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The Columnists
What You Think
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Don’t let private hospitals jump the vaccination queue ― no special privileges for the rich! ― Suaram
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Make vaccine queue-jumping an offence punishable under the law ― Hafiz Hassan
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Don’t rush vaccine passports, address fundamental issues ― Ameen Kamal
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Whether to represent or to advise, it's the PM's call ― Hafiz Hassan
More Opinions
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Two swooning indie romances worth checking out
FEBRUARY 27 ― Since the dawn of filmmaking, romance has always been and still is an essential ingredient in all sorts of genres, from melodrama to comedy and even horror. Even...
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Do you speak-a my language?
FEBRUARY 25 — Literally, Malaysians are not talking to each other. There’s a language problem, or to be precise, we pretend our national language sync happened. Don’t get me...
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On 5G and our ever-bumbling bureaucracy
FEBRUARY 24 — While the likes of China and Vietnam bustle along the 5G mobile pathway, Malaysia keeps changing its mind. At this rate by the time we start rolling out our first...
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The Ravi Zacharias scandal and addiction
FEBRUARY 22 — Around last Christmas, it was confirmed that Ravi Zacharias, world-famous Christian evangelist and apologist who died in May 2020, was in all likelihood guilty of...
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The world doesn’t need super apps
FEBRUARY 21 — There has been a spate of headlines over the past few weeks suggesting the possibility of a merger between Singapore-based ride hailing giant Grab and its...
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Teen rom-coms for your post-Valentine feels
FEBRUARY 20 — Even though I’ll always belong to the physical format camp in the streaming vs physical debate, one of the great blessings of the current streaming wars between...
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One million uncomfortable conversations
FEBRUARY 18 — The unity ministry came up with its 2021-2030 blueprint this week. It’s 63 pages of how togetherness is good. There are pictures to distract from the boring...
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It’s too soon to expect the vaccines to save us
FEBRUARY 17 — My birthday is next week and for me, the best gift is knowing that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in Sabah the same day. Yet even though our...
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Being named captain of the US Team for the 2022 Presidents Cup
FEBRUARY 15 — Honoured. Delighted. Humbled. Determined. These are just a few of the emotions I am feeling after being named captain of the US Team for the 2022 Presidents Cup at...
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Six ang pow ‘rules’ to remember
FEBRUARY 15 — Many years ago, my family was in Singapore celebrating Chinese New Year. On the second or third day, we went to visit an elderly aunty, had lunch, said goodbye and...
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The gods of fortune are smiling on Singapore
FEB 14 — Chinese New Year has arrived, marking almost a year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese New Year 2020 marked the last time I was able to cross the border to Malaysia;...
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‘Tis the season for some hostage horror flicks
FEBRUARY 13 ― One of the more popular sub-genres in horror cinema is what I often call hostage horror, which usually consists of two variations. Of course, there are plenty of...
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Muda, the right to associate and home ministers
FEBRUARY 11 — On May 9, 2018 Hamzah Zainuddin starts the day as a minister from an Umno state and ends it as an Opposition MP. This is because Pakatan Harapan takes control...
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The pandemic showed us the dangers of incompetence
FEBRUARY 10 — I have been avoiding social media this month for the sake of my sanity as this job exposes me enough to current affairs. Likely there is plenty of anger to find...
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Myanmar’s coup a setback for the region
FEBRUARY 7 — Last week, the world saw the Myanmar military take control of the country’s capital Naypyitaw and establish complete control of the entire country by...