No democracy can survive without the rule of law, and the rule of law is dependent on an independent judiciary. Malaysia has made enormous strides in strengthening and streamlining its judiciary over the last ten years, and especially the last …
The Difference Between Statesmanship and Political Theatre
Having viewed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak since GE13 and during his trip abroad and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the same time, we are again relieved that the rakyat returned Barisan Nasional and Najib to Government. …
Health Care Challenges and 1Malaysia
Malaysia’s drive to fully-developed status by 2020 and its young but ageing population pose a dual challenge: How does one provide the world-quality health care that the rakyat not only needs, but demands?
The rewards are greater than would appear …
The Future of Chinese Education
The official language of the Federation is Bahasa Malaysia. But ours is a multiracial, multilingual nation, both of which are real strengths. With education one of the foremost issues before the rakyat in advance of GE13, the issue of Chinese …
Hudud Law: A Society Breaker
For an issue that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim describes as nothing more than an Umno plot to split Pakatan Rakyat into squabbling factions, the potential imposition of hudud law garners a great deal of attention in the mainstream and Opposition …