MALAYSIA’S foreign labour shortage is getting more critical by the day with no clear solution in sight to bridge the shortfall of more than 1.2 million workers needed in key sectors.

The war in Ukraine rages on under the threat of nuclear weapons as 49 million people across the world face starvation.

WHEN I read recently that university students will have to undergo a compulsory anti-corruption course from next year, a fitting Tamil proverb flashed across my mind: Ainthil valayathathu aimbathil valayathu (what does not bend at five, will not bend at 50).

IT has been a week since the govern­ment decided to scrap approved permits (APs) for food imports. While consumer bodies have lauded the move, there is much unease among small-scale farmers and livestock breeders.

Some two million citizens have emigrated to other countries and unlike in the past, they now include Malay doctors, engineers, scientists, academics and other professionals.

IN war, truth is the first casualty, noted ancient Greek tragic dramatist Aeschylus.

Malay voters face a tough choice in deciding between Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional in the Melaka state election amid anxiety that a split in the ballots could lead to a Pakatan Harapan victory.

The entry of the new trilateral defence pact in the Asia-Pacific region has divided South-East Asian countries and negated the quest for a zone of peace, freedom and neutrality.

While claims that Malaysian fighters have been nabbed in Afghanistan are being verified, history shows that such fighters had been in the country from as early as in the 1980s.

Malaysia should adopt a multi-layered strategy featuring a host of actions – vaccines, prophylactics, new antiviral drugs, and even the latest devices to check the spread of the virus indoors.

As the inoculation drive is ramped up in Malaysia, demand is also rising for a medication touted as a Covid-19 cure.

Those suffering from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are finding hope in the White Flag campaign, a shining example of Malaysian generosity.