Alliances In the annals of global politics, alliances have oscillated between being indispensable instruments of security and precarious entanglements that often lead to unintended consequences. The recent Ukrainian peace conference in Saudi Arabia serves as a poignant reminder that diplomatic endeavors, regardless of their scale, seldom precipitate immediate transformations in the…
Recidivism, in clear and simple terms is the inclination of a criminal to re-offend. While tariffs are within the sovereign right of any country, the looseness by which the United States (US) is applying it on the likes of Canada and Mexico suggests a definite loss of economic discipline. The current international trading system averages…
By Yusmadi Yusoff As Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanship in 2025, expectations are naturally high. Detractors argue that Malaysia lacks a coherent roadmap, that the chairmanship risks becoming overly associated with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and that ASEAN remains ineffective in addressing regional crises. However, such criticisms overlook the depth of Malaysia’s strategic vision, the…
The leaders of two rapidly-developing countries – both modern states founded on the federation of monarchies, blessed with bountiful coastlines and precious oil, one in the tropics and the other in the desert – met in the United Arab Emirates over the past three days to cement their bilateral, trade, and economic relations. Prime Minister…
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BY: By: Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri At the inception of Malaysia’s communication infrastructure, bodies like the Department of Information were conceived with a vision of bridging the chasm between government initiatives and public awareness. However, as this narrative unfolds, it becomes evident that the original mandate of these bodies became ensnared in the…
