Columns/Op-Eds

    Expert Opinion

JCI Fellows occasionally issue opinions letters and editorials in their own professional capacity to media and platforms.

    Thematic

This section archives and collects a curated range of these pieces where such supports JCI objectives.

North Korea and Malaysia’s predictable diplomatic divorce

Governance Studies Ops
Prof. James Chin says Malaysia is the perfect gateway to the rest of the world for the North Koreans, meaning that it can act as a conduit internationally

my Say: Fairness is the virtue that can reset the world

Governance Studies Ops
Dr Ooi Kee Beng says a fair attitude towards fellow humans is not only its own reward; in the larger scheme of things, it is enlightened self-interest.

Commentary: UMNO’s in no shape to play kingmaker in Malaysia

Governance Studies Ops
Prof. James Chin says Anwar Ibrahim may have opted not to call for a bloc vote because he did not have the number of MPs needed.

TWOAS: A bold experiment to increase women’s representation

Governance Studies Ops
Prof Wong Chin Huat weighs in on increasing the number and the role of female representatives in Malaysia's Parliament.

my Say: In a pandemic, science and statesmanship must tactically converge

Governance Studies Ops
Dr Ooi comments that while scientists are not necessarily proficient in handling a public pandemic, politicians do not excel in being their managers either.