Jan 31 – The government launched since last week two huge health care schemes for the poor – an RM2 billion health insurance funded by an insurance company and an RM100 million health screening programme.

January 28 – The most basic thing a voter can do is vote.…

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January 18 – Malaysia is a strange democracy because we see nothing wrong and, in fact, expect our lawmakers and politicians to give us money for weddings, funerals, personal emergencies, and anything and everything under the sun.…

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COMMENTARY, Jan 11 — Earlier this week, radio station BFM issued a press release stating it had sacked an employee accused of rape in 2017 after it became aware of the allegation that same year.…

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