As the clock struck the midnight hour, we left, by all accounts, a horrible 2020 and welcomed 2021.

From all of us at Malaysiakini, we wish everyone - our readers especially - a very happy new year.

This past year, it has been our privilege and pleasure to share the Malaysian journey and yet another year of building a better tomorrow for our future generations.

While it has been challenging, with battles won and skirmishes lost, the hope yet lives on.

May 2021 be the year we see real gains on many fronts, in our fight against corruption for one.

We are working with a skeleton staff today, recharging our batteries before returning to the fray.

We shall be back in full force in the new year to continue to give you more news, and views, that matter.