Perhaps these are the two things Anwar needs most now: trust from the Malay society and support from Mahathir, which can both be seen here in Port Dickson.

Malaysia wants free and fair trade, not the kind of trade where international dispute mechanism favors politicians and businessmen of the major powers.

The challenge for Malaysia is to draft new laws specific enough to differentiate marijuana for medical as opposed to recreational and other uses.

No one knows if the world will eventually listen to Mahathir, but the time has come for the global civil society to press for change.

Umno appears to be a party in a state of confusion right now. Their recently concluded General Assembly illustrates this very clearly.

The government must come up with attractive incentives to let investors see their prospects of investing here.

Education and a positive attitude are prerequisites to bring the harm of natural disasters to a minimum.

PAS' participation in Port Dickson by-election spells an end to Umno's hope of a unity government with PH and PAS, as Ahmad Zahid has asserted.

Umno is still very much the same old conservative party it used to be, with the proposed lowering of party entry age to 16 being the only "surprise" at the assembly.

Ahmad Zahid's opportunistic behavior stems from the fact he is uncertain about Umno's position.