Women still getting shafted

The lyrics to Beyoncé’s Run the World (Girls) sure doesn’t ring true in Malaysia. Statistics show women still lag far behind men here, especially as far as wages, economic opportunities and politics are concerned.

In other news, what’s Parliament without the rumpus?; the opposition loses more attempts to oppose the budget, putting more pressure on a certain forever-PM-wannabe; and, our Covid-19 numbers go up and up, thanks to a cluster involving a particular glove maker.