BERLIN, Dec 7: Porsche supervisory board chairman Wolfgang Porsche, 82, has married his long-term partner Gabriela of Leiningen at a private ceremony in Salzburg, their spokesman Christian Schertz confirmed. Schertz has asked for the couple’s privacy to be respected. The marriage is Porsche’s fourth and follows his divorce from his former wife Claudia in 2023.…

Is the U.S. Abandoning Its Role as Global Policeman? By Dr Mohd Safar Hasim The release of the National Security Strategy (NSS 2025) on December 4, 2025 has reignited debate: is the United States finally stepping back from its longstanding role as the world’s “global policeman”? For decades, Washington has intervened in conflicts, projected military…

LUNDU (Sarawak), Dec 7: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has stressed the importance of prudent use of smartphones and gadgets as children’s “babysitters”, following concerns over the negative effects of early exposure to digital devices. Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the use of smartphones…

BALIK PULAU, Dec 7: Police arrested a 60-year-old and seized 30 bitcoin mining machines in a raid on several premises around Jalan Air Putih, here yesterday that were operating through illegal electrical connections. Southwest district police chief ACP Anuwal Ab Wahab said police and a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) team conducted an inspection in the…

By Dr Rahim Said  For years, cybersecurity experts have comforted business owners with assurances that our digital fortresses are impenetrable.  They love phrases like “bank-grade security” and “multi-layered firewalls,” delivered with the calm confidence of people who have never personally had RM200 million evaporate from under their noses.  Yet here we are. Sin Chew Daily…

By Jeff Yong For two consecutive seasons, Arsenal have played scintillating football, pushed Manchester City to the brink, and yet fallen agonisingly short. The narrative of near-misses has become familiar: a team brimming with talent, tactical clarity, and youthful energy, but one that falters at the decisive moment. As the 2025/26 campaign unfolds, the spectre…

By Siti Baaqiah Mamat KOTA KINABALU, Dec 7: The ancient tradition of the Kadazan Dusun community of burying bones along with personal belongings in a large tanjau or urn, which symbolises the soul’s journey to the afterlife, is no longer practised today and is increasingly rarely told to the younger generation. Although the traditional practice…

IPOH, Dec 7: Another RM85.6 million has been allocated by the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) to the National Landscape Department for the development of MADANI Recreational Parks (TRM) nationwide, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. The allocation is to meet the target of establishing 1,000 MADANI recreational parks across the…

By Dr Rahim Said  At long last, AirAsia has done it. It has delivered Malaysia from one of its greatest national crises — greater than inflation, greater than a weak ringgit, greater even than the eternal pothole on Jalan Tun Razak.  Yes, the airline has finally taken decisive action on the issue that has kept so many…

By Dr Mohd Safar Hasim The death of Zara Qairina Mahathir in July 2025 was a moment of national reckoning. A bright young student, Zara’s life was cut short in circumstances pointing to bullying within her school environment. Her case was the first prosecuted under newly amended Penal Code provisions that formally recognised bullying as…

SHAH ALAM, Dec 7: Parents can play a key role in inculcating an interest and passion for reading among their children from a young age. This was quite apparent at the Selangor International Book Fair 2025 being held at the Setia City Conference Centre here as families including grandparents were seen accompanying their young ones…

BP House — headquarters of The Scouts Association of Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7: The Scouts Association of Malaysia (PPM) hopes to do more to help in character and leadership building among youths in the country, says National Chief Scout Maj Gen Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Zin Bidin. Scouting as an informal educational platform has proven to…

Photo Credit: WE Love Barn Owls FB KEPALA BATAS, Dec 7: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Barn Owl and Rodent Research Group (BORG) have successfully used barn owls to control pests like rats, with the birds consuming more than 11,000 rats in the Bertam area since 2023. Project coordinator, Associate Prof Dr Hasber Salim of USM’s School…

By Hardew KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6: “Since when the police have been given the authority to shoot dead a person that they have deemed a criminal?” Speaking to the press, following the handover of an audio recording to the Bukit Aman police headquarters today by the families of three men who were shot dead by…

Smith to witness: “You mean he was as drunk as a judge.” Judge (interrupting): “You mean as drunk as a lord.” Smith: “Yes, My Lord.”  By S. Jayasankaran It’s a little-known fact that raccoons are partial to their tipple of choice. This explains why, when the American state of Virginia outlawed the sale of alcohol…