A NEW government may be in power but when it comes to the recruitment of foreign labour, it seems like it’s the same old, same old.

IT is a clear reflection that we are more preoccupied with our economic woes and endless political foibles than a distant war which has entered its second year.

The 10th PM’s immediate concern is not on reforms but shoring up his strength as the leader of a motley coalition.

While the international trade deal has been welcomed by exporters, there is much unease among stakeholders that the government is jumping the gun on a host of pressing issues.

THE just ended political drama of GE15 has yet again thrown the spotlight on the twin blights of the country's electoral system.

WILDLIFE smuggling is now the fourth largest transnational organised crime, after drugs, weapons and human trafficking, and Malaysia is gaining infamy for being a key hub in the network.

DEATH by suicide is rising globally with almost 800,000 people taking their own lives every year – or one person every 40 seconds.

REMEMBER the adage “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? In the days before the Internet, it was a fitting response to taunts and insults from childhood bullies.

There should be no delays in processing citizenship for adopted children as the Federal Court has set a precedent on how the status of abandoned babies must be dealt with.

MALAYSIA’S foreign labour shortage is getting more critical by the day with no clear solution in sight to bridge the shortfall of more than 1.2 million workers needed in key sectors.

The war in Ukraine rages on under the threat of nuclear weapons as 49 million people across the world face starvation.

WHEN I read recently that university students will have to undergo a compulsory anti-corruption course from next year, a fitting Tamil proverb flashed across my mind: Ainthil valayathathu aimbathil valayathu (what does not bend at five, will not bend at 50).