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Bursa Malaysia opens lower amid US tariff concerns, weak Wall Street

Bursa Malaysia opens lower amid US tariff concerns, weak Wall Street

KUALA LUMPUR : Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street’s decline as sentiment turned cautious following weak US economic data and tariff announcements by President Donald Trump on the semiconductor and pharmaceutical sectors. At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.16 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,537.48 from Tuesday’s close of 1,538.64. The benchmark index had earlier opened 0.72 of a point lower at 1,537.92. Market breadth was negative, with 197 decliners outpacing 98 gainers. Another 287 counters were unchanged, 1,920 untraded, and seven suspended. Turnover stood at 168.44 million shares worth RM82.74 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said the local bourse mirrored the weakness on Wall Street, where sentiment turned cautious following weaker-than-expected US job market data. “The situation worsened after Trump mentioned that separate tariffs would soon be imposed on both the semiconductor and pharmaceutical sectors. “Nonetheless, we believe overall sentiment remains positive and expect the FBM KLCI to trend within the 1,535–1,550 range today,” he told Bernama. Among the heavyweights, Maybank and Public Bank rose 10 sen each to RM9.67 and RM4.25, respectively. IHH Healthcare added three sen to RM6.88, CIMB was unchanged at RM6.75, while Tenaga Nasional fell four sen to RM13.24. On the actively traded list, NexG eased half-a-sen to 53 sen, Top Glove dropped 2.5 sen to 61 sen, and Hartalega declined six sen to RM1.26. Harvest Miracle Capital and Pharmaniaga gained half-a-sen each to 16.5 sen and 19 sen, respectively. On the broader market, the FBM Emas Index fell 18.35 points to 11,523.62, the FBMT 100 Index declined 16.74 points to 11,289.92, and the FBM Emas Shariah Index slipped 31.83 points to 11,537.17. The FBM 70 Index dropped 60.50 points to 16,606.25, while the FBM ACE Index edged down 0.60 of a point to 4,630.86. By sector, the Financial Services Index added 18.17 points to 17,466.63. The Industrial Products and Services Index slipped 0.93 of a point to 158.47, the Energy Index fell 0.39 of a point to 740.01, and the Plantation Index declined 9.23 points to 7,354.12. - Bernama

Jambatan Datuk Amar Juma’ani pacu ekonomi dan pelancongan Kuching

Jambatan Datuk Amar Juma’ani pacu ekonomi dan pelancongan Kuching

KUCHING : Jambatan Datuk Amar Juma’ani yang merentasi Sungai Bintangor di Satok dijangka memberi impak besar kepada pembangunan ekonomi dan pelancongan bandar raya ini. Premier Sarawak Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg berkata, projek itu bukan sekadar infrastruktur pengangkutan tetapi pemangkin kepada pelan pembangunan masa depan. “Kawasan ini berpotensi untuk projek kediaman moden seperti apartmen, tanpa mengabaikan identiti kampung asal. Jambatan ini juga boleh menjadi tarikan pelancongan dengan menghidupkan konsep perahu seperti gondola di Venice,“ katanya semasa perasmian jambatan tersebut. Jambatan sepanjang 108.5 meter itu dibina dengan kos RM50.6 juta dan mula dibangunkan pada Disember 2019. Ia dinamakan sempena mendiang isteri Abang Johari, Puan Sri Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang, yang aktif dalam kerja-kerja kebajikan di Sarawak. Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Satok Datuk Ibrahim Baki mencadangkan nama jambatan itu sebagai penghormatan kepada Allahyarham Juma’ani, yang meninggal dunia pada 23 Jun lepas. - Bernama

Sidang Kemuncak Penjual Lazada 2025 bentuk masa depan eDagang

Sidang Kemuncak Penjual Lazada 2025 bentuk masa depan eDagang

KUALA LUMPUR - Lazada, platform eDagang terkemuka Asia Tenggara, sekali lagi menegaskan komitmennya dalam memacu keusahawanan digital dan memperkasa perniagaan tempatan menerusi Sidang Kemuncak Penjual Lazada 2025, yang menarik lebih 1,000 penjual dari seluruh negara.Sidang kemuncak ini berperanan sebagai platform strategik untuk berkongsi cerapan, memperkenalkan alat baharu dan membincangkan masa depan ekonomi digital Malaysia.Memasuki tahun kedua, sidang ini menampilkan inovasi fasa seterusnya oleh Lazada, termasuk penyelesaian berasaskan AI, penawaran eksklusif di platform dan strategi dagangan yang dipacu pencipta kandungan.Ini mengukuhkan lagi peranan Lazada sebagai rakan pertumbuhan dan transformasi digital untuk para penjual.Selain mengetengahkan penyelesaian berasaskan AI, penjenamaan yang berbeza dan kebangkitan perdagangan sosial, acara ini turut meraikan kecemerlangan para penjual menerusi segmen anugerah khas yang mengiktiraf prestasi cemerlang dan pertumbuhan tinggi dalam kalangan penjual di platform tersebut. Menurut Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi dan Digital Malaysia, Teo Nie Ching, dengan membekalkan usahawan dengan alat praktikal dan panduan yang teratur, Lazada berperanan penting dalam mempercepatkan transformasi negara ke arah ekonomi yang lebih tangkas dan bersedia untuk masa depan."Kami berharap Lazada akan berusaha untuk menggalakkan lebih ramai penjual, terutamanya di kawasan luar bandar dan pedalaman, untuk mula berniaga dalam talian dan memanfaatkan alat digital ini, selaras dengan visi yang digariskan dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-13 (RMK13)."Sebagai pemain utama dalam eDagang, Lazada berada pada kedudukan yang tepat untuk menyokong agenda nasional ini melalui kerjasama dengan inisiatif seperti Pusat Sebaran Maklumat Nasional di bawah Program Masyarakat Tanpa Tunai."Kerjasama seperti ini dapat membantu merapatkan jurang digital dan memastikan tiada komuniti yang tercicir dalam usaha Malaysia untuk menuju ke arah masa depan digital yang inklusif," katanya.Sementara itu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Lazada Malaysia, Kaya Qin, Sidang Kemuncak Penjual 2025 mencerminkan pelaburan berterusan mereka dalam inovasi serta keyakinan kukuh terhadap keupayaan usahawan tempatan untuk membentuk masa depan perdagangan digital."Di Lazada, kami komited untuk membina ekosistem eDagang yang lebih pintar dan inklusif - di mana tanpa mengira saiz atau latar belakang, setiap penjual mempunyai akses kepada alat, cerapan dan peluang yang diperlukan untuk berkembang," jelasnya.Antara pengumuman utama pada sidang kemuncak tersebut ialah pelancaran alat penjual berasaskan AI, yang terus membuktikan komitmen Lazada terhadap pemerkasaan melalui teknologi. Inovasi ini direka bentuk untuk memudahkan perjalanan penjual di setiap peringkat — daripada pendaftaran dan operasi hinggalah ke pelaksanaan kempen dan pertumbuhan perniagaan.Dengan mengautomasikan tugas berulang dan menyediakan cerapan masa nyata, alat baharu ini bertujuan membantu penjual mencapai jualan pertama (break zero) dengan lebih pantas sambil kekal tangkas dalam pasaran yang sering berubah.Melengkapi kemajuan ini ialah pembentangan ekosistem sokongan Lazada yang diperluas, termasuk subsidi strategik, analisis data lanjutan dan penyelesaian pemenuhan yang dipertingkat supaya penjual diperkasakan untuk meningkatkan kadar penukaran dan menyokong pertumbuhan mampan.Sidang kemuncak ini turut mengetengahkan pengaruh yang semakin berkembang dalam perdagangan yang dipacu pencipta kandungan menerusi sesi khas yang menampilkan seorang pempengaruh terkenal dan panel yang terdiri daripada barisan Pemimpin Pendapat Utama (KOL) terkemuka.Mereka berkongsi pandangan dan strategi yang boleh terus dilaksanakan, termasuk cara merangka kempen berimpak tinggi, mentafsir perubahan tingkah laku pengguna, serta membina kerjasama yang tulen bagi mewujudkan keterlibatan yang lebih bermakna dengan audiens masa kini.ManakalaPengasas GAIAS Bedding & Bath, penerima Anugerah Jenama Tempatan Terbaik Tahun Ini, Lee Jia Wei berkata, kemenangan ini merupakan detik yang amat membanggakan bagi pasukan kami."Sokongan Lazada, daripada cerapan berasaskan AI hinggalah kemudahan penghantaran keutamaan, benar-benar telah membantu kami berkembang lebih cepat daripada yang kami jangkakan," katanya Ketua Pegawai Operasi Siti Khadijah Apparel Sdn Bhd yang turut menerima Anugerah Jenama Tempatan Terbaik Tahun Ini, Khairul Idham Ramdzan pula berkata, pihaknya amat berbesar hati atas penerimaan anugerah ini."Ia mencerminkan sokongan padu daripada pelanggan serta usaha gigih pasukan kami. Lazada telah memberi kami peluang untuk berkembang sambil terus kekal dekat dengan komuniti kami," ujar beliau. Sidang Kemuncak Penjual Lazada terus berfungsi sebagai platform penting untuk perkongsian ilmu, peningkatan kemahiran dan pembangunan komuniti dalam kalangan penjual.Sebagai sebahagian daripada agenda sehari, para penjual diperkenalkan kepada ekosistem menyeluruh yang merangkumi pelbagai alat, program dan sokongan strategik untuk mempercepatkan pertumbuhan perniagaan, semuanya direka untuk memastikan penjual baharu mahupun yang sedia ada mampu berkembang dalam landskap eDagang yang semakin kompetitif.

Melaka strengthens healthcare with RM150k for health programmes

Melaka strengthens healthcare with RM150k for health programmes

MELAKA : The Melaka government is committed to maintaining a responsive and comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said the commitment includes safeguarding the welfare of all frontliners who form the backbone of public well-being. “As part of ongoing support for improving healthcare services, the state government has allocated RM150,000 specifically for the implementation of health programmes at the state level. “This initiative also supports the Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat (ANMS) for the benefit of the people in the state,” he said at the appreciation and recognition ceremony for Melaka health workers here last night. Also present were state Health, Human Resource and Unity Committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem and Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Suriani Ahmad. Ab Rauf said that as a proactive measure to strengthen the grassroots healthcare network, Melaka has produced a total of 1,369 community paramedic (Parakom) volunteers in collaboration with the Melaka Health Department and St John Ambulance. He added that in efforts to strengthen the state’s healthcare ecosystem, the federal government continues to be attentive to the needs and challenges faced by the sector in Melaka. “For example, the federal government has approved an allocation of RM45.49 million to upgrade healthcare facilities involving 34 health clinics, seven dental clinics, three rural clinics and three hospitals. “In addition, Melaka will soon have a military hospital worth RM325 million, which is expected to be completed in January 2029 and will have a significant impact on the state’s healthcare sector,” he said. A total of 2,000 healthcare workers from various schemes under the state Health Department, as well as staff from four private hospitals in the state, were honoured at the dinner event. - Bernama

Chery becomes first Chinese carmaker to export 5 million vehicles – 550,000 units shipped in 1H 2025

Chery becomes first Chinese carmaker to export 5 million vehicles – 550,000 units shipped in 1H 2025

Chery has gone from strength to strength, announcing that as of last month, it became the first Chinese carmaker to export five million vehicles. The news comes as the company also became the fastest-rising carmaker […] The post Chery becomes first Chinese carmaker to export 5 million vehicles – 550,000 units shipped in 1H 2025 appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News .

S Korean ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee faces public questioning in criminal probe

S Korean ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee faces public questioning in criminal probe

SEOUL : Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared before a special counsel on Wednesday to face questioning over alleged involvement in stock manipulation, election meddling and other charges. Kim, the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrived late at the office of special counsel Min Joong-ki. She is the first spouse of a sitting or former president to publicly appear as a suspect in a criminal probe, according to Yonhap news agency. She is accused of participating in a stock price manipulation scheme involving Deutsch Motors, a BMW dealer in South Korea, between 2009 and 2012. Kim is also suspected of meddling in candidate nominations during the 2022 parliamentary by-elections and the 2024 general elections. In addition, she allegedly received luxury gifts from the Unification Church through a shaman in return for business favours. “She will go in there and testify to the way things are,“ her legal team told Yonhap. The special counsel is investigating a total of 16 criminal allegations against her, suggesting further summons are likely. In past cases, other first ladies were also questioned by prosecutors, though not publicly at the time. In 2004, Lee Soon Ja, wife of former President Chun Doo Hwan, was questioned in a slush fund case. In 2009, Kwon Yang Sook, wife of former President Roh Moo Hyun, was summoned as a witness in a corruption probe. - Bernama-Yonhap

Peguam sahkan tiga rakaman suara tular adalah Zara Qairina dan ibunya

Peguam sahkan tiga rakaman suara tular adalah Zara Qairina dan ibunya

KOTA KINABALU – Peguam, Hamid Ismail yang mewakili keluarga Allahyarham Zara Qairina Mahathir, 13, mengesahkan bahawa rakaman suara berdurasi 44 saat yang tular memaparkan perbualan telefon antara remaja tersebut dan ibunya, Noraidah Lamat adalah tulen.Rakaman perbualan telefon dua beranak itu didedahkan kepada umum menerusi media sosial dan memberi gambaran bahawa Zara Qairina bimbang mengenai keselamatan dirinya, selain mendakwa berlaku gangguan terhadap pelajar oleh sekumpulan pelajar senior di sekolahnya.Dalam rakaman kedua berdurasi 44 saat yang tular sepanjang minggu ini, jelas kedengaran ketakutan dan kebimbangan yang dialami oleh remaja itu terhadap seorang pelajar dikenali sebagai ‘Kak M’."Mak, Zara takut terjumpa ‘Kak M’, dia masih lagi... Haritu Zara minta tolong ada orang ni kan, cuba kau tanyakan dekat adiknya, cuba kau tanyakan dekat si ‘Kak M’, masih lagikah dia ada masalah dengan aku. Lepas itu, ‘kakak M’ tu bilang, ‘iya, aku masih lagi nda maafkan si Zara’, mak...," kata suara tersebut.Rakaman itu turut memaparkan nada bimbang Allahyarham yang tertanya-tanya tentang kemungkinan buruk yang boleh berlaku terhadap dirinya."Kalau dia buat juga, macam mana? Haritu dia pernah bilang, ‘kalau aku touch kau ni, berdarah-darah kau ni’. Kalau dia buat, mak, apa jadi?" soal Zara dalam perbualan bersama ibunya.Bagaimanapun, tarikh sebenar rakaman perbualan telefon tersebut tidak dapat dipastikan, namun ia pernah dirujuk dalam kenyataan Hamid dan rakan pasukannya, Shahlan Jufri.Dalam rakaman ketiga dan keempat pula, Zara Qairina menceritakan kepada ibunya bahawa rakannya yang dikenali sebagai Yasmin turut menjadi mangsa gangguan oleh sekumpulan pelajar senior.Rakaman ketiga berdurasi satu minit 36 saat memperdengarkan perbualan telefon Zara yang menceritakan insiden Yasmin difitnah hingga dipanggil ke kelas pelajar Tingkatan Empat."Mak, mak jangan sebut mak. Kak M ada sini… Mak tahu kan, yang Zara ‘call’ semalam tu kan, ngam-ngam malam tu, tiba-tiba si Yasmin kena panggil ke kelas mereka Tingkatan Empat."Mak, dia hampir kena ‘touch’ semalam… Nasib baik Zara tidak kena panggil, mak," katanya dalam nada cemas.Menurut Zara, kejadian itu berlaku selepas Yasmin didakwa menyebarkan cerita bahawa seorang pelajar perempuan senior menyukai pelajar lelaki, walhal perkara itu merupakan fitnah."Dia kena fitnah, gara-gara dia bilang Kak Minas tu syok senior, rupanya dia kena fitnah. Si Yasmin ni yang dikatakan begitu. Sudah si Yasmin cakap begitu (tak betul), si Yasmin siap bersumpah pegang al-Quran lagi," katanya.Rakaman keempat pula merupakan sambungan perbualan Zara dengan ibunya mengenai Yasmin, yang berdurasi hampir dua minit.Dalam rakaman itu, Zara meluahkan bahawa rakan-rakan mereka tidak mempunyai pilihan selain menurut arahan apabila dipanggil oleh pelajar senior."Mak, mak… Masalahnya macam mana dia tidak pergi… Kakak tu sendiri yang cari dia di kelas, lepas tu kakak tu sendiri suruh, ‘kau pergi naik atas sekarang’. Lepas tu kakak tu ikut dia dari belakang… Macam mana dia mahu lari?"Si Yasmin pun ikut… Masuk-masuk saja ke kelas, terus dia menangis, mak. Lama mak (dipanggil)… Mahu dekat satu jam begitu," kata Zara.Zara turut menyuarakan ketakutan untuk melawan atau mengelak kerana bimbang dimarahi pelajar senior.Malah, katanya, dia pernah diberi amaran secara halus hanya melalui renungan tajam yang cukup untuk membuatkannya berasa terancam."Haritu pun dia tengok-tengok Zara sekilas, sudah Zara takut… Apa lagi ini," katanya.Rakaman suara antara dua beranak itu menarik perhatian warga maya selepas kematian Zara Qairina dikaitkan dengan dakwaan insiden buli di sekolah berkenaan.Pelajar Tingkatan Satu itu sebelum ini dilaporkan terjatuh dari tingkat tiga bangunan asrama sebuah sekolah agama di Papar pada 16 Julai lalu, dan disahkan meninggal dunia keesokan harinya di Hospital Queen Elizabeth I (HQEI).Kematian remaja tersebut mencetuskan reaksi meluas, terutama di media sosial, susulan dakwaan kejadian buli di sekolah berkenaan.

Satire of China’s TikTok Trojan Horse

Satire of China’s TikTok Trojan Horse

THIS apparent conversation was recorded in a Republican leader’s handphone with an erased TikTok account. The phone is alleged to have Chinese component chips and parts, including from Taiwan, capable of being activated by hackers. Both the phone and recording are currently being scrutinised by the FBI. Participants in the hacked conversation include Republican senior senator Mitch McConnell, Republican former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, Republican senator chairing the Senate Intelligence Committee Tom Cotton and Democrat senior senator Mark Warner. McConnell : This is getting too much. According to Howard*, TikTok is on 100 million American phones and Beijing is still adamant not to let us own the tech and control the algorithm. And the Don is giving Byte Dance a third reprieve till September to divest. Cotton: Yup. The Boss says that he has lined up the buyers and that all it needs for us to take over is for Xi (China President Xi Jinping) to sign off. He is very confident his buddy will agree. McConnell : You know I warned them, in the hallowed halls of the Senate, that this was not merely litigation but a stay of execution sought by a hardened criminal. We are not arguing with a legal team, gentlemen; we are negotiating with a serpent that has burrowed into our youth’s iPhones. Pompeo : Hey, don’t forget I was pushing for it to be banned five years ago. Cotton: Why are our guys still not getting the job done? This is a Chinese Trojan horse sitting in the lawns and dinner tables of the White House and Pentagon. Warner: Hell, not only in Washington. As Mitch says, it is also in my kids’ phones and they are on it several times a day at least. Man, it’s so bad I have to run to the bathroom every time they are on TikTok and my phone rings. Pompeo : Same here too. Although I’m retired, don’t forget I was the director of the CIA and Beijing continues to pay close attention to me. My CIA staff tell me it is not a hundred million. Double that! McConnell : Hahaha Pomp. Everyone knows that you are a closet China lover, especially of China’s state oil field equipment. Pompeo : S**t. You can say the same for yourself. That story was from a long time ago. Five years ago while many of you were still arguing over earmarks, I was pushing to ban this app. I saw the Chinese Communist Party’s fingerprints on every single viral dance. And here we are now, after two hundred million “Renegade” dances have infiltrated our nation’s very soul. Warner: Look. All of us have some kind of skeleton in the cupboard on China, okay. Let’s get serious. I don’t know about (Donald) Trump’s cronies but I have the legit money all lined up to take control of the Trojan horse. Cotton : Trojan horse? Gentlemen, it is worse. It is a Trojan Horse on wheels, a self-propelled, algorithm-driven Manchurian Candidate that is brainwashing our children with coordinated dance moves. It is not just on the lawns of the White House but also in the homes of our military families, poisoning the minds of future servicemen and women! And now, it is influencing our celebrities and kids to buy Labubu China dolls! Warner : Guys, guys, let’s not get bogged down in metaphors. The horse is out of the stable. I have already lined up the capital. We don’t need to kill it; we just need to acquire it. The only way to win in this new digital economy is to out-innovate them. Cotton : Yup. It is a prime asset ripe for a leveraged buyout. Warner: I’m talking about an American version, “FreedomTok”, with a user agreement that is five times as long and a much more efficient data-mining operation. We just need to take control of the horse and put a new saddle on it. I – and all Democrats – do not want it to go dark, okay. McConnell : Our problem is Trump. He has turned out to be pro-China. How can we put pressure on him? He is the greatest obstacle to our national security, not Beijing. It is the president. He is behaving like a man who has just discovered that correcting trade deficits is good for his hotels. Now, how do we apply the necessary pressure to realign his priorities? Cotton : I am his friend. I have been one of his staunchest allies. We have broken bread together. I have told him repeatedly about the national security implications of not taking a hard line on TikTok. It is like he thinks the data is going to a friend, not a foe. TikTok is a Chinese digital anthrax, a cybernetic IED (improvised explosive device), guys! Warner: Gentlemen, he is not listening because you are talking about national security. He is talking about a brand. He is looking at another term and he is not going to want to duke with China. He wants to “deal”. The question is, what are we willing to put on the table that China isn’t? Pompeo : For me, the most important outcome is to make it into a social media bible congregation. The true path to victory is not through litigation or acquisition. We must transform the Trojan horse into a Christian horse – a vessel of faith. We will flood the platform with TikToks that are not about dances. It will play Christian rock and have Bible sing-alongs and verses. We will call them “The Gospel Grinds” and “The Sermon Swirls”. We can start with a hundred million of our youths, scrolling for joy and finding the word of the Lord. Warner : Whoa. “Christian horse?” So, the business plan is a hostile religious takeover? We will export digital sermons and prayer groups to a nation that, from all my insider accounts, takes good care, even better care of religious minorities by leaving them alone. This is a far more aggressive strategy than I was thinking. Cotton : Wonderful. A reverse Trojan horse. We do not just infiltrate their country, we send them salvation. A strategic and spiritual offensive all at once. We will call it “Operation: Holy Hashtag” or “Buddha Tok?” I will make sure Gordon** hears this so it can appear on Fox. Warner: I don’t trust Chang. We hear he is planning a book on “The Coming US Collapse”. McConnell : You know, perhaps we have been too hasty on the president. I am confident that with a little time, he will bring Xi to agree on this in return for bringing down the tariff rates further. In the meantime, Mark, a more pressing matter. I have several inquiries... friends... acquaintances really... who are keen to understand the financial instruments involved. They have been asking how one gets a “piece of the pie” when the public offering for our new “American” TikTok hits the market. Warner : (A dry, knowing chuckle) Well, Mitch, I am glad to see our national security has a clear profit margin. The good news is, a lot of your friends’ PACs*** have invested in the venture capital firms that are circling the deal. They are already on the inside. But if they are asking for the real inside track... tell them to get their checkbooks ready for the regulatory committee hearings. That is where the real “pie” gets baked. Pompeo : Don’t forget to count me in. My church can do better work if we can also get on the inside track. Everything I do is for my church! McConnell: Amen. I will see that the Don gets to hear this soon. Warner: You all know Don’s just fulla himself... all sound, fury and horses, gentlemen. Before you go, make sure you leave my name out, please. *Commerce Secretary Howard Ludnick ** Gordon Chang, Fox News American Chinese commentator and author of “The Coming Collapse of China” (2005). Well known for his hawkish rhetoric and continuing predictions on the imminent collapse of China. *** PAC – an abbreviation for “political action committee”: a committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favourite political candidates. Lim Teck Ghee’s Another Take is aimed at demystifying social orthodoxy. Comments: letters@thesundaily.com