2012 was a mix of both the exciting and the mundane; 2013 looks to be much more of the same.
2012 was both a relatively calm and stable year across the globe – aside from sporadic but intense violence in …
Outlook 2013: Foreign Policy
With Elections Around the Corner, Who is Ready?
In the past few days a detailed explanation has emerged as to why GE13 will be held in mid to late March. It has to do with the expiration of the Johor State Assembly, the PM’s busy overseas meeting schedule …
Politics, Islam and The Hadi Factor Three Decades On
Three decades after PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang infamously branded Umno supporters “kafir” (infidels) many people will have forgotten just how destructive that comment was at the time for Islamic unity in this nation.
PAS supporters in some …
Singapore’s Loss Is Malaysia’s Gain
The drastic steps being taken by neighbouring Singapore to cool its property market could also indirectly boost demand for real estate in our nation.
The Singapore government tightened measures for foreign buyers last weekend, aiming to cool property prices that …
Najib’s Foreign Policy Transformation Programme
Throughout our history, Malaysia’s foreign policy stance has been one broadly aligned with neither East nor West, but with a strong emphasis on development, the rights of the poorest of nations and peoples, and collective strength through the Association of …