Though marked with muted pomp this year, Hari Raya will still instil the spirit of the festive season for Muslims and the rest of Malaysia.

I CAN’T be certain if Malaysians share my sentiments, but I get indigestion from the intense politicking in our country currently.Most of us are emotionally and financially drained from 60 days of the movement control order (MCO), in which time most businesses have taken a beating.

MOST of us take US President Donald Trump’s words with a pinch of salt. We all know he is inconsistent, temperamental, erratic and well, some would say, even unstable.

Before we recite a prayer of gratitude or pop the cork for celebration, let’s be wary that the killer is still on the loose.

Government and corporate leaders will have their preparation and resolve tested when the world limps out of lockdown.

Little knowledge is dangerous, and the way the west wields it makes it damning for the rest of the world.

A pandemonium-triggering pandemic is forcing us to seriously rethink our production and consumption habits.

However, the kind ailing the United States’ top brass has come at a devastating cost to Uncle Sam.

Be the change you wish to see in the world, said Gandhi. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has taken fate into its own hands and altered our lives permanently.

FINALLY, we are seeing a real show of authority to remind defiant and indifferent Malaysians that they must stay at home, because they better wake up and take this war against the deadly virus seriously now.By the time you read this, the army would have made their presence felt as they would be seen stationed across the nation.

A deadly virus is ravaging the world as our politicians remain ailed by a culture of whining and whinging, leaving our economy in free fall.

When a nonagenarian made headlines by becoming a returning prime minister, it seemed like we had seen it all in the political sphere... until the last couple of weeks.