LAST year, the Constitutional Court lowered the age of candidates for president and vice-president to accommodate Gibran Rakabuming Raka – the son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Rozaid Abdul Rahman’s fortitude in facing challenges and upholding his duties spoke volumes of his dedication to journalism and professionalism.

I WAS watching Maamannan, a hugely popular Tamil movie, on Netflix recently. Written and directed by Mari Selvaraj, it casts some of the most respectable stars in Kollywood today including Vadivelu who played the title role, Fahadh Faasil, Kaerthy Suresh and the producer himself, Udhayanidhi Stalin.

THE three of us were huddled in one corner of the 14th floor of the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM).

I WAS a member of the National Brains Trust on National Education back in 2003.

THE decision by Indonesia’s Constitutional Court last Monday in rejecting lawsuits filed by presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo wasn’t a surprise.

With many believing the 2024 Indonesian presidential election to be probably the dirtiest and worst since Reformasi, it’s now up to the country’s Constitutional Court to decide on the polls’ outcome on April 22.

The Academy Awards, like the movies it celebrated and honoured, never failed to awe and surprise. The 96th ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last week at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles was no different.

IN 1996 an American writer, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, published a book based on his doctoral dissertation at Harvard University. It created quite a commotion among the public and was hotly debated by historians.

Indonesia deserves full credit for allowing freedom of expression during its national polls.

For anyone outside Indonesia, it is surreal to hear that the result of the presidential election was announced by pollsters and not the official governing body.

With his questionable moves of late, accusations of ‘Dinasti Jokowi’ are gaining traction.