Don’t double down


Biased bodies: Pro-Palestinian protesters gathering outside the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, UK, before Aston Villa’s match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel-Aviv last week. Many have asked FIFA and UEFA to ban Israel from international tournaments for the Gaza genocide, like they banned Russia over the Ukraine war. — Anadolu via AFP

THERE is not much that is clearly defined about Malaysian identity and what our national ethos is.

Americans have “freedom”, Germans have efficiency, the Japanese have politeness.

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