By Dr Rahim Said I am sitting at RUKO — Rumah Kopi — my favourite café in Canggu,…
Opinion
Why Malaysia Runs on Teaspoons, Not Excavators
A satirical look at the bureaucracy by Harris Hakim Picture this. A clerk has stamped documents…
The UEC Compromise: Putrajaya Opens the Door, but the Market Rules
By Leslie Lim Mention the UEC in Malaysia, and the response you get depends entirely on…
Crime Does Not Pay As Well As Politics
By S. Jayasankaran He’s been variously described as Malaysia’s “fugitive financier” — the ‘mastermind behind 1MDB’s…
The Audacity of Jho Low
By Dr Rahim Said Some fugitives hide in caves, some grow beards, and others may also…
Ramblings on a Wet, Wet Day: Remembering The Searchers, The Hollies, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas and Alan Parsons Project
By Yong Soo Heong When the thundering rains came today, I was texting an old friend…
A Guardian Angel Comes Calling to Klang in the 1950s
By Dr Rahim Said In post‑Merdeka Malaysia, where dukuns roamed and superstition lingered, one schoolboy’s uncanny…
Authenticity’s Ruse
By Dr Rahim Said There is a peculiar interrogation reserved for writers like us — those…
Can KLIA Finally Break Through as a Global Megahub?
Photo Credit: KLIA FB By Leslie Lim For decades, Malaysia has fought to carve out a…
Comparing Team Johor FA then and JDT now
By Steve Darby, Football Coach Coaching Team Johor FA (JFA) between 1998 and 2000, compared to…
“Parliament’s for Politicians, Roads Are for People”: A TrafficJam, A Minister, and One Woman Who’d Had Enough
By Sam Trailerman It was just another Tuesday in Mumbai, which is to say, the city…
The 13th Floor Hideaway: Love & Compressors, an Amorous Relationship Leaves Man Hiding Underneath Air-Con Unit
By Dr Rahim Said There are moments in a nation’s moral life when one must pause…
Blocked at Hormuz: When Foreign Policy Needs a Laxative
By Dr Rahim Said There are cartoons that make you chuckle, cartoons that make you think,…
Oh, Home Sweet Home! My Escape from Med-Bay, My Glorious Return from Land of Spinal Anaesthesia!
Sam Trailerman recounts his recent sojourn at the Alor Setar General Hospital Let’s be real, folks.…
Syawal: The Month Malaysia Turns into a Buffet Conveyor Belt
By Dr Rahim Said Everyone talks about Hari Raya Aidilfitri open houses with the kind of…
From Forty-Five in 1965 to a Small Nation in 2025: The Mathematics of Memory and Mischief
By Dr Rahim Said There are moments in life when numbers stop behaving like numbers. Forty-five,…
Alphabet Soup, Anyone?
When Malaysia’s biggest stories read like a badly redacted exam paper By Dr Rahim Said We grew up…
You’re Fired, Mr President (Says the Man with the Missiles)
A humorous illustration of being fired (Copilot) By Dr Rahim Said If you had been watching…
A Daughter Will Bring Out Love You Never Knew You Had
By Dr Rahim Said Her birth was easy. No 12 hours of labour like her older brother.…
No Father Could Love More
Image Credit: Copilot By Dr Rahim Said You hear stories about fathers driving their children to…
Health as a Unifier of People and Nations
By Professor Dasan Swaminathan In a world often divided…
Puzzling State of Corporate Affairs That Demands Clear Answers
By Rakuram Gandhi Malaysia’s corporate landscape has always been a labyrinth—listed companies, regulators, and whispers of…
When the Bombs Drop, Don’t Call Putrajaya — Call HR
Image Credit: Copilot By Dr Rahim Said In the 1980s, when I was a consultant working…
Parking Lot Gymnastics & Mall Madness
The extremely busy parking exit By Yong Soo Heong When licence plate recognition parking systems first…