Latest Columns/Op-Eds
The Galapagos Islands on land: How limestone is essential to life
On the International Day of Biological Diversity, Assoc Prof Reuben Clements explains why limestone quite literally serves as the building block for much of life on earth.
Malaysia needs a shadow cabinet to check an amateurish government
What Malaysia really needs is a shadow cabinet, a line-up of opposition frontbenchers to offer policy alternatives, not just criticism of ministers for incompetence.
Comment: Who should be the next parliamentary opposition leader?
Prof. Wong Chin Huat argues for a functioning shadow cabinet that can scuttle cynical gimmicks, such as a "one-day Parliament" and pave the way for setting good governance standards.
Does Muhyiddin have a parliamentary majority?
Malaysia's PN minority government can survive--as long as it can get the support of enough opposition members. Prof Wong Chin Huat crunches the numbers to show how the current PM is shoring up loyalty.
Will Malaysian Businesses Save the World?
Karen Chand presents the case that though we stand at the brink of catastrophe, companies have the opportunity to innovate and recreate a better future.
Children and coronavirus: A social protection view
The recently announced initiatives do not address the burdens that poor families with children have to disproportionately shoulder due to Covid-19.
Commentary: Three underlying forces fuelled Malaysia’s recent political crisis
Prof. James Chin weighs in on the current Malaysian political transition.
Commentary: Was the Pakatan Harapan coalition doomed to fail from the start?
Dr. Ooi Kee Beng says the Pakatan Harapan coalition was fundamentally fragile: the moves made by its enemies in recent days have exposed its core vulnerabilities.
Might #Undi18 disempower the youth?
Prof Wong warns that the influx of eight million new voters will worsen the malapportionment of parliamentary constituencies.
Closing in on a solution
Prof Leong Choon Heng gives the reasons he is optimistic that we will be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Commentary: Why Mahathir leaving may not solve Malaysia’s problems
Prof. James Chin weighs in on the current Malaysian political transition.
Commentary: The East Malaysia secession grapevine, an absolute headache for Malaysia Day
The Pakatan Harapan government faces its trickiest conundrum yet – keeping Sarawak and Sabah in the fold while resisting accusations it’s not protecting Malay rights, says James Chin.
Little things also need to be done to draw in tourists
NEXT year is Visit Malaysia 2020. It will certainly be an excellent way for us to celebrate an important milestone...
Decentralising Malaysia’s education system
The next stage in Malaysia’s catching-up process requires that economic growth...
Decentralisation – the key strategy for New Malaysia
Malaysia has once again been given the chance to re-make itself...