Before Friday last week, these used to work as control switches. They cannot perform anymore, obviously. They've lost their form and their constitution.

Deformed like cheese-strings in the fire that torched the ground floor of the Metro Tabernacle Church, these bear a reminder that Malaysia must manage its communitarian temperatures during these trying times.

So far, there have been 12 cases of arson and vandalism attacks related to the High Court ruling over the term 'Allah'. Today, things took a troubling turn. The 13th case, this time a mosque located in Sarawak, was vandalised. Bottles were thrown at the building.

Surely, a resolution has to be reached, and fast. The government must drive this course well; they have no choice. We the Rakyat must see to that. Malaysia must not lose control.