The rise of the Global South, fuelled by Trump's missteps
WHEN Donald Trump returned to the White House for his second term, the world braced for a more aggressive and unpredictable chapter of US foreign policy.
The case for a Cabinet reshuffle
PUBLIC sentiment is hardening into a view that the government is under-delivering at a time when Malaysians are wrestling with rising prices, sluggish delivery of election promises, and the lingering effects of subsidy rationalisation.
An emerging new global trade order
The United States' ongoing trade wars under Donald Trump's second administration have fundamentally changed the global trading environment.
Politics and irony
OVER the past weekend, Kuala Lumpur witnessed the return of something once synonymous with Malaysian resistance politics – a street protest.
Safeguarding Judicial Independence – the work continues
TWO weeks ago, Malaysia's legal community reached a tipping point when lawyers, led by the Malaysian Bar Council, embarked on a 2.6km "Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence." Clad in black and armed with a 65-page memorandum, they pressed the Prime Minister's Office to curb executive overreach in judicial appointments.
Act quickly: Lessons from the Semantan Estate decision
More than six decades after government surveyors first nailed acquisition notices to rubber trees at Ladang Batu, the Court of Appeal has tried to bring the Semantan Estate saga to a close.
The moral case for GST
The road to a broad-based consumption tax in Malaysia has been long and tortuous, stretching back more than a decade before its brief life under Barisan Nasional (BN). In December 2009, the then-government first introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in Parliament, pledging that a uniform, 6% levy would replace the patchwork of Sales and Service Taxes (SST) then ranging from 5 to 15%.
Threats to the rule of law
THE rule of law is one of the most fundamental principles that underpins a democratic society.
In memory of a legal luminary
ON 2 August 2024, my father, Harpal Singh Grewal, passed away. In one of the most poignant traditions of the Malaysian Bar, a special proceeding known as a "Reference" is held before the High Court to honour members of the Bar who have departed.
Three elections, one common factor – Trump
IN RECENT weeks, three countries – Canada, Australia and Singapore – held national elections.
Trump’s tariffs: A bold gambit with uncertain payoffs
On April 2, 2025, United States president Donald Trump unleashed his "Liberation Day" tariffs, a sweeping policy hitting all US imports with a 10 percent baseline tariff, plus "reciprocal" rates aimed at countries he accuses of taking advantage of America's trade openness.
Malaysia's diversity is its greatest strength
MALAYSIA is one of the most diverse nations in the world, with a mix of ethnicities, religions, languages, and cultures.
