The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Wednesday December 7th, 2022 – International Civil Aviation Day
The purpose of International Civil Aviation Day is to help generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation to the social and economic development of States, and of the unique role of ICAO in helping States to cooperate and realize a truly global rapid transit network at the service of all mankind.
Will Anwar become the next victim of the ‘messiah effect?’ by Murray Hunter
With Anwar Ibrahim becoming Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, he now faces an avalanche of expectations. Many see him as a messiah, come to fix the problems facing the country, one heading into uncertain economic times with rising inflation, a falling ringgit and depressed economic buoyancy fed by a looming world economic slowdown.
Malaysia has been long embroiled in race-based politics and religious bigotry, which has gestated hate within the community. A large section of the population want to retain their special privileges, while the government must look for new ways to raise revenue without putting undue income stress on the bottom 40 percent of the income-earning population.
On top of that, over the next five years, the term under the country’s parliamentary system, Anwar must hold together a political coalition made up of long traditional adversaries, with differing ideologies and electoral stakeholders.
The education system is broken, bloated with vested interests and not creating the type of graduates needed to drive the economy. The heavy emphasis on Islam within education is driving Malaysia towards isolationism. The civil service is a government within itself, often hostile towards the executive, more loyal to its long association with the United Malays National Organization than any reformers, as Pakatan Harapan in its previous incarnation learned to its sorrow.
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The Heart Cries #poem by Bohdan Yuri
“The heart cries,
Its voice muted.
Eyes well, spine wilts,
Bloodflow, aimless.”
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Bad posture #cartoon by Patrick McWade
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