Thursday, 18 September 2025

Category: Forum

Devotees of St. Upid

“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.” – Napoleon Bonaparte ESSENTIALLY, the mammal human being is blessed with a tabula rasa (blank slate) mind at

Tax reform is the question

“TO tax or not to tax?” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim borrowed this phrase, inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, to describe the difficult decision his

The journey of pain perception

DEAR readers, it’s always a pleasure to connect with you through the exploration of some of life’s most profound experiences. Last week, we took a

Executive immunity

“I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power.” – Noam Chomsky, American professor and linguist “EXECUTIVE Immunity is a limited right of government executive officials to not be sued in

Malaysianised freedom

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr (MLK), American civil rights leader

Political Rip Van Winkle

“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” – Paul Valery, French essayist and poet ACCORDING to legend, Rip Van

Getting it right

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”– John Adams, second

Culture consciousness

MOST dictionaries agree that ‘culture’ means the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. That makes Malaysia unique and special because we