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Tough task ahead for Ahmad

Tough task ahead for Ahmad

FRONT AND CENTRE: The new Kelantan menteri besar has to step out of the shadows of his predecessor

Islam's role in diplomacy

Islam's role in diplomacy

HUMAN SECURITY: This is the final part of Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah’s keynote address at the Peace and Security Forum 2013 on May 16

Preparing for the politics of change

NEW DIRECTION: Government policies and decisions will reflect a multiculturalist and corporatist approach

Diplomat in 'region riven by conflict'

Diplomat in 'region riven by conflict'

MACABRE DUTY: Tan Sri Ahmad Kamil Jaafar recalls an unexpected midnight task

Cabinet must  ensure it  delivers

Cabinet must ensure it delivers

WAKE-UP CALL: It must address the 'trust deficit' with the people by restoring voter confidence in the government

Work for us YBs, always

Work for us YBs, always

DEAR YANG BERHORMAT,

Honeymoon, negotiation, adaptation, mastery

IT is not every day that dolphins come to town.

The tiger of Wisma Putra still has bite

The tiger of Wisma Putra still has bite

RESPECTED AND REVERED: After 51 years of diplomatic service, the imposing former secretary-general has stories to tell

Celebrities rule our lives now

PSEUDO EVENTS: We are being exposed to a constant barrage of delusions on TV that now make up our cultural and social world

Between us and death stands Mother

MOTHERS are lions and lions are mothers. This is the truth in the plains and in the palaces, and I've gazed upon it in the life of Ma di Tau.

 In search of human security

In search of human security

ISLAM AND DIPLOMACY: Full text of Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah's keynote address at the Peace and Security Forum 2013

Chance to improve India-Pakistan relations

Chance to improve India-Pakistan relations

WITH their civilian-supremacy political culture, Indians have always disapproved past military takeovers in their neighbourhood. They have responded warmly to the outcome of Pakistan's polls, hopefully ending that pattern after 55 years.

Proton can rev up with greater focus  on R&D

Proton can rev up with greater focus on R&D

NATIONAL carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) must be doing something right. It seems at any stop on the road now, one is bound to see either to the left, the right, in front or at the back, at least one of its latest offering, the Proton FLX. It seems the reasonably-priced sedan is giving another affordable national car, the Perodua Myvi, a run for its money.

Mukhriz has right qualities to forge Kedah ahead

Mukhriz has right qualities to forge Kedah ahead

THE 13th General Election is over, and Barisan Nasional (BN) has again formed the new government at federal level.

Engrossed in facts and figures

BITS OF WISDOM: The recent general election has rekindled an astonishing amount of interest in numbers

Reinforcing Asean solidarity

Reinforcing Asean solidarity

COMMON HERITAGE: The seemingly intractable bilateral issues can be surmounted given earlier precedents of success