Side Views - The Malaysian Insider

Teachers need tangible support, not just training – Amar-Singh

We would like to thank our Deputy Education Minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan for highlighting the needs of special needs children. He is reported as saying “the ministry will train mainstream...

Bangladesh needs to get serious about counter-terrorism – Iftekharul Bashar

The recent killing of a Hindu priest in the north of Bangladesh is reflective of the continued threat of terrorism in the country. The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) has claimed...

Is there room for India in TPPA? – Manish Vaid and Tridivesh Singh Maini

In October last year, trade ministers from 12 countries reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). On February 4, the agreement was signed. These developments have...

What is Asean’s strategic value? – Paul Dibb

Since Asean’s creation in 1967, it has contributed enormously to regional stability and prosperity. It consists of 10 countries whose populations total over 600 million people. And its economy...

The pros and cons of working with Dr Mahathir – Yu Ren Chung

Earlier this week, a group of influential Malaysians signed a “declaration” calling for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be removed and for institutional reforms. This is a major...

The problem of Palestine and OIC’s relevance – Abdullah Toha

The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which holds its three-yearly summit in Jakarta this week, was founded in 1969 when the Pan Arab movement promoted by former Egyptian president...

Save Malaysia from hypocrites – Shakira Iskandar

The "Save Malaysia" movement has caught its biggest fish yet – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. A defiant Dr Mahathir read out the Citizens' Declaration to the media, live-streamed to thousands of...

Do I want Dr Mahathir in a Renaissance? – Ice Cream Seller

Remember Tan Sri Tajuddin Ramli who helmed Malaysia Airlines (MAS)? Would you appoint him to resuscitate any airline – or company for that matter ? I remain unconvinced (totally, I might add)...

Rethinking media’s social responsibility – Melissya Debora Sitopu

In a world where democracies are prominent, news organisations play an important role in the development of modern society. Not only do they provide room for public conversation, the media also...

The world is stuck with persistent stagnation – Stephen S. Roach

Concerns over global growth were at the top of the agenda for the just concluded G20 meeting in Shanghai – and with good reason. Seven years after the Great Recession, the world economy...

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it – Mohd Rizal Jaapar

It was only over a decade ago when one charismatic leader named Anwar was kidnapped from us, imprisoned, his dignity and honour stripped bare. The horrific image of his black eye and that...

With A-G as director, will he prosecute Tabung Haji? – Charles Hector

Can Lembaga Tabung Haji break Malaysian laws? Can it commit crimes? Can the directors commit crimes? Yes, it can. In Malaysia, it is the attorney-general (A-G), the public prosecutor, who has...

Save Malaysia or save Umno-BN rule? – PSM

Since yesterday’s press conference with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announcing the grand coalition to oust Datuk Seri Najib Razak, both Pakatan Harapan and civil society leaders have been dodging...

A disconnected Malaysia – TK Chua

Looking at Malaysia’s plight; There are no solutions in sight; National leaders talking baloney trying to turn the tide; But it will only prolong Malaysia’s fallen pride. Foreign...

Hiding 1MDB report behind OSA, contradicts function of audit – C4 Center

The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) strongly condemns the Auditor-General’s (A-G) decision to classify the final federal audit report on the highly controversial 1Malaysia...

The ‘freeze’ that failed to warm oil market sentiment – Vandana Hari

In more “normal” times the oil market might have analysed the implications of a highly conditional “output freeze” agreement between a handful of producers amid a persistent supply glut, before...

To wear or not to wear the hijab? – Jasna Samic

Recently, a ban was proposed on the wearing of all religious signs in the Bosnian courts. I cannot believe to what extent totalitarianism has started governing in Bosnia (especially Sarajevo) and...

Is it possible to harmonise IP laws across Asean? – Chew Phye Keat

The establishment of the Asean Economic Community last December aims to transform this region of over 600 million into an Asian powerhouse, with free movement of goods, services, and skilled...

Of potholes and job negligence – Sin Chew Daily

Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah shot to international stardom overnight with his sit-in protest on a pothole along Jalan Bukit Berlian in Bukit...

Realignment and 3 possible scenarios – Liew Chin Tong

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a political dead man walking. He is still walking, mainly because his opponents have not aligned themselves. Najib has the entire Umno establishment...