Dalam hiruk-pikuk politik dan polemik, sumbangan sosial sering menjadi mangsa pertama yang dipadam. Namun perjumpaan Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor bersama pelajar dan keluarga Program Permata Pintar mengingatkan bahawa kerja kebajikan yang konsisten dan berimpak tidak wajar dinilai melalui lensa politik semata-mata.
In Malaysia, the phrases "kangaroo court" and "hanging judge" have taken on a chilling significance in the wake of controversial legal proceedings involving former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The education ministry came under fire for mentioning “kafir” that upset many non-Muslims in the country. But that, alongside another K word that get the Malaysian Indians’ knickers twisted, would be less offensive if the context is understood properly.
The recent call for boycott of KK Mart for selling socks with kalimah Allah revealed the need for another round of clarion call on the need for cultural sensitivity and tolerance when events like this could have been avoided in the first place.