<![CDATA[News & Views That Matter]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com Malaysiakini RSS Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:03:59 GMT <![CDATA[Historical rebuke mirrors modern disillusionment with leaders exploiting power, faith.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/765245 765245 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Murale Pillai]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:30:49 GMT <![CDATA[AG ends prosecution despite prima facie evidence on 47 criminal charges.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/765227 765227 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Hanipa Maidin]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:30:15 GMT <![CDATA[Patience stops being a virtue and becomes complicity.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/765215 765215 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 02:56:00 GMT <![CDATA[Track record shows pledges often turn into disappointment.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/765207 765207 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[P Gunasegaram]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:10:31 GMT <![CDATA[Islamist party's track record indicates it's not a reliable partner.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/765140 765140 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[James Chai]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:15:40 GMT <![CDATA[He only wants rules that stay put long enough for honest small business.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/765130 765130 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Woon King Chai]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:01:51 GMT <![CDATA[Unlike past administrations, Anwar walks the talk.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764988 764988 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Syahredzan Johan]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:13:10 GMT <![CDATA[Harapan, BN, PN undergoing serious strain, tensions unlikely to be resolved soon.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764945 764945 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Bridget Welsh]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[He's pushing boundaries of acceptable international behaviour.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764940 764940 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[P Gunasegaram]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:06 GMT <![CDATA[Southeast Asia must demand that international law be upheld or lose the little credibility it has.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764898 764898 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mahi Ramakrishnan]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:35:30 GMT <![CDATA[It's not some earth-shattering revelation.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764853 764853 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[S Thayaparan]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[It is hoped that the police investigation will be transparent and professional.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764843 764843 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mohamed Hanipa Maidin]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:25:11 GMT <![CDATA[The parable has found its perfect symbol.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764834 764834 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[R Nadeswaran]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 03:03:11 GMT <![CDATA[How do you write a law that protects them without suffocating their curiosity?]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764828 764828 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Zan Azlee]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:30:08 GMT <![CDATA[Digital laws and online regulation shape youth civic participation.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764790 764790 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[R Paneir Selvam]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:10:01 GMT <![CDATA[Most governance failures happen quietly inside offices, look lawful on paper, hide behind discretion.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764736 764736 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:47:50 GMT <![CDATA[Madani govt must adopt a bold strategy of public engagement.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764701 764701 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Projek Sama, et al]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2026 03:07:01 GMT <![CDATA[Stronger, independent institutions ensure accountability, prevent power abuse.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764660 764660 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Thomas Fann]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Patterns of behaviour point towards strategic recalibration of power.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764630 764630 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[R Paneir Selvam]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:00:32 GMT <![CDATA[It's the cumulative outcome of sustained political pressure.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764574 764574 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[R Paneir Selvam]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:40:44 GMT <![CDATA[Judge in 1MDB case strips 'Arab donation defence' of any plausibility.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764539 764539 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[R Nadeswaran]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 02:00:04 GMT <![CDATA[A full and formal handover of duties is more appropriate.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764481 764481 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mahathir Mohd Rais]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:54:30 GMT <![CDATA[All this is happening under the watch of someone once on the receiving end.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764454 764454 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[S Thayaparan]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:00:31 GMT <![CDATA[An accurate, inclusive narrative of history shows all Malaysians have a place under the sun.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764425 764425 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Ranjit Singh Malhi]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[It ironically reflects how Malaysian society treats people as well.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764417 764417 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mahi Ramakrishnan]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:30:43 GMT <![CDATA[Many of the same systems enabling ex-PM's squandering of billions still exist.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764410 764410 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[C4 Center]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Presence of some current cabinet members undermines credibility of governance.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764404 764404 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Shafee appears unable to rein in bitterness after losing trial.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764380 764380 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Mohamed Hanipa Maidin]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2025 02:02:12 GMT <![CDATA[Police abuse and brutality are no longer shocking, a glaring symptom of impunity.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764269 764269 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[Rashifa Aljunied]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:00:04 GMT <![CDATA[The nation must be cognisant of foreign interests embedded in technology and trade.]]> https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/764255 764255 <![CDATA[columns]]> <![CDATA[R Paneir Selvam]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:03:28 GMT