Air In India’s Capital Turns Toxic After Millions Burst Firecrackers

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (Bernama) — Air quality in India’s capital and a few other cities…

Japan’s New PM Takaichi To Make Diplomatic Debut At ASEAN Meetings

TOKYO, Oct 21 (Bernama-Kyodo) — Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is arranging to make…

Quiescent Diplomacy In High Gear: Anwar As The Peace And Trade Whisperer

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) — When diplomacy retreats from the noise of confrontation and slips…

Putin Mulls Attending ASEAN Summit, Deputy PM Confirmed For Now – PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering attending the upcoming ASEAN…

From Conflicts to Consensus: ASEAN–China’s Breakthrough in the South China Sea

A historic diplomatic shift as ASEAN and China prepare to sign the South China Sea Code…

How to Stop the Smuggling of Subsidised Cooking Oil to Sungai Golok 

By Dr Rahim Said  Malaysia’s golden palm oil, once the pride of our kitchens and the…

Malaysia Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award In Istanbul

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Malaysia has been honoured with the Global Zero Waste Special Citation…

Student Fatally Stabbed In School Cremated

SHAH ALAM, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The student who was fatally stabbed at a school in…

PM Anwar Calls For Unity, Compassion On Deepavali

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Malaysians to use…

When Passengers Mistake Stewardesses for Porters

By Dr Rahim Said Once upon a time, flying was glamorous. Men wore ties, women wore…

From Border Clashes to Summit Ceremony: ASEAN’s Test of Maturity

Peacekeepers, symbolism, and the fragile ceasefire on the Thai–Cambodian frontier By Dr Mohd Safar Hasim A…

Sabah’s Tocotrienols: Turning Palm Byproducts into Global Wellness Gold

By Dr Rahim Said When Chan Foong Hin, the Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities and…

Schools, Blame, and the Great Malaysian Denial

By Dr Rahim Said When a society starts treating student deaths as tragic but isolated incidents,…

Welcome to Sungai Bayor — Malaysia’s Longest Morning Market on Fridays!

By Ahmad Abd Hamid What makes the relatively quiet town of Sungai Bayor in Selama, Perak,…

Valuable Gold Jewellery Stolen from Louvre Museum In Paris

Image courtesy of Paris Louvre Museum FB PARIS, Oct 20: French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced…

Penang Pioneers Ratoon Rice that Allows 2nd Crop Without Replanting

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 20: Penang is ready to be a pioneer for ratoon rice planting that…

Lost MyKad: Malaysia Needs a Kill Switch for MyKad

As Malaysia prepares to launch a new version of MyKad, the absence of a cancellation mechanism…

When a Lost MyKad Opens the Wrong Doors!

Malaysia’s reliance on MyKad as a single key for subsidies and identity verification exposes citizens tofraud,…

Batu Pahat’s Artiletchumy Swirls the Aroma of Muruku and Omapodi at every Deepavali

Image used as illustration courtesy of Muruku Homemade FB BATU PAHAT, Oct 19: Every Deepavali, the…

Japan May See Its 1st Female PM Soon as Ongoing Political Manoeuvres Continue

The image above, used as an illustration, is from Prime Minister’s Office of Japan FB TOKYO,…

Whoosh High-Speed Train Between Jakarta & Bandung Enters 3rd Year

Image courtesy of Kereta Api Cepat Jakarta Bandung FB JAKARTA, Oct 19:  For Zaky Najwan, an…

Lakshmi Bai Keeps Kai Muruku Tradition Alive

Image courtesy of “Deepavali — Festival of Lights” FB By Vishvani Kumar PETALING JAYA, Oct 18:…

Beware: No Safe Haven for Defamation in Digital Space

High Court ruling underscores that online platforms offer no shield against defamation law, as ex‑employee ordered…

The Invisible Elephant in Malaysia’s Budget

Structural burdens like debt servicing, subsidies, and pension obligations remain politically unspoken — yet they quietly…