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File photo of the Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang. The author argues that disputes over succession to the Negeri Sembilan rulership must be determined under the state constitution, not by the Conference of Rulers. — Bernama pic
What You Think  / 10 h ago

Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan: Not the constitutional function of the Conference of Rulers to determine the state ruler — Hafiz Hassan

Malaysian doubles women pair M. Thinaah (left) and Pearly Ta beat Indonesia’s Rachel Allessya Rose-Febi Setianingrum 21-13, 21-11 in the Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya in Japan on Seotember 25, 2026. — AFP file pic
Sports  / 8 h ago

Pearly Tan-Thinaah, Aaron Chia-Tee Kai Wun and Fei-Din lead Malaysia’s winning start in Nagoya Games

Hannah Yeoh suggests standardising routes to reduce road closures for KL running events Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh answers media questions after officiating the Mega Cleaning Programme under Hari Cuci Malaysia and conducting a walkabout at PPR Batu Muda September 26, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Hannah Yeoh suggests standardising routes to reduce road closures for KL running events

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the principles of the rule of law and good governance must continue to be upheld in administrative affairs to ensure that every action is carried out within prescribed jurisdictions. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Home minister: Good governance and rule of law must be upheld as AGC affirms limits on Negeri Sembilan exco powers

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 6, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Even unfrozen assets won’t immediately cover Najib’s RM50m house-arrest fine, says son

Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek is briefed by Kuala Pilah district police chief Superintendent Muhamad Mustafah Hussin during her visit to the school in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, following the death of a Form Two student.
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Education Ministry orders immediate audit after Kuala Pilah Form Two student’s death, pupil detained to assist probe

The Fisheries Department plans to use DNA or environmental DNA analysis to determine whether the mystery fish pictured, reportedly caught at Klau Dam in Raub, Pahang, is a piranha or a pacu. Both are non-native to Malaysia. — Social media pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Piranhas in Pahang? What we know about the mystery fish found at Klau Dam

Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (center) speaks to the media during a press conference at the Read Institute Youth Initiative held at Monash University Malaysia in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, September 26, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Akmal Nasrullah: Removing 30pc Bumiputera equity rule for private education will not weaken empowerment agenda

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi cautioned against rushing to label actions ‘treasonous’ or ‘disrespectful’ without first understanding the constitutional roles of the institutions involved. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Zahid: Understand Constitution before branding actions ‘treasonous’ or ‘disrespectful’

Police have confirmed the death of a 14-year-old Form Two student who was found unconscious at a school hostel in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Form Two student dies after being found unconscious at Kuala Pilah school hostel, bullying alleged

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addresses UiTM alumni and students in Shah Alam on September 26, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

‘Not a zero-sum game’: Anwar says he wants to help Malays, but not by denying others’ rights

Soldiers keep watch as voters head to a polling station in Marawi City, Mindanao, on September 14, 2026, for the first elected parliament in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Moro Islamic Liberation Front says Malaysia’s role ‘indispensable’ to Philippines’ Bangsamoro peace process

Negeri Sembilan police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said police are investigating the death of a Form Two student at a Kuala Pilah sports school as murder. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Police classify Kuala Pilah Form Two student’s death as murder, detain 16-year-old

Malaysian sprinter Shereen Samson Vallabouy (second left) competes in the women’s 400m heats at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on September 25, 2026. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 6 h ago

No permanent coach leaves Malaysian sprinter Shereen weighing her next move after Asian Games exit

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addresses UiTM alumni and students in Shah Alam September 26, 2026, where he took a swipe at the Opposition over questions about his refusal to draw a prime ministerial salary. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Anwar questions Opposition priorities: ‘No salary, they’re angry; those who steal, they don’t mention’

Surekha A. Yadav
Surekha A. Yadav
Born and bred in Singapore, Surekha A. Yadav is a freelance journalist in Southeast Asia.
 

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Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam being sworn in as Singapore's ninth President on Thursday (Sept 14), at the Istana. — TODAY pic
17 Sep 2023

Singaporeans endorse the status quo

As he approaches his 20th year in power and enters his eighth decade of life, just when he should be looking to step back and bask in his impressive legacy, it’s Lee who has had to issue statements promising transparency, reflection, and correction to steady the ship. — AFP pic
30 Jul 2023

Sympathy for Lee Hsien Loong

TODAY journalist Loraine Lee queuing up for Taylor Swift concert tickets at the Bukit Panjang SingPost outlet July 6. — TODAY pic
09 Jul 2023

Swifties in Singapore: A blessing or a curse? 

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18 Jun 2023

Singapore reels from a crime wave

 

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A local resident looks at a flooded street in the town of Kherson on June 10, 2023, following damages sustained at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. The flood triggered by damage to the Kakhovka dam in the early hours of June 6, 2023 forced thousands to flee, disrupted water supplies and sparked fears of an environmental and humanitarian disaster. — AFP pic
11 Jun 2023

Ukraine: The Global North has failed, it’s time for the Global South to step up

The temperature in Singapore hit 37 degrees Celsius on May 13, matching the city-state's 1983 record. — AFP pic
14 May 2023

It’s getting hot in here

In a world where more and more countries have legalised the substance, and it is even available as a recreational drug in neighbouring nations, the sentence seems extraordinary. — Shutterstock pic via ETX Studio
07 May 2023

Executed for cannabis — Is Singapore’s latest execution the harshest in history?

TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on
09 Apr 2023

Singapore poster boy: TikTok’s Chew Shou Zi

Ethnic Chinese account for less than 4 per cent of Malaysia’s police force despite being over 20 per cent of the population. The stats for Indians are not much better. — Picture by Azneal Ishak
19 Mar 2023

Waiting to be pulled over on the N-S highway

Male voyeurism is a serious problem and should be treated as such. — iStock pic via TODAY
05 Mar 2023

Male voyeurs need sterner sentences

Tin Pei Ling is a Member of Parliament for MacPherson constituency. — TODAY file pic
12 Feb 2023

Private sector politicians in Singapore

Celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice — the 21st of December (the year’s shortest day) — the lunar new year is also celebrated in Vietnam and Korea. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
29 Jan 2023

Is Chinese New Year only for the Chinese? 

Singapore restricts Airbnb largely because it competes with hotels — and a proliferation of Airbnbs will drive down room rates and impact operators across the city. ― Reuters pic
22 Jan 2023

Time to relook the short term rental market

This photograph taken on December 27, 2022 shows a stopped chairlift at Le Semnoz ski resort, near Annecy, as the resort had to close temporarily due to the lack of snow.— AFP pic
15 Jan 2023

Who will pay for the climate? 

For both Singapore and Malaysia, 2023 will be a crucial year to tell us where we will find ourselves at the end of this decade. — AFP pic
08 Jan 2023

Welcome to the roaring 20s 

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence-based chatbot that can respond to questions and queries in natural language. ― AFP pic
18 Dec 2022

ChatGPT: Both marvellous and quite scary

Kuala Lumpur has long had the potential to play the role of a giant Booklyn to Singapore’s sanitised Manhattan. — Picture by Hari Anggara
11 Dec 2022

Kuala Lumpur or Singapore: Which is South-east Asia’s metropolis?

Malaysia — as it begins to grow once again post-Covid — still holds the potential to become a fully developed nation and if it can join the ranks of the world’s more affluent nations, lessons can be learned and applied globally. — Picture by Farhan Najib
04 Dec 2022

Why Malaysia matters to a Singaporean

While Anwar now clearly stands for a multicultural Malaysia, the country is evidently polarised along racial and religious lines. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
28 Nov 2022

The last chance for a united Malaysia?

Some online commentators joked that as far as local authorities were concerned Deepavali is a riot waiting to repeat itself. — Picture by Farhan Najib
13 Nov 2022

Is the Singapore government just uncool?

The Global Financial Centers Index rated Singapore as the world’s third most influential financial centre, after only New York and London. ― Reuters pic
16 Oct 2022

Singapore: Sitting on top of the world 

om its inception, the UN has been utterly dominated by the victorious allies — the nations that effectively won World War II — i.e. the US, China, France, the UK and Russia. ― Reuters pic
02 Oct 2022

Is it time to ditch the UN?

Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew arrives for a talk session at a luncheon organised by City Bank in Dubai in this November 17, 2005 file photo. — Reuters pic
18 Sep 2022

What’s your favourite musical? 

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore that it is seeking public feedback on Grabu00e2u20acu2122s application to impose a 30-cent platform fee. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
08 May 2022

Found not guilty by the court but was ex-Grab driver’s behaviour decent?

An indoor hydroponic growing system is seen at an urban farm in Singapore June 20, 2017. Picture taken June 20, 2017. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
24 Apr 2022

Goodbye to traditional farming in Singapore?

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong speaking during the press conference at the Istana on April 16. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Singaporeu00e2u20acu2122s Ministry of Communications and Information
17 Apr 2022

Finally... a new heir apparent has been named in Singapore

People waiting in line to buy food at a Ramadan bazaar in Ampang, April 5, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Devan Manuel
10 Apr 2022

Restarting Singapore’s heart

The knife used by a man at Block 33 Bendemeer Road on March 23, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d TODAY pic
03 Apr 2022

Is violence on the rise in Singapore?

A general view of the Johor Causeway at Johor Baru March 7, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Hari Anggara
27 Mar 2022

Singapore and Malaysia — back together again

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20 Mar 2022

Rites and rituals of Yishun

This photograph taken on December 14, 2018, shows an animal crossing traffic signboard installed to warn motorists during nearby infrastructure roadworks in the city-stateu00e2u20acu2122s remaining green area in Mandai district leading to Singapore Zoo. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
13 Mar 2022

Wild things of Singapore

A woman uses chopsticks to eat sushi at a restaurant in La Serena, Chile in this picture released April 19, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
06 Mar 2022

Eat hotpot with your hands if you are Indian

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27 Feb 2022

Ukraine: A special war?

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong (pictured) said that global businesses are not in Singapore to serve its market, but they are here to serve the region and the world. u00e2u20acu2022 Picture courtesy of CNA via TODAY
20 Feb 2022

Singapore moves towards taxing the rich to give to the poor

Raeesah Khan at a hearing by Parliamentu00e2u20acu2122s Committee of Privileges in Singapore December 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d TODAY pic
13 Feb 2022

Criminal charges for the leader of Singapore’s Opposition?

File picture shows vehicles driving past the New York Times headquarters in New York March 1, 2010. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
06 Feb 2022

Chicken curry with a side of imperialism

A man walks at a hutong alley decorated with lanterns and a sign of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Games and the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in Beijing, China January 29, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
30 Jan 2022

Crouching tiger, missing China

OCBC described a recent phishing scam that hit its customers as u00e2u20acu02dcparticularly aggressive and highly coordinatedu00e2u20acu2122, becoming increasingly frequent over the year-end holiday period in 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
23 Jan 2022

Scams and banks

16 Jan 2022

Keeping cats on regulation

Currently, work-related events are allowed subject to a cap of 50 participants and any meals being incidental. u00e2u20acu201d APF pic
02 Jan 2022

Singapore in 2022

A pedestrian walks past shops, temporarily closed-down due to Covid-19 restrictions, as Britain enters a national lockdown in London on January 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
26 Dec 2021

Happy Holidays 2020, too

Raeesah Khan at a hearing by Parliamentu00e2u20acu2122s Committee of Privileges in Singapore December 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d TODAY pic
19 Dec 2021

How the PAP seems to be missing an open goal

 

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The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in Kuala Lumpur and 12 states until 8pm today. — Bernama pic
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Storm clouds gather: MetMalaysia issues urgent alert for Kuala Lumpur and 12 states

 
Madani Mart opens master licensing to investors and partners to accelerate nationwide expansion, Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh said. — Bernama pic
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Madani Mart’s master licensing push could fuel 300 outlets, says Fuziah

 
A guardrail is seen piercing through a passenger van after a crash in Bandar Baru Samariang, Kuching, this morning. One female passenger was injured and taken to Sarawak General Hospital for treatment. — The Borneo Post pic
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Van impaled by guardrail in Kuching crash, passenger injured