Opinion - New Straits Times

WOMEN IN POLITICS: Many virtues in female leadership

BENAZIR Bhutto, Margaret Thatcher, Julia Gillard, Indira Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi. When I reflect upon these names, I see the superiority of women political leaders over the men.

Where are the smiles?

WHAT is it with Terengganu? It takes an average of seven hours to reach Kuala Terengganu by road, depending on which route you take and at what speed you drive.

ACCIDENTS: Grass cutters should be more careful

A10-year-old girl received 14 stitches on her face after she was hit by a "flying" object while she was on her way home from school.

CHILD MARRIAGES: Girls can't reach their full potential

I READ with much sadness the story about a 13-year-old girl being married off to a 40-year-old man.

TEACHING ENGLISH: Local lecturers are more aware of problems here

THE report, "University lecturers to boost English in schools" (NST, May 25) on mobilising university lecturers to assist in the teaching of English in primary and secondary schools should be implemented urgently.

Getting lost in translation

NO LAUGHING MATTER: Some signs at places of interest will move you to tears

Get other girls, women screened for cervical cancer

CALL FOR ACTION: We need to step up and do our part to make cervical cancer history

Penang needs a tourism blueprint

HERITAGE CITY: With more airlines and cruise ships coming to the state it is vital to improve its tourism infrastructure

Moulding a new breed of foreign service officers

GETTING THE JOB DONE: Nation can use services of veteran diplomatic practitioners schooled in unconventional diplomacy

Political rebranding needs guts, ideas

MULTIRACIAL PARTY: The need to refresh the BN brand is seen to be more vital after the recent polls

Japan can be the model for change

SLUMP: The Western world has seemingly succumbed to a severe case of economic defeatism and is not trying to solve problems

The way to unity

The best place to forge ties that bind the various races would be in school

Overstretching the brain

FAILING TO SEE: It can run economically by ignoring things that are not needed, creating illusions before our eyes

From batting to betting

SPOT-FIXING: This is not the cricket that Indians grew up playing and watching

IMPROVING OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM: Make it the school of choice

MANY people blame vernacular schools for polarisation in the country. Although it is true to some extent, it is also attributed to the various types of schools existing in the country.