Opinions
Opinions
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OpinionsDebt as Destiny: Turning Malaysia’s Liabilities into Sovereign Assets
Debt is not Malaysia’s enemy — indiscipline is; only by embedding rules, oversight, buffers, transparency, political consensus, and IOOI can borrowing become a lever of resilience rather than a ratchet of crisis.
By Rais Hussin -
Opinions
Trash Overload: The Case for Integrated Waste Reform in Malaysia
Malaysia ranks among the world’s top marine plastic polluters and faces a growing e-waste crisis, yet systemic gaps continue to delay real reform.
By Avyce Heng and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Opinions
AI in Malaysia: Caution Without Strategy is Its Own Mistake
AI can only transform Malaysia if caution is matched with strategy: governance, talent, and education working together to turn hype into impact.
By Rais Hussin -
Opinions
Alaskan Summit: America’s Urgency and Russia’s Consistency
The Alaskan summit was never about Ukraine, but about managing the existential risks born of America’s war machine and Russia’s internal sabotage — a guardrail against miscalculation in the nuclear age.
By Rais Hussin -
Foreign Policy
Reciprocal Tariffs Revisited: Relief for Some, Sovereignty for Sale?
A modest 7% U.S. tariff cut may mask a far greater price — quiet concessions in markets, resources, and policy space. In this “discount-for-compliance” model, the real cost is measured not in percentages, but in...
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Foreign Policy
The U.S. Blueprint for China’s Collapse and Its Own Unravelling
The Hudson Institute’s 128-page blueprint for China’s post-Communist collapse reads less like policy and more like imperial psychology — a projection of American delusion, revealing not China’s future but the mindset of a hegemon rehearsing...
By Rais Hussin -
Foreign Policy
Through the BRICS Mirror: The West in Reflection
English English Published by TheStar, AstroAwani, & NST Online image by AstroAwani The Western media’s reaction to the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro was nothing short of predictable. Despite a summit marked by...
By Rais Hussin -
Education and Social Policy
Underage and At Risk: What the Numbers Say About Malaysia’s Teen Sex Trend
Malaysia’s growing crisis of underage sexual activity is not a moral decay, but the outcome of policy enforcement gaps, weak education, and cultural silence.
By Avyce Heng and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Foreign Policy
Mapping the Rise of BRICS: Declarations, Designs and a Future Unfolding
As BRICS moves from declarations to design, seventeen summits reveal a deepening framework of South–South coordination that Malaysia is well placed to help shape from within.
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and Finance
Raising Retirement as Malaysia Ages: Navigating the Workforce Challenge
In today’s highly competitive job market, offering flexibility in retirement age would be a desirable action for both retirees and the youth.
By Chia Chu Hang
