AI Can Help Authors Overcome “Writer’s Block”, says Harry Potter’s Publisher

Illustration from Bloomsbury FB LONDON, Oct 27: More authors will lean on AI to spark creativity…

Woman Loses RM100,000 in Identity Theft Fraud via WhatsApp when Husband Travelled to China

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 27: A kindergarten teacher lost RM100,000 after being deceived by messages on WhatsApp…

Scammed — Promise of Big & Quick Profits in Online Investments Turns Into Dust

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 27: A government retiree suffered losses amounting to RM3.07 million after being deceived…

Is It a Fair Deal? Malaysia’s Costly Dance with Washington While Beijing Watches

By Dr Rahim Said  When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shook hands with U.S. President…

The Prank That Shook Sultan Abdul Hamid College in 1965

When a harmless joke by a group of Form Five boys in 1965 turned into a…

Malaysia–U.S. Trade: Bursa Malaysia Applauds Tariff Exemptions as Bilateral Ties Deepen

Malaysia’s landmark trade deal with the U.S. sparks investor optimism, tariff-free access for key exports, and…

A Close Examination of the Cost of Access: Why the US-Malaysia Reciprocal Trade Deal is a Masterclass in Managed Geopolitical Strategy

Kuala Lumpur Trades Strategic Autonomy for a Marginal Tariff Concession, Underwriting America’s Engineered Trade Surplus By…

Kuala Lumpur — The Quiet Crucible of a US–China Reset

Strategic gains, tariff threats, and rare earth tensions converge in Kuala Lumpur as Xi and Trump…

Trump Does the Twist — Kuala Lumpur Edition

By Dr Rahim Said Only Donald J. Trump could turn a diplomatic arrival into a TikTok…

My 5a.m. Routine and the Science of Starting Right

Image Illustration from Coffee FB By Dr Rahim Said  The alarm rings at 5 a.m. Not…

A Tribute to Stephanie Khoo Lean Yi

You would have turned a radiant 53 today (Oct 25, 2025) — graceful, witty, and full…

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child 

By Aisha Rashid It is most alarming to read about the spate of crimes and undesirable behaviour…

Malaysia’s Strategic Crossroads in the Global Rare Earth Realignment

Malaysia’s rare earth sector is being reshaped by global trade alliances, strategic resource controls, and geopolitical…

Borrow a Senior Citizen for a Day?

by Dr Rahim Said Malaysia’s new 2026–2030 Senior Citizens Action Plan reminds us that ageing is…

Building ASEAN into an REE Giant

A Blueprint for Regional Integration and REE Sovereignty By Dr Mohd Safar Hasim ASEAN holds the…

How About a Mandela Peace Prize After a Century of Nobel Buzz

Image from Nelson Mandela FB By Dr Rahim Said in collaboration with Tan Sri Jawhar Hassan…

Time for Malaysia to Rethink About Semiconductor Sovereignty

By Dr Mohd Safar Hasim In September 2025, the Dutch government took the extraordinary step of…

KL Traffic Violations: 81,800 Summonses in 20 Days

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21: Kuala Lumpur police have issued 81,880 summonses to road users in just…

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…

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,…