For this columnist, the nation’s independence is our own personal and individual independence and independent responsibility.

When a professor’s work is reduced to KPI numbers and ringgit and sen, can it really contribute to society?

Seasonal affective disorder, when people don’t get enough sun during winter and become depressed, is actually a thing. Here, we get so much sunlight, yet we’re not making sure our kids get enough of it.

A permissive culture of allowing crude, sexist and racist comments to be made without much censure has created a house of representatives that can be far from august.

Failing to honour differences is not only failing at being a united nation but also failing in life in its entirety.

We need an education system that will produce a new generation of students and graduates who value differences and possess questioning minds.

WHAT do we tell our children is the soul of this nation called Malaysia?

There is value to be found in the legendary story of a Malay warrior who was a model of courage, loyalty – and progressive cosmopolitanism.

With a little rewriting, a ‘national’ cartoon series acknowledged by many to be a Malaysian success story can help create a generation that appreciates each other’s cultures and differences.

TODAY, I wish to take to task both public and private universities on the issue of writing and publishing books.

Just focus on helping one person a year, and the country will right itself in the most meaningful way possible.