Is water the next crisis?

Those powerful, thought-evoking words were spoken before the US Congress on June 23, 1988, by the NASA climatologist James Hansen — to raise the alarm about a warming planet. The setting for the speech was almost staged and perfect for the dramatic testimony before the US Congress, except that it was real, not a play... Read More

Environment, Lifestyle, Top 2

September 19, 2022

Reflections on Malaysia Day

“Being together as one big family is better than being alone and separated from everyone else.” I wrote this eight years ago, on September 17, 2014, a day after Malaysia Day. I was then working in Singapore for the largest gas company in the world, after having faithfully served 31 years in the national oil... Read More

Column, Featured, Opinion

September 12, 2022

Taking halal to the next level

The inaugural Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) held in 2004 at the Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Mines Resort City, Kuala Lumpur, was officiated by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi. Since its inception, MIHAS has served as a catalyst to ensure that a thriving halal trade contributes significantly... Read More

Featured, Opinion, View Point

September 1, 2022

Lessons from Europe’s Catch-22 energy situation

“There was only one catch and that was catch 22.” — Joseph Heller When it comes to the question of energy security, one cannot afford to get too comfortable or complacent. I guess it’s the same for any important industry, strategic resources, or the provision of essential services. Security of supply and reliability of the... Read More

Lifestyle, Technology, Top 2

August 18, 2022

PETRONAS into the big league – a reminisce

IT is readily acknowledged that the Malaysian state oil company Petroliam Nasional Berhad or better known by its acronym PETRONAS has succeeded in carving out a significant place on the international oil and gas scene for itself as one of the oil companies with a global influence in the industry. At one time, PETRONAS has... Read More

Business, Top Story

August 16, 2022

This Far, And No Further

An Egyptian Odyssey “And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?” — Job 38:11 Once upon a time, I found myself at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was on a family holiday we had been planning and saving for a while, and... Read More

Lifestyle

August 8, 2022

Game changer through innovation in LNG trade

AS the world of LNG witnesses a resurgence of the demand for the precious supercooled fuel and the prices of the commodity are shooting up to the roof in Europe on the back of pipeline gas shortages following the Russia-Ukraine war, the port of Bintulu, located in Sarawak, Malaysia recently announced the onset of an... Read More

Lifestyle, Technology, Top 2

August 1, 2022

On Climate Change and the Risk of Inertia

Recently, in some informal discussions on the subject of global warming and Climate Change I was surprised to learn that there are sceptics and naysayers who are not convinced that we have a problem at hand and who feel that all the talks on global warming is just a refined game or a clever scheme... Read More

Column, Opinion

July 25, 2022

Role of natural gas in energy transitioning

THE Russia-Ukraine War has brought to the fore the importance of natural gas, whether via pipeline or in the form of LNG (liquified natural gas) as a source of energy for much of the world. The curtailment of pipeline gas supply from Russia to Europe following the outbreak of the conflict not only led to... Read More

Feature, Lifestyle

Is water the next crisis?

Reflections on Malaysia Day

Taking halal to the next level

Life is a journey: a reflection

Lessons from Europe’s Catch-22 energy situation

PETRONAS into the big league – a reminisce

This Far, And No Further

Game changer through innovation in LNG trade

On Climate Change and the Risk of Inertia

Role of natural gas in energy transitioning

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