Articles by Azmi Anshar
New laws needed to plug loophole in digital crimes cases
A DECADE back, a Johor magistrate court convicted and fined a man a ridiculous RM100 for surreptitiously snapping photographs of a teenage girl relieving herself inside a shopping mall ladies' toilet. To be fair, the outraged magistrate, who intended to impose a hefty fine, was severely hamstrung by the law's maximum penalty of only RM100. There was no provision for a jail sentence.
Boxed into a corner, Muhyiddin takes a gamble by playing the 'fatwa' card
IN Malaysia, the last vestige of defence for Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who might have lost the plot or whose position seems compromised and weakened, is to suddenly double down on a decades-old, cynical Pas ploy — branding fellow Muslim rivals as infidels or their actions as "haram".
Pill Boxes: Improving patients' compliance while maintaining medication's quality
Compliance with the prescribed medications is important for patients to get optimal treatment effects. By SALINDA SOPIAN 07 Jul 2023 05:15pm Compliance with the prescribed medications is important for patients to get optimal treatment effects. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and asthmatic patients need to be extra compliant with their medicines in order to control their health problems.
Burning of Holy Qur’an - ugly reality of Islamophobia
By NIK LUQMAN WAN ZAINODDIN 01 Jul 2023 09:39pm As Muslims worldwide celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the major Islamic festivals, an individual lit pages of the holy Quran on fire outside a mosque in Stockholm. This has sparked a global fury of protests and a wave of condemnation from the Muslim world over the despicable and vile act.
Commendable move by Muda, proving a point about democracy
The debate among certain segments of politically savvy Malaysians these days is what is the best course of action for Muda. After being in limbo for several months regarding its official admission into Pakatan Harapan (PH), the party finally said, “Enough!”. The last straw seems to be that seat negotiation in Selangor did not include the party.
Significance of Intellectual Property protection in the virtual world
By NOR FARAH NATASHA TAJUDDIN 28 Jun 2023 11:57am Intellectual property (IP) protection naturally extends to the virtual world safeguarding creative works, ideas, and inventions in digital forms as the digital audience grows larger in this era. IP protection in the virtual world is complex for a multitude of reasons, particularly due to the nature of digital content, ever-evolving technology, and the lack of clear legal framework.
Generative AI speaks ‘Fashion Runways’
By ALSHAIMAA BAHGAT EZZAT ALANADOLY 27 Jun 2023 07:38pm Since April 2023, #AIFashion has been gaining significant traction highlighting the world’s first-ever ‘AI Fashion Week’ held in New York City, organised by the creative studio ‘Maison Meta’. Fully designed by generative AI tools, the screens showcased designs like standard catwalk images in bustling halls and shooting environments.
Medication management tips for hajj pilgrims Original
By MOHD SHAHIRI ABD GHAPAR 20 Jun 2023 12:35pm It is already that time of the year where pilgrims are making all the necessary preparations in advance of the upcoming Hajj season. The health of the pilgrims has to constantly be at an optimum level, so it is crucial to make thoughtful preparations in every aspect, including those pertaining to disease management and medication. Good health enables pilgrims to conduct Hajj flawlessly.
The way forward with Cyber Security Bill
By HUSIN JAZRI 20 Jun 2023 12:10pm To provide clear legal authority for agencies to regulate and enforce laws related to cyber security as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the long-awaited Cyber Security Bill is to be drafted right away by the National Cyber Security Agency, an agency under the National Security Council of Malaysia.
Blood-thinning medication post delivery; a life-saving treatment
By SITI NURSYAHIRAH MOHAMED ROSMAN 14 Jun 2023 08:25am IT is well known that women face various complications after childbirth, including blood spills and blood clotting problems. Blood clotting may result in death if treatment is not provided.
A mature-front by Umno’s top leadership this time around at PAU2023 Original
LAST week, Umno’s annual general assembly started with a few hiccups and bumps along the way, especially by the youth wing in relation to Umno’s current cooperation with the DAP within the unity government. While this assembly could have been used as a platform to showcase the party’s renewed commitment towards reform and for stability of the country, it instead showcased internal cracks on the first few days.
SPM may not define you but it's evidence of a person’s hard work
The SPM 2022 results were just released, and we were delighted to learn of the marked improvement in terms of overall result from the previous year. A total of 2.7 per cent of the students who took the examination achieved the best result of straight As. On one hand, we are constantly reminded that SPM is just another certificate, and it does not define our life. While the latter is true, it is not just “a piece of paper”. It is in fact evidence of a person’s hard work. However, we are humans.
Vices or coming of age? Compassion is key in educating teens
By AZMI ANSHAR 29 May 2023 11:13am THE headline was pointed and disturbing: “Troubling red flags from adolescent polls” outlined by the National Health and Morbidity Survey that polled teens between 13 and 17 on the permissive concerns of sex, smoking, drugs, alcohol and bullying.
When sex and procreation is important but its education is not
By AZMI ANSHAR 16 May 2023 08:01am If there is a predictable conclusion in Malaysia’s heart breaking phenomenon of baby dumping, it is this: thousands of women emerging out of puberty, perhaps poverty and ignorance – likely in their mid to late teens – are barely savvy about sexual intercourse and reproduction and no inkling of their biological and psychological ramifications.
The shenanigans behind 'political donations'
It's uncanny, but every time politicians are docked for demanding or taking bribes and kickbacks, money laundering or outright thievery, they whip out a hoary defence of their unconscionable wealth — that they are the trusted recipients of political donations. Behind this well-worn cliche is control of huge funds for political campaigns, their sources mysterious until the money trail — tracked assiduously by the anti-corruption authority — is unveiled at a subsequent trial.
Malaysia's ultimate influencer
IN the vortex of constitutional turbulence and cabinet collapses that ousted two prime ministers since 2020's backdoor coup, a lone figure of regal constant stands reserved, but ready to intervene if called into action. In case you don't know who this immoveable rock is in this golden age of social media, let us reintroduce Malaysia's ultimate influencer — the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, savvy arbiter to unravel the hung Parliament.
'Bubar' overtures to brave monsoon impractical but not far-fetched | New Straits Times
THE excessive speculation about the parliamentary dissolution date, from highly probable weeks ago to a sure thing the Thursday before the 2023 Budget's tabling, has predictably ended in a flat climax. If previous years conjectures were amusing parlour games because the sitting prime minister was powerfully unmoved, the sport this time has perilous political ramifications, one that risks a collapse of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's delicately configured administration.
COMMENT | Snap general election not needed to change govt
COMMENT | It seems strange and intriguing that many people are confused and so presumptuous on three major aspects of the current political impasse in the country. The government still has a wafer-thin majority, despite being able to pass through Budget 2021 as requested by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The earlier concern about the risk of a government shutdown from January 2021 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, is now no longer an issue.
Snap general election unneeded to change Government
By K. K. Tan and Azmi Anshar IT seems strange and intriguing that many people are confused and so presumptuous on three major aspects of the current political impasse in the country. The Government still has a wafer-thin majority despite being able to pass through Budget 2021 as requested by the King. The earlier concern about the risk of a Government shutdown from January 2021 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is now no longer an issue anymore.
COMMENT | PM's tricky dilemma: To go in dignity or stay in infamy
COMMENT | PM's tricky dilemma: To go in dignity or stay in infamy COMMENT | To metaphorically describe the dilemma distressing Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and certain Umno and PAS factions, and Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, they are “huddled closely on a leaking boat floating in a shark-infested sea.” Understandably, no one leader is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice of abandoning the boat, albeit with a life jacket, to reduce the worrisome load and slacken the leak (read to buy...
COMMENT | PM's tricky dilemma: To go in dignity or stay in infamy
COMMENT | To metaphorically describe the dilemma distressing Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and certain Umno and PAS factions, and Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, they are “huddled closely on a leaking boat floating in a shark-infested sea.” Understandably, no one leader is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice of abandoning the boat, albeit with a life jacket, to reduce the worrisome load and slacken the leak (read to buy time) until, they hope, rescue arrives.
COMMENT | Tenuous numbers prop Anwar’s bid to be PM
COMMENT | In the despair of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country braces itself for another political/constitutional predicament, thanks to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s proclamation that he has the numbers to launch a coup to become prime minister. Anwar has claimed a supermajority among the 222 members of Parliament in the Dewan Rakyat that entitles him to stake a claim for the premiership, a position he has coveted for almost three decades.
COMMENT | Tenuous numbers prop Anwar’s bid to be PM
COMMENT | Tenuous numbers prop Anwar’s bid to be PM COMMENT | In the despair of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country braces itself for another political/constitutional predicament, thanks to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s proclamation that he has the numbers to launch a coup to become prime minister. Anwar has claimed a supermajority among the 222 Members of Parliament in the Dewan Rakyat that entitles him to stake a claim for the premiership, a position he has coveted for almost three decades.
This is possibly Dr M's endgame
THE so-called Sheraton escapade was a red herring to produce the notoriously short-lived Pakatan/Perikatan Nasional grand coalition. This farcical “interim” grand coalition, crowded by Umno and Pas, was momentarily waltzing in fantasyland with giddy hopes that the power rudely wrested from them in 2018 would magically rematerialise. This after the emasculated government collapsed following Bersatu’s kick-in-the-teeth pullout from Pakatan Harapan.
Spunky yet charming
A HIGHLY distinctive quirk (or talent if you think about it) of Tan Sri Lee Kim Sai’s bigger-than-life character was unveiled in my first private interview with him when he was then labour minister, circa 1988.
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