That would be the first thing to go once autonomous cars take over.

It’s that time of the year for resolutions. Well, one has to keep trying.

The year draws to a close on a very hot note – 2015 is the warmest in recorded history – and just in time, nations have committed to act on carbon emissions.

If there’s no interest by others in getting something right, you might as well do it yourself.

The whole world is the new killing fields for Islamic State.

REMEMBER our Look East Policy? It was 34 years ago when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wanted us to literally look to the East, to Japan, to learn from its culture, management style and work ethics.

Reality TV shows have their origins in a 1940s US radio show, believe it or not, but in this age of the phone camera, aren’t we all creating real life TV?

We seem deep in our winter of discontent which has us feeling breathless, befuddled and blighted.

That’s what comes out of our mouths when we are overseas, why not at home?

But apart from the flag and anthem, do we even know what these symbols are?

Long misunderstood and maligned, the gender equality movement needs to be defended now more than ever against dangerous forces that want to reverse progress in women’s rights.

It’s great for laughs when there’s mistaken identity in fiction, but it may not be so funny in real life.