Columnists


Manage
    Go to
Making Progress

The governance conundrum

WE are living through a period that keeps forcing us to confront an uncomfortable question: why have good leaders become so rare? This is not a wistful look back at a romanticised past or golden age. It is a recognition that leadership, as a societal function, seems to have drifted from its moral centre.

Analysis

Sabah polls produces a few shockers

There are all kinds of signals coming the outcome of the Sabah election and it is like a movie, which is still playing with details of the ending still in the works.

Putting Dr G On The Spot

Turning cancer adversity into health opportunity

I am a 30-year-old man devastated after a recent diagnosis of testicular cancer, following me noticing a lump in my right testicle while showering.

On The Beat

Tourists matter for Malaysia

There may be a couple of storms in a teacup, but millions of visitors from China and India are bolstering the Malaysian economy. They should be made to feel welcome, not disliked.

Opinion

Women journalists in the US won’t be stopped from asking tough questions

The US president reached a new level of low even for him when he had the nerve to refer to Bloomberg News White House correspondent reporter Catherine Lucey as 'Piggy'.

Musings

Troubling toll

We need a holistic approach to solve the social problems plaguing our teens.

All the pieces matter

Protect the truth

Journalists are our frontliners in the battle of truth versus lies. When they are attacked, we all need to stand up for them.

Beyond boundaries

Soft diplomacy for durian

Malaysia's move to crown durian the national fruit has sparked a surprising regional squabble.

Sabah & Sarawak

‘Buffalo trading’ among parties seals the deal

IT looks like the "buffalo trading" did not take long – and caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is likely to be sworn in soon, possibly in the wee hours of this morning.

Analysis

Shamsul’s political career in tatters?

IT was a week when everything that could possibly go wrong for Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin did go wrong.

Citycism

Prioritise walkways, not carparks

THERE was a plan to build a RM15mil multi-storey parking and commercial complex at Jalan Panglima in Ipoh Old Town, Perak.

At Full Swing

Jeeno’s choice brings joy and promise to women’s golf

AS a six-year-old, Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul faced the biggest decision of her young life – pick either tennis or golf as the sport of her choice.

Others Also Read