Monthly Archives: June 2021

What Muhyiddin’s name change means for our legislature

What Muhyiddin's name change means for our legislature

In April, the Shah Alam High Court ruled in favour of  a Sabahan who was arrested last year for allegedly distributing drugs on a writ of habeas corpus, citing, among other reasons, the fact that the name the minister used to sign the detention order – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin – was invalid.  From […]

The Lessons of the Malayan Emergency

The Lessons of the Malayan Emergency

Today marks the anniversary of Day One of the Malayan Emergency (June 16,1948 -1960). It was an undeclared war won not only on the battlefields, but also through winning hearts and minds of the civilian population. A pertinent lesson to our war efforts against Covid-19. It was early morning on this exact day 73 years […]

Trust Technocrats to Tackle the Crisis

Trust Technocrats to Tackle the Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis that engulfs us today has brought us to expect decision-making that is firm, timely, and based on evidence. The actions that governments choose to take or not to take in this crisis will impact our immediate-, medium- and long-term futures. In preparing for a response, experts all around the world have emerged […]