CEKU Editorials

Is age just a number, or will it shape our economic future? By 2043, Malaysia is projected to become an "aged society," with over 15% of its population aged 60…

"The Malaccan Strait is the gateway to the East and the West; whoever controls it, controls the world."A sentiment shared during the Malaccan Sultanate which reflects the strategic importance of…

June 27 1997, Bangkok. Finance One, one of Thailand’s biggest financial institutions collapsed overnight under the weight of bad loans. It was never a good sign when big banks started…

We all are, at some point, a racist person. There were uncomfortably too many instances I’ve caught myself and the people I’ve interacted with double-checking if our car doors were…

My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know. I received a telegram from the old people’s home. ‘Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Very sincerely yours’. That doesn’t mean anything.…

Approaching the end of the year, most of us not only have the fresh start of a new year to look forward to, but also the anticipation of looking back…

“Are you still watching?” Netflix asks. With my eyes half asleep, I stare at the awfully bright screen ready to click continue. It’s been hours since I started my binge…

“As a man, I’m flesh and blood; but as a symbol... I can be incorruptible.”   — Batman Begins (2005). The human psyche yearns for a hero. It yearns for a…

Snip! Snip! That is the fundamental mechanism of CRISPR/Cas9. This cutting-edge technology acts as molecular scissors that splices your DNA with remarkable precision. CRISPR/Cas9's function as a gene-editing tool can…

In Malaysia, ‘liberal’ is often used as an insult against someone, implying that the person abandons traditional values just to conform with the idealised West. This evolved perception of the…