By Dr Rahim Said Malaysia’s golden palm oil, once the pride of our kitchens and the…
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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…
Why Achieving Peace is Such a Courageous and Noble Act
HWPL Malaysia’s Peace Forum in Kuching recently By Yong Soo Heong In a world often defined…
Oh, My Goodness! Such Rudeness in Malaysia!
By Dr Rahim Said It started with four words that should never have been typed: “Hi…
Bukit Damansara — When Progress Becomes a Nuisance
By Dr Rahim Said “We do not object to development. But we are opposed to haphazard…
Two Men Impersonating as MCMC & Police Officers Trick Woman of RM65,100 in Another Phone Scam
TANGKAK, Oct 16: A 39-year-old woman lost RM65,100 after falling victim to a syndicate whose members…
Phone Scammers Trick Two Women of Over RM400,00 Through False Accusations and Coercion Through Fake “Public Officials”
DUNGUN, Oct 15: A female teacher here lost RM254,360 after falling victim to a sophisticated phone…
Lighting Up for Deepavali, a Festival That’s Forever Evolving
By Sam Trailerman Ever imagined celebrating Deepavali in the late 1970s—no mobile phones, no WhatsApp forwards,…
Baba Nyonya Is Now Officially Recognised as an Ethnic Group
The Peranakan Chinese, once folded into broader categories, now reclaim their civic identity — and remind…
Rising Cable Thefts and Sabotage in Germany Frustrate EV Drivers and Charging Station Operators
BERLIN, Oct 13: Cable thefts and acts of sabotage at electric vehicle charging stations are on…