Race to the top
IN my last article I highlighted the multi-racial composition of the Negeri Sembilan football team, arguing that state affinities can…
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The right foot post-Covid
THE most memorable football match I ever attended was on Nov 7, 2009. It was the Final of the 83rd edition…
Parley over parliament
THE institution of parliament has rarely been so prominent in the public consciousness as it has been now for the…
Contrasting power changes
TWO Asian Muslim-majority countries have experienced a change of political leadership (de facto if not de jure) since my last…
Jumping for gold
THE 2021 Olympic Games have come and gone, and — with the provisos I mentioned in my last article —…
Olympian dreams
AFTER many delays and doubts about whether it would actually happen, the arena has finally been opened, and our representatives…
The precarious road to success
FAILURES certainly exist in our country. The term “failed state”, however, is a technical one, and by its criteria…
Parliament must halt the torrent of despair
AT the beginning of the first Movement Control Order, the messages came occasionally: colleagues delayed planned business expansions, friends needed…