BY: Dr Chong Wei Ying Are you looking forward to your retirement in a few years? Do you yearn for a life of leisure and disconnection from the hustle and bustle of the working world? The answer can vary; everyone’s vision of their future differs. Not everyone desires or can afford to retire in their…
The fielding of Sdri Xiao Tao 小桃 in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election as a Perpaduan-Pakatan Harapan-DAP candidate is yet another testimony of DAP’s commitment to groom young leaders for the future. This is the long-term planning and ideals of DAP that has allowed us to grow and get stronger for the past six decades….
A report in the Scoop indicated that Perikatan Nasional candidate Khairul Azhari Saut is playing the inclusivity game card by attempting to win over the non – Malay voters. This is because there are 18% indian votes, 30.6% Chinese and the balance are made up of Orang Asli and others. “Yes, I realise that it…
Former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim erred big time as he attempted to defend Negeri Sembilan Bersatu information chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin who has been arrested. For a famous lawyer who was a law minister, things like this cannot be overlooked. But, overlooked he did. Zaid overlooked the fact that Chegu Bard had implicated the…
Every job that one gets in the job market has a job description and a job scope. To be excellent at a job, one only needs to fulfill their job description and job scope. Hence it is a mystery why some, including in the civil service, are adding descriptions such as moral policing, fashion policing…
The Songkran festival which is the equivalent of Thai Buddhist New Year is in the news but for very wrong reasons. It is a wonder why certain quarters are politicising it again and again even though the festival has got nothing to do with their faith and culture. As a result of this, Songkran in…
BY: Nahdatul Aishah Mohd Sharif Commercialising intellectual property (IP) including patents and copyrights, can be exciting to turn innovative ideas into profits while making a real-life impact. However, the specific path to take may depend on the nature of the IP, and the goals of the creators and inventors. Some inventors create their IP and…
Are they really kingmakers? Kingmakers – they are a small group of people who determine the victors in an election. Their role is extremely vital in a scenario when the votes are split equally among the contenders. In extreme cases, the kingmakers can be made up of even one person since every single vote matters…
Dr Keith Tan Kay Hin Throughout history, human settlement has taken the form of patterns. As soon as people discovered the advantages of living in groups, our entire premise of being has been to form social connections, which we later termed ‘society’. We then emerged from the forest and cave to craft our own shelters,…
Karpal Singh is a towering Malaysian whose commitment and dedication to justice, the rule of law and good governance must be borne by the new generation of Malaysians. We want not just one towering Malaysian in the person of Karpal Singh but many towering Malaysians and a towering Malaysian nation that can contribute to justice,…
