India’s fight against corruption, tax evasion and counterfeit money has rocked the country. Much of the world is praising the effort, but in the poverty-stricken interiors, life just got harder.

A woman chains her daughter to a lamppost because she has been naughty. It is an extreme punishment. But is it too extreme? How far should a parent go in disciplining a wayward child?

Things change, even leaders. Mahatma Gandhi, who would be 147 on Sunday, was the icon of peace and moderation for decades. Now, in parts of Africa, he is being criticised as a racist and an irrelevant leader.

Our Olympians and Paralympians have shown us that we can surpass all odds, despite the divisive politicians.

Sports is the great unifier, the one thing that blinds everyone to the divisive silos that the politicians would want us to live in. There are those who refuse to get out of those silos. But most Malaysians know better.

While Malaysia has just enacted laws to thwart local terror attacks, the bigger fear has to be the many gun-toting killers running around.

When children aged 11 and 12 die because of parents who do not care enough, it’s time to be stricter – with the kids and the parents.

The call for the sex offenders’ registry is loud. With the likes of Richard Huckle and other paedophiles in our midst, we need to know who the dangerous people are. But is anyone listening?

The ban has been lifted and 84 players are allowed back into the beautiful game that they made ugly. Many say they should just be banned for life. But are they the only ones at fault?

My daughter’s a kid and the maid is her nanny. But in another day and age, those words held different meanings. And that just amplifies the need for better English education.

Stealing someone’s idea and producing cheap rip-offs is wrong. But the line has to be drawn when you build a business model out of simply taking the work of others.

In the past, sadistic ragging at varsities was considered a passage of rite into adulthood. Today, however, there is nothing adult about children as young as nine brutally bullying their schoolmates.