Social media: Not so social
If Facebook is in peril, Twitter is disintegrating under the anarchy of its new boss, a raving egomaniac, the writer states.
OPINION
India’s state poll results show regionalism is growing
The BJP won a spectacular victory in Gujarat and is the only party other than the Communist Party of India to have won seven straight Assembly elections in a state.
After winning the Padang Serai election, will the Perikatan wave continue to sweep the country?
In GE15 – Kedah – and northern and east coast states in Peninsular Malaysia – turned green (the colour of PAS, which is the backbone of Perikatan). Now, many watch to see if…
Language controversy over English unseemly, unnecessary
After two hundred years as a language used across India for government and Courts among other usages, English is not a foreign language.
Saarc struggling to stay alive as it turns 38
The regional body has failed to hold regular summits after 2016. The Afghan situation further complicates the picture.
Fragile glaciers, fragile planet
Amid the grandeur and sheer beauty of Patagonia, concerns around climate crisis and the environment can feel distant, states the writer.
Japan’s defense policy evolves as its security environment changes
Even though a unified view opened the way for Japan to conduct counterstrikes, the government has maintained its policy of not possessing such capabilities.
The stainless steel ‘Iron Lady’: Rapid-fire Rafidah
In true Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz style, her autobiography – aptly titled ‘Rapid-Fire Rafidah: Being Malaysian First’ – spares no one.
Hope for neglected fisherfolk
Improving production is half of the story in uplifting the lives of the fisherfolk in the Philippines; the government also needs to address the other issues.
Scholz’s coloured approach to relations with China
While many hoping for a reconciliation between China and the West will be happy with the German Chancellor's remarks, there is another side to the coin.