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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Border integrity crisis: Why does KLIA keep falling short?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[We need to acknowledge and address weaknesses, not blame machines.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[B Nantha Kumar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Lessons from Friday night basketball]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Our political leaders need to keep their eyes on the objective.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zan Azlee]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Tabung Haji: Why the sudden 'extraordinary courage'?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After years of silence, enforcement action has suddenly gathered pace.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[R Nadeswaran]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Should Nurul Izzah have entered politics in the first place?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[She inherited a legacy, but questions abound on whether she created one.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Selangor should cause greatest concern for PKR, Anwar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fight for the state begins now, not when assembly is dissolved.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahathir Mohd Rais]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | From the Rahang trail - reflections on PSM's latest defeat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An ideology-driven party does not fade because of electoral losses.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[S Arutchelvan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:30:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Anwar's reform promise undone by political appointments]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Public bodies shouldn't be rewards for political allies, loyalists.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[R Nadeswaran]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:36:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Can we balance love and hatred for dogs?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is also disheartening that the issue seems to have taken a racial turn.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Sia]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Harapan must return to reforms even if it's too late to fight BN-PN tide in GE16]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Institutional change could be coalition's final chance to rebuild public trust.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ong Kian Ming]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Nine hard truths: Madani's Negeri Sembilan defeat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Time for PM to accelerate reforms, or risk becoming lame-duck leader.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bridget Welsh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | PSM leaders, farmer charged while Nicky Liow gets his photo with PM]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This is what we get when class conflict is buried underneath all the political hoo-hah.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[S Thayaparan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Where was the ancestral homeland of the Malays?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Let's separate historical facts from political rhetoric.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ranjit Singh Malhi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ADUN SPEAKS | Harapan must build a narrative, walk the talk]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Let's embrace transparency, show zero tolerance for corruption.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajiv Rishyakaran]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:33:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | What Loke's first defeat in 22 years tells us?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[DAP supremo's defeat needs to be analysed, not dismissed as something normal.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Khoo Ying Hooi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Are the Rohingya making it hard for us to be sympathetic?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[M'sians can afford to help the Rohingya, be human, understand where they come from.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zan Azlee]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:01:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Beware the quiet voters: Madani's test in Negeri Sembilan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Outcome hinges on turnout, shifting loyalties, unresolved voter sentiment.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bridget Welsh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Govt must hold to non-refoulement principle in addressing Rohingya refugees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They should not be returned to an environment where their lives, liberty, and rights are at risk.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[M Ramachelvam]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:11:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Counter-intuitively, Harapan voters may affect viability of Umno-PAS pact]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Negeri Sembilan is a bellwether for GE16.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wong Chin Huat]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Tabung Haji and Malaysia's endless 'I didn't know' defence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Beyond financial losses, the bigger casualty is public confidence.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | If UNHCR is the problem, what is Malaysia's solution?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Govt must clarify its concerns, present a workable refugee framework.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beyond Borders]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | The epidemic of fake history]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Politicians weaponise fake history for self-interest.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Sia]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Malaya: Roots that cannot be erased]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Malays' history cannot be dismissed, but that doesn't mean other races have no place.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yusfarizal Yussoff]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SATIRE | From generosity to eviction - the circus begins]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Question that remains: Who's keeping score?]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[R Nadeswaran]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | 10 years or more of trials and tribulations for Malaysia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BN and PN seem poised to win the next general election.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[P Gunasegaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | 'Malays only have Malaya' remark based on historical context]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[I've never denied non-Malays' citizenship, contribution to nation.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanusi Nor]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:08:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Sanusi's Tanah Melayu narrative misunderstands Malay history]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Historical premise behind MB's argument flawed, distorts historical and anthropological reality.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tian Chua]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:22:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Sanusi's speech controversy: Between the headline and full context]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dispute highlights tensions between media, politics, and public discourse.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Fadhli Shaari]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | BN-PN likely to form N Sembilan govt, but some seats can narrow margin of victory]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bersatu can act as 'spoiler' in some seats, which can help Harapan.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/780673</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ong Kian Ming]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Loke's false premise on DAP's role in Madani]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Party faces pressure over compromises, sacrifices, direction in govt.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[S Thayaparan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMMENT | Blue wave, red alert, and green recession: Johor 2026 by the numbers - Part 3]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Is M'sian politics re-sorting along age, class faster than along ethnic, religious lines?]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bridget Welsh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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