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    Putting out fires from within

    Putting out fires from within

    CONFLICT-RIDDLED PKR is keen to hold back its party elections, supposedly to let it recover from the fierce electoral battle fought with political opponents in the just concluded national polls.

    America by proxy?

    America by proxy?

    THE demise of the Roman Empire resulted from a combination of strategic overreach and excessive delegation of security responsibilities to newcomers. Without making undue comparisons, the question for the United States today is whether it can remain the world's leading power while delegating to others or to technological tools the task of protecting its global influence.

    Final push for peace in Mindanao

    BOTH Malaysia and the Philippines have just gone through national elections with the status quo obtaining, more or less, in both instances.

    Alignment for strategic mission

    THE remerging of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is based on the principal rationale and faith that the one ministry will align the philosophies, programmes and projects of the education sector to achieve vision 2020. A strong education sector with a great knowledge and learning society will create the momentum of development beyond 2020 to meet all kinds of local and global challenges.

    Pain is temporary, the pride lasts forever

    WHEN I told friends that I've scaled Mount Kinabalu twice, many exclaimed that I must be fit and enjoy the outdoors very much.

    Strap them down and buckle up for safety

    IT is time to put politics aside and focus on something more important -- our children. Adults have had their "fun" in the political arena for the past few months. The 13th General Election (GE13) is over. Accept the results and move on.

    What our words tell us

    What our words tell us

    ABOUT two years ago, the folks at Google released a database of 5.2 million books published between 1500 and 2008. You can type a search word into the database and find out how frequently different words were used at different epochs.

    Anarchism my foot!

    NOBODY gave a quizzical look on the arrests of opposition and two pro-opposition characters for sedition. It was inevitable. It was a question of time and place.

    Ready to cross 'swords'

    Ready to cross 'swords'

    LIVELIER: Some expect fireworks in new state assembly as opposition now has more seats

    Bad habits of drivers that need changing

    MISBEHAVING: Overcrowding on the road can bring out the worst in behaviour of our motorists

    Tell me how this ends

    HOW TO RULE? A trip to Yemen, Syria and Turkey is illuminating, but also raises many questions

    Integrity key to developed nation

    HORIZONTAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Vital to ensure checks and balances in our institutions for the smooth functioning of our democracy

    The Lion faces up to threats by Tiger of Jelutong

    OVER the past few days, Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim has been training his guns on his former comrades in the opposition camp.

    More can be done to safeguard children

    More can be done to safeguard children

    CHILD PROTECTION: Malaysians do not accept paedophilia but a lot of them do not seem to view child marriage as a serious crime

    China hampering efforts to end row over fisherman's death

    China hampering efforts to end row over fisherman's death

    NO ENDORSEMENT: Despite its show of support for Taiwan, China has not endorsed the four demands Taiwan has made of the Philippines

    When politics takes a back seat to heritage

    When politics takes a back seat to heritage

    POLITICS, hopefully, will take a back seat in the state level Kaamatan or Harvest Festival at the end of this month in Penampang.

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