IT’S the end of 2022 and what a year it has been – bitter disappointments, tragedies, tornadoes and the annual floods. But there has been relief, and some heart-warming stories too.

It is all very well to set up relief centres, put boats on standby and get personnel to be ready to evacuate flood victims, but a real plan is needed.

New Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been welcomed by many like a breath of fresh air.

IT’S going to be an exciting fight, a clash of big names.

IT’S Nov 5, a very important day for Parliament – a day that emphasises the sanctity of the august House.

The festivities are here but so is the general election, and it’s almost like 1990 all over again. Both times, ageing ex-prime ministers sought to make inroads.

Those learned professors who set questions for our tertiary students should focus instead on things they should really be criticising.

He had been living the good life since his 20s, partying, boozing and bribing US Navy personnel to get his way – and big money.

Racism is raising its ugly head again in the peninsula. But across the South China Sea, tolerance and unity are celebrated. Maybe the real Malaysia lies there.

WHILE kids these days are racing around on motorcycles when they are as young as 12 and flouting the law, I was a slow starter. It was only in my early 20s when I started riding a bike.

A swayamvara, with a twist, is now on the cards in Penang.

WOMEN are taking over the world. Really. There are fewer of them but hey, in this day and age, it’s all about quality and cutting edge.