Phar Kim Beng
COMMENT | Trump’s tariff: Great challenges await Asean
While it may not dismantle the bloc, it may disrupt its unity.
Phar Kim Beng
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13 d ago
COMMENT | Given 'D' grade, Anwar's govt beset by 'M's
Everything wrong with PM's political career begins with an 'M'.
Phar Kim Beng
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5 months ago
COMMENT | Stronger than gold - rising ringgit portends economic boom
The government should continue with measures adding to ringgit's performance.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 months ago
COMMENT | Anwar gets what makes China tick
PM's keen understanding of cultural China has earned him the republic's respect.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 months ago
COMMENT | Putin's nuclear threats an 'extinction-level' event
Indonesia must rise up to stop this war.
Osman Erdogdu, Phar Kim Beng
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3 years ago
Going back to the basics on Covid-19
LETTER | Panic and paranoia are not the way.
Phar Kim Beng
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5 years ago
Union the beginning of the end for Umno and PAS
LETTER | Both still have to overcome their tainted reputations before appealing to voters.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
I was dead wrong about Semenyih
COMMENT | Analysis was skewed by the belief that a majority of voters would be able to tell right from wrong.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
The polls are wrong, Harapan to retain Semenyih
COMMENT | Perhaps with a reduced majority but voters will still root for the gov't.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Semenyih will be the Waterloo of Najib, Umno and PAS
COMMENT | Najib and Zahid, once again, will be the albatrosses around the necks of Umno and PAS.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
The thinkers M'sian politics have come to rely on
COMMENT | Work of professors and other various experts continue to shape the nation and its people.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Harapan entering a grey area, a year before 2020
COMMENT | As the ruling coalition enters the festive season, things are festering beneath the surface as well.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Beware Harapan's quest for a supermajority
COMMENT | A gov't without checks and balances sows the seeds of its own downfall.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
The Reformasi princess Malaysia grew up with
COMMENT | She continues to stand strong as her own person and true to the reform agenda.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
The importance of being 'chill' in the row with Singapore
COMMENT | Amid the posturing, Ho Ching's call for cooler heads to prevail is timely.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
China: A great power with structural flaws
COMMENT | 'In more ways than one, China itself is financially rich but unstable.'
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Why we shouldn’t fear the Dec 8 Umno-PAS rally
COMMENT | The anti-Icerd gathering is a weak attempt by the two parties to remain relevant.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Time for China to understand Islamic civilisation
COMMENT | How does forcing Uighurs into rereducation camps help Beijing's strategic interests?
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
PPE and everything under the sun
COMMENT | The key to the brilliance of PPE is the emergence of a class of leaders which can understand the world.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
An ageing Malaysia should 'Look East'
COMMENT | Japanese agriculture has increasingly used robotics and mechanisation to make up for their shortfall in labour.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Getting back US$588m from Goldman Sachs isn’t enough
COMMENT | With the bank backed into a corner by the DOJ, Guan Eng must go on the offensive.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
The five advantages of Japan
COMMENT | The key point is the Japanese fascination with making things, and the future, better.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Be ready to work in Japan next year
COMMENT | Japan is making arrangements to open up its labour market.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
M'sia needs a strong region to grow together
COMMENT | M'sia is only as good as how connected or collectively resourceful Asean is.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Najib’s complete meltdown in Al Jazeera interview
COMMENT | Najib stood up, sat down, lingered on the set, then sat down and stood up again.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Why we shouldn’t get involved with the Middle East
COMMENT | It is better to be safe than sorry - Jho Low’s dealings are a good example.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
‘Monopoly in drug procurement’ - Health Ministry makes wrong diagnosis
COMMENT | Blanket denial of corruption in medicine supply chain belies intent to maintain status quo.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
Why Anifah has no right to school Saifuddin in Parliament
COMMENT | Foreign minister’s predecessor needs to understand a simple principle - when in a hole, stop digging.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
What M’sia must do to withstand a global recession
COMMENT | Any perturbation in the global economy is bound to have a huge impact on us.
Phar Kim Beng
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6 years ago
The many firsts of Anwar’s latest Parliament comeback
COMMENT | His election has created a series of firsts in the country’s political history.
Phar Kim Beng
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7 years ago
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