Wednesday
Jan252012

Is ABU the correct approach?

IN the US, there is a tradition that presidential candidates from each of the two main parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, will debate each other. Not only that, the vice-presidential candidates from each of these parties will debate each other as well.

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Wednesday
Jan182012

Lessons from Kodak

JUST as it's important to learn from success stories, it's also useful to understand the mistakes made by those who failed – so that you too can avoid their fate.

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Wednesday
Jan112012

Changing fortunes of political players

ONE thing great about Malaysia is that we have an active political scene. If you're a journalist covering politics, you never have to worry about story material. There's always plenty happening on the political front.

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Wednesday
Jan042012

Race Relations Bill raises thorny questions

THE government is going to table a Race Relations Bill in the March parliamentary sitting. This news has set tongues wagging, even though there is little information about what it will contain. There is, however, a lot of speculation and cynicism about it.

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Wednesday
Dec282011

12 things to look forward to in 2012

UNLESS you believe in Mayan mythology about the end of the world, 2012 is something to look forward to. Here are 12 things on my list of things I welcome with great anticipation:

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Wednesday
Dec212011

Are live phones a threat to planes?

THIS month, around the time I was flying to New York to attend a conference on e-publishing, I read news reports of actor Alec Baldwin being kicked off a plane for refusing to shut off his mobile phone.

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Wednesday
Dec142011

E-books: The slow wave

LAST month I wrote about the future of publishing, where I described how newspapers are fast going digital to stay alive in the face of rising print costs and declining ad revenues. Newspapers have no choice, so they are quickly moving with the times.

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Wednesday
Dec072011

The politics of fear or hope?

ELECTION fever is in the air. Whether a general election will be called within months or dragged on until late next year is anybody’s guess. But an election is definitely on everyone’s mind.

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Wednesday
Nov302011

Welcome American presence

THIS was a good month for US President Barack Obama whose swing through the Asia Pacific region has been hailed as a success on both economic and defence fronts.

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Wednesday
Nov232011

Is it just the economy, stupid?

THERE are so many factors that will determine which coalition – Barisan Nasional (BN) or Pakatan Rakyat (PR) – will win the next general election.

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