COMMENT | Fifty shades of green

COMMENT | In the book, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, we are catapulted into a world of forbidden pleasure and pain, but in Fifty Shades of Green, Malaysian Muslims must learn to accept that true pleasure only awaits them in the afterlife.

In Malaysia, being taught about right and wrong are insufficient. A new dimension has been added, and items and activities must conform to being Syariah compliant.

Very soon, six state elections will be held and these will be seen as a test of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership and the effectiveness of his administration. But is it really? Isn’t it also a measure of our own morality?

Anwar campaigned on the theme of “no more corruption in politics”. Hours after being sworn in as prime minister, he said, “We will never compromise on good governance, the anti-corruption drive, judicial independence, and the welfare of ordinary Malaysians”.

Without winning the outright majority in the 15th general election...