Commentary - Sinar Daily

Please Log In
With social media, online news portals and all kinds of content creators, it really feels like everyone has a voice now. Photo for illustrative purposes only.
With social media, online news portals and all kinds of content creators, it really feels like everyone has a voice now. Photo for illustrative purposes only.
COMMENTARY
Media pluralism in digital age
More content doesn’t mean more diversity.
12 May 2026 05:14PM
Photo for illustration purposes only.
Photo for illustration purposes only.
COMMENTARY
When a mother becomes a burden
The cruelty of old age isn't the aching knees or the weakening body. It is becoming unwanted in the place where she once held authority.
11 May 2026 05:37PM
Photo: Tennoji Zoo
Photo: Tennoji Zoo
COMMENTARY
Three elephants. Two zoos. One growing public outcry
Why the debate over Dara, Amoi and Kelat is becoming a moral reckoning.
08 May 2026 05:57PM
FILE PIX: Egyptian photojournalists raise their cameras during a demonstration outside the Syndicate headquarters in Cairo on May 3, 2016 on the occasion of World Press Freedom day, a day after police stormed the headquarters of the journalists' association and arrested two journalists. (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI / AFP)
FILE PIX: Egyptian photojournalists raise their cameras during a demonstration outside the Syndicate headquarters in Cairo on May 3, 2016 on the occasion of World Press Freedom day, a day after police stormed the headquarters of the journalists' association and arrested two journalists. (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI / AFP)
COMMENTARY
The Price of a Free Press
Malaysian newsrooms today face a particular kind of pressure, one that often comes not from outside forces, but from the balance sheet itself.
04 May 2026 12:20PM
Through the Online Safety Act (ONSA) 2025 and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) new licensing framework, the government is attempting to build a legislative fortress.
Through the Online Safety Act (ONSA) 2025 and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) new licensing framework, the government is attempting to build a legislative fortress.
COMMENTARY
The danger isn’t the platform, it’s the digital literacy gap
Without digital literacy, regulation becomes little more than symbolism
30 Apr 2026 12:21PM
This aerial file photo taken on March 23, 2008 shows a vessel (bottom) sailing past ships anchored along the coast of Singapore at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca. AFP FILE PIX
This aerial file photo taken on March 23, 2008 shows a vessel (bottom) sailing past ships anchored along the coast of Singapore at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca. AFP FILE PIX
COMMENTARY
Active neutrality in a dangerous era: Malaysia’s test from Hormuz to Straits of Malacca
Malaysia does not need to be a military actor in the US-Iran conflict to be strategically affected by it.
28 Apr 2026 05:22PM
Most Popular
A multi-vehicle accident along the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) near the Duta Toll Plaza on Friday night turned chaotic after a car was struck three times within minutes, in an incident that later went viral on social media.
A multi-vehicle accident along the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) near the Duta Toll Plaza on Friday night turned chaotic after a car was struck three times within minutes, in an incident that later went viral on social media.
NKVE accident: Viral video shows car struck three times near Duta Toll Plaza, one arrested
CCTV footage at the location captured the actions of the woman, who is alleged to frequently defecate. Photo: NegeriSembilanKini
CCTV footage at the location captured the actions of the woman, who is alleged to frequently defecate. Photo: NegeriSembilanKini
CCTV captures repeated incidents of woman defecating in front of Seremban shop
The public is advised to plan their journeys to avoid traffic congestion during the "XTEP 10KM Time Trial 2026” running programme in the capital tomorrow. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva
The public is advised to plan their journeys to avoid traffic congestion during the "XTEP 10KM Time Trial 2026” running programme in the capital tomorrow. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva
Road closures near Padang Merbok tomorrow: KL motorists advised to plan alternative routes
The Tengku Mahkota of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah has reiterated his call for careful consideration and fair treatment for the state, reaffirming that such treatment must be accorded by the federal government. Photo: Facebook/Kesultanan Pahang
The Tengku Mahkota of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah has reiterated his call for careful consideration and fair treatment for the state, reaffirming that such treatment must be accorded by the federal government. Photo: Facebook/Kesultanan Pahang
‘Hutang budi dibawa mati' Pahang Tengku Mahkota cites proverb in call for fair federal...
Existing EPF structure was no longer sufficient to guarantee long-term financial security for retirees. - Canva
Existing EPF structure was no longer sufficient to guarantee long-term financial security for retirees. - Canva
Malaysia must move beyond EPF to prevent elderly poverty, says lawyer