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Lord Simon Woolley, Cambridge – and the danger of confusing what leadership is

If you are going to appoint someone to lead one of the foremost educational institutions in the world, today's Britain needs it to be a Simon Woolley.

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Sri Lanka cannot bury the Tamil dead twice

From the pogroms of 1956 and Black July to Mullivaikkal and Chemmani, Sri Lanka’s history is not merely scarred by atrocities. It is defined by governments that...

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A PAS vision for education: Fair chances for all Malaysians?

Out of nearly 450 spin-off companies created by public universities, only about 5% succeed in turning ideas into real products or businesses.

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Would the United States use nuclear weapons against Iran?

The Doomsday Clock, maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, tracks how close humanity stands to catastrophe from nuclear risks and other existentia...

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A free nation cannot be led by distracted minds

Malaysia needs cognitive fitness from school to the workplace. Attention control. Emotional regulation. Critical thinking. Sleep and recovery. Physical training...

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Merdeka: This is our Malaysia – and you will not take it from us

It is the ordinary Malaysians who work together, eat together, laugh together, build businesses together, study together and look after one another.

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The Mecca Accord - Where ambition meets reality in a fractured region

The three signatories bring complementary assets, where Saudi capital and geography astride critical energy routes, Turkish defence industry and NATO experience...

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Bahrain Is coming to Malaysia

Nine years after Formula One left Sepang, Bahrain is bringing it back. The old circuit may be enjoying the joke.

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Parody is definitely no excuse for racism

This is also where the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) should act.

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Imran and Naquiyuddin - the princely nation builders of Negeri Sembilan

Malaysia became the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games. It was an enormous statement about what this relatively young nation could organise and...

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Massive attacks in the Thai Deep South aimed at destroying the economy

The timing, geographic spread and simultaneous nature point to deliberate coordination aimed at economic disruption. Human casualties were not the objective.

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One more temple falls: The destruction of Malaysia’s soul?

Arguments over ownership of places that existed long before Malaysia’s borders were drawn are lame excuses for cultural erasure.

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Why is Israel pushing toward confrontation with Türkiye?

Syria remains the prize. Israel has steadily expanded its military footprint and security demands inside Syrian territory since the fall of the Assad regime.