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Malaysia's daily obsession with the petrol pump

Kuala Lampur, April 16 -- The obvious issue plaguing our daily lives the past month needs no introduction. I'd like to address the transportation and existential elements of the situation here in Mal... Read More


GE16 in 2026, demand side view

Kuala Lampur, March 5 -- How do they see it, and how many will show up, which way will they choose? Coalition partner's impatience probably turns 2026 into an election year. Speaking of an election,... Read More


Auditors add the UKM scalp, the fight is real

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 26 -- Here's the government agency we really need, the "Simply Put" agency. To fight the country's deadly epidemic, garble. Which pads poor, probably criminal, deeds with complexit... Read More


Jamal, leave the towels behind, split a mandarin with Teresa Kok

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 12 -- The Sungai Besar Umno legend is true to form. He raised money yesterday by auctioning a towel and a pair of sandals, marking the closest Gandhian act by a Malaysian politician... Read More


An elected KL Mayor drives xenophobic politicians insane

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 5 -- The ringgit rises and Malaysians are eager to travel to flaunt relative affluence. Here's a question, do not salivate, do not pack the bags yet, who runs these desired destina... Read More


In our land of temples

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- How many temples do they need? About three in four Malaysians are monotheistic in background, so they are bound to wonder, how many facilities or spaces the Hindus in the cou... Read More


Required campus history classes: Skip propaganda, facilitate exchanges

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- A peculiar advantage from my fairly disadvantageous career trajectory is that I still deal with interns. They do not enjoy dealing with a relic. The low perceived value of th... Read More