Joachim Ng

The manger scene denotes humility, simplicity and a more natural lifestyle under the stars, so to speak. Christmas is a reminder to be humble despite wealth, status, ethnic identity or religious standing. – AFPPIC

Universal themes in Christmas joy

CHRISTMAS is a season to be jolly – for everybody. Why? Any religious festivity is a season for everybody to be jolly.

Malaysia was founded on principles of unity and cooperation among diverse ethnicities ...

Despite global progress in criminalising corruption and establishing specialised institutions to address it, corruption levels worldwide remain stagnant.

Four-tier structure to end corruption

MALAYSIANS are disappointed at the extent of political and bureaucratic corruption.

This has been revealed in court cases and disclosed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission earlier this month, which ...

Many road users have suffered vehicle damage, bodily injuries, and some have even lost their lives due to long-unrepaired potholes and road iron covers that sit lower than the road surface. – THESUN

Web of dishonesty strangling nation

MANY will have forgotten a speech by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last May, in which he called for more frequent dialogues between people of different faiths to build bridges across cultures ...

In this festival of lights, the light from myriad oil lamps symbolises enlightenment or knowledge of the highest truth. – MASRY CHE ANI/SUNPIX

Quantum physics upholds Hindu truths

TOMORROW is the holy day of Deepavali, and it provides a hallowed occasion for us to shine a ray of brilliance on the celebration.

In this festival of lights, the light from myriad oil lamps symbolises ...

Scientists see the need for population degrowth and to make environmental rescue the central organising principle of society, as we are facing the risk of losing everything to climate change. – REUTERSPIC

Population degrowth to save humanity

THE nation’s economists and politicians have gone off tangent in prioritising economic growth and voting power over climate concerns.

Just as a pothole-free road is necessary for a safe drive, ecology must ...

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea - REUTERSpix

How Manila can resolve China dispute

THE nations have just one choice – either fight climate change together or fight each other. If we fight both wars, we will be destroyed by climate change, if we are not destroyed by our geopolitical wars. ...

The fight has all along been “We versus Them”, and geopolitical feuds are yet another manifestation of our mental bifurcation. – REUTERSPIX

Time for US to become peacemaker

THE war against climate change is all but lost. As every commander standing on the ecological battlefield can see, there is no wholehearted all-of-humanity effort to win the fight. Instead, our focus is ...

It has been estimated that 43% of men and 1.4% of women above the age of 15 smoke in Malaysia. – SUNPIC

Don’t ignore top health issues

HAVE you ever thought of drawing up a list of the top 10 concerns for all Malaysians that our politicians and political parties should focus attention on in the Dewan Rakyat, state assemblies and election ...

Political parties should prioritise the people’s interests over their own. – REUTERS/PIC

Politicians’ role in democracy

WHAT do you think should be the fate of seven representatives who were expelled from Bersatu after declaring support for the prime minister (PM) and the Selangor menteri besar, respectively, over the past ...

Malaysia took a baby step forward when it enshrined “Belief in God” as the first principle of Rukunegara. – BERNAMAPIC

Emulate Jordan for interfaith peace

THE area of human experience where our bifurcated “Us versus Them” pattern of thinking is most deeply entrenched is religion. Higher than ethnic or political barriers, the notion that “only my religion ...