Less French bashing, more backslapping
(Published in The Malay Mail 10 November 2014) Enough of “le french bashing et le pessimisme” France’s Prime Minister declared last...
Ebola outbreak in France: Not if, but when?
(Published in The Malay Mail 13 October) France could soon be facing its own homegrown Ebola cases as has happened in America and Spain,...
France’s struggle with ISIS
We are in a state of shock over the beheading of a French tourist in Algeria on Wednesday. There is no doubt about it: ISIS has brought...
What will a marginal NO vote mean for the short and long-term future?
(Published by The Malay Mail on 18 September — n.b. Graham Paling currently lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and as such was unable to...
Banning the quenelle: when humour isn’t funny
(Published in The Malay Mail on 6 February 2014) I don’t know if you have been following the ‘quenelle’ row here in France and, more...
François Hollande’s plat du jour
(Published in The Malay Mail 25 January 2014) It’s been a tough January in my household, but not as tough as the behind-the-scenes...
Does Malaysia deserve this trial by media?
(Published in The Malay Mail on 23 March 2014) I’ve become quite incensed by the heavy criticism of Malaysia’s handling of the ill-fated...
The Republican’s weapon of mass destruction
(Published in The Malay Mail on 14 October 2013) I’ve been religiously tracking the reports on the US shutdown over the past week: how...
Why Obama’s not visiting Malaysia
(Published in The Malay Mail on 7 October 2013) Who in their right mind would cancel an all expenses paid trip to Malaysia, land of the...
US Presidential Debates: Obama declared the overall winner by viewers
The scores are in following Monday’s third, and last, presidential debate: President Barack Obama is declared the overall winner by two...
