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                                <title><![CDATA[ One politician, five pensions: A national retirement scandal ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kua Kia Soong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ If pension reform is necessary to ensure fiscal sustainability, politicians should be the first to examine their privileges. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Shah Alam pays the price for forest destruction ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rajesh Nagarajan ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Selangor government cannot continue to hide behind assurances of anti-flood pumps and relief centres. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Worrying trend of doctors shunning transparency on post-mortem: The case of Khairul Hafizi ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2026/10/22/worrying-trend-of-doctors-shunning-transparency-on-post-mortem-the-case-of-khairul-hafizi</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mahajoth Singh and Zaid Malek ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Why is there suddenly an increasing and escalating pushback against transparency by doctors and government hospitals regarding post-mortem examinations? ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Migrants: Instead of screaming ‘army’, Radzi should go after the powerful ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Santiago ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ MPs should understand the root causes of the problem – greed, corruption, exploitation – instead of playing to the gallery. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Barbarians within the UN gates ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kua Kia Soong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The barbarian of the past at least had the decency to confront his enemy. The modern barbarian can identify a small boat from the sky, fire a missile and work out the justification afterwards. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Najib house arrest: Anwar cannot pass the buck to Agong over Pardons Board decision ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rania Aljunied  ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Criticism of the house arrest for Najib Razak is a criticism of the government, and not of the king, who is bound to act upon advice. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The PM’s crocodile tears over rising electricity bills ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafique Rashid ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The narrative he wants you to believe is simple: that TNB is a greedy corporate giant, the Energy Commission a heartless regulator, and poor PM is the heroic white knight swooping in to save your wallets. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Kindness that shames the world: A Malaysian doctor recalls Gaza’s unbearable ‘normal’ ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2026/08/10/kindness-that-shames-the-world-a-malaysian-doctor-recalls-gazas-unbearable-normal</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Lim Chin Siah ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The people of Gaza are not only victims in rubble or numbers in death tolls; they are patients who apologise for troubling doctors. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ In Loke's defeat, lessons for DAP ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2026/08/03/in-lokes-defeat-lessons-for-dap</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kua Kia Soong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Instead of practising succession planning, the party has become dependent on a small circle of senior leaders unwilling to relinquish political territory. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Put Malaysians first: Time to halt new data centres ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kua Kia Soong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Data centres consume large amounts of electricity and water but create few jobs. ]]></description>
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