Opinion

Will the real Theresa May stand up?

News | Opinion | World
by THERESE RAPHAEL
BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May (picture) is doing something politicians almost never do: She is charging into a battle she ...

South Korea’s economy slowing down as unemployment rises

Opinion | World
The Parliament has a record budget proposal for 2019 of RM1.7t, of which 5% will be set aside for jobs creation
By FUNDSUPERMART RESEARCH TEAM / Pic By ...

The silent partners of plunders

Opinion
By SHAMSUL AKMAR / Pic By BERNAMA
By A few days ago, a particular cartoon strip was widely shared, or in contemporary term, viralled, on social media, ...

When idiots are adulated, all that is good will be lost

Columns | Opinion
In any democracy, legitimate differences of opinion and political views are celebrated
Pic By BERNAMA  When I need something to ...

Indonesia’s debt problem? There’s not enough of it

Opinion
By Andy Mukherjee / BLOOMBERG
INDONESIA’S problem with leverage is the exact opposite of what emerging markets usually face. There’s too little debt in ...

Theresa May’s Brexit deal is a betrayal of Britain

Opinion
By Mervyn King / BLOOMBERG
When Tony Blair and Boris Johnson unite in their condemnation of the “deal” under which Prime Minister (PM) Theresa May ...

G-20 gives markets a short-term win

Opinion
By Mohamed A El-Erian / BLOOMBERG
The Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Argentina ended without fireworks involving the US, which was appropriate in a way, ...

Commodities drop looks secular, not cyclical

Opinion
By A Gary Shilling / BLOOMBERG
Any way you measure it, the market for commodities is suffering. The Bloomberg Commodity Index of 22 key raw ...

Fundsupermart keeps status quo on Malaysia interest-rate outlook

Money | Opinion
No need for BNM to follow the US or the EU in tightening monetary policy
By JERRY LEE CHEE YEONG / Pic By MUHD AMIN NAHARUL One of the major factors ...

Taiwan learns to love nuclear, a little

Opinion | World
by DAVID FICKLING & TIM CULPAN
Just as the sun seems to be setting on nuclear power in rich countries, Taiwan’s voters have delivered it a new ...

Dealing with the fragility of race relations

Friday Jottings By Shamsul Akmar | Opinion
by SHAMSUL AKMAR/ Pic by BERNAMA
IF ANYONE thought that Auditor- General Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad’s damning revelations that former Prime Minister (PM) ...

France and Germany cut bankers some Brexit slack

Opinion
by LIONEL LAURENT
Just what does a no-deal Brexit look like? Everyone is bracing for it — some even talk of stockpiling food and medicines — but nobody ...