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The Columnists
What You Think
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The practice of medicine should not be pressurised by popular vote — Moy Foong Ming
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Spend public funds based on science and good judgment — Malaysian Health Coalition
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The fight against the Penang South Reclamation project: My two cents’ worth — Serena Gall
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One-day national conciliation parliamentary sitting — Hafiz Hassan
More Opinions
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A recovery plan that is too slow, lacking in courage
JUNE 17 — Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal two days ago in the 3-0 taming of Hungary was a team goal of rare beauty. To witness Portugal’s win "live" were more than 67,000...
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Golf is a funny sport
JUNE 16 — When I earned my first PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May, one of the best messages I received was from my parents who sent a congratulatory video....
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Where is the apology Sabah is owed?
JUNE 16 — The Sabah state election was where the Covid-19 nightmare truly began for Malaysia. There really can be no denying it and the fact our government spent more money and...
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Christian Eriksen and the intimation of mortality
JUNE 14 — Two nights ago, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the Denmark-Finland game. For about 10 excruciating minutes, the whole world...
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Divided, we fail
JUNE 13 — Somewhere in the suburb of Yishun is a shrine to the Hindu god Muneswaran. Believed to be one of the many avatars of Lord Shiva, he is a deity that Tamil families...
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'Those Who Wish Me Dead' and 'The Woman In The Window': Two critically panned movies that might actually be worth your time
JUNE 12 ― While I very rarely let film reviews and internet chatter get in the way of my movie viewing, in the sense that I’ll watch whatever I feel like watching regardless...
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Covid-19: Press conferences can cause confusion when speakers go rogue
This was the riposte from fictional President Schwarzenegger in the 2007 Simpsons Movie. He randomised a critical decision, because to him leaders act, not think or read or...
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Arresting people for tweeting is not the answer to vaccine frustration
JUNE 9 — “Why haven't I got a vaccine appointment yet?” It's what I'm hearing not just from senior citizens but from people my age who, by right, should have started getting...
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Do our frontliners need to listen to our moaning?
JUNE 7 — About two weeks ago, I went to #cucukMyAZ. The whole process went smoothly; no long queues, everyone was helpful, etc. But I did notice something...
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The Covid-19 pandemic: How will we know it’s over?
JUNE 6 — After basically a year and a half of extreme disruption to our lives as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, people are beginning to wonder when this will end. ...
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‘Wrath of Man’ and ‘Spiral: From The Book of Saw’: Two major new movies worth checking out
JUNE 5 — In pre-Covid-19 times, the arrival of June would’ve meant the beginning of the summer movie season, with some studios even choosing to release their big titles in May...
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Winning, dreaming and giving make golf a beautiful game
JUNE 4 — Phil Mickelson, KH Lee and Justin Thomas are as different as they come but the trio delivered feel-good and standout moments on the PGA Tour to show the beautiful game...
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Alcohol and other essentials
JUNE 3 — How many beers does Joe Public need to function throughout MCO 3.0? The answer is self-evident. None. Nobody requires a beer in order to access enough nutrition to...
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The maddening effort needed to stay sane in a pandemic
JUNE 2 — Working in news in Malaysia should be declared a mental health hazard, which it already was before our world turned into a real-life pandemic disaster movie. I blame...
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The four irons laws of post-graduate studies
MAY 31 — Maybe it’s the pandemic or just the over-supply of post-graduate programs in the country, but have you noticed that more and more folks are talking about continuing...