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Under the Sumbang Tunai Rahmah (STR), eligible recipients receive direct cash assistance from the government to help cover living costs. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

With Sara closing, Malaysians can access alternative govt cash and subsidy programmes

BAM doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky said he is ready to step down as part of taking responsibility for the four-gold shortfall in Malaysia’s 2025 SEA Games badminton results. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

One gold, two silver, six bronze: Malaysia’s badminton chief admits shortfall, open to stepping down after SEA Games results

Malaysia’s sepak takraw team celebrates their historic 2-1 victory over Thailand in the men’s team regu final at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, ending a 34-year gold drought. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

Malaysia ends 34-year drought with SEA Games team regu gold over Thailand

Health workers move a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Bloodshed at Bondi: 11 killed as gunfire tears through Sydney beach

After four records and the 2025 SEA Games gold in Thailand, the Malaysian and Sarawak governments are lining up rewards for hammer thrower Grace Wong. — Picture from X/Bernama_Radio
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Sarawak, Putrajaya to reward record-breaking SEA Games gold medallist Grace Wong

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

METMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for Klang Valley, six states until 1pm

In a statement uploaded on his Facebook page, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the declaration was made in compliance with the decree of the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, as a mark of celebration for the team’s outstanding achievement in continuing its dominance in Malaysian football. — Picture from Facebook/Onn Hafiz Ghazi
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Johor declares special public holiday after JDT’s FA Cup 2025 win, SPM exams to proceed as scheduled

Despite nearly 80 per cent of speed tests being conducted on 5G-capable devices, most Malaysian users still spend two-thirds of their time on 4G networks due to coverage gaps. — Picture by Mukhriz Hashim
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Malaysia’s 5G speeds have nearly halved as network comes under strain, Ookla reports

Soh Wooi Yik (left) and Aaron Chia took the silver in the men’s doubles badminton final at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok on December 14, 2025. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 18 h ago

SEA Games heartbreak for Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as Indonesia claims men’s doubles gold

People hold placards during a Hanukkah menorah lighting in Berlin, Germany on December 14, 2025, in solidarity with Australians after the Bondi Beach shooting. — AFP pic
World  / 3 h ago

Fruit seller disarms Bondi Beach gunman, now hospitalised with gunshot wounds as world hail him as ‘hero’

According to the author, DAP’s quiet on key issues—from Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA to Tan Sri Azam Baki’s contract extension and ongoing corruption under Madani — risks alienating Chinese voters, a lesson already seen in Sabah’s polls. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
What You Think  / 3 h ago

The end of DAP’s ‘Golden Era’? — Izmil Amri

Personal belongings lie at the scene of a deadly shooting during a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 4 h ago

Bondi shooting leaves 16 dead as Australian police identify father-and-son gunmen in alleged antisemitic attack

Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen said the latest victim, identified as Hong, had invested RM300,000 in the investment fund proposed by the BSN employee in question in 2024 and only realised he had been scammed after news reports emerged in 2025. — File picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

BSN payouts coming next week for victims of employee-linked investment scam, says Sarawak DAP chief

People cross a street next to police vehicles after the shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Bondi Beach massacre draws international outrage, leaders vow to fight antisemitism

Mosti is holding STI Madani Carnivals nationwide to empower young Malaysians and boost the country’s chances to reach developed nationhood. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysia needs 70pc of jobs in STEM to reach developed nation status, says Mosti official

Trump’s sweeping tariffs were announced on the back of a declaration of national emergency to address what the President described as harmful foreign trade and economic practices. — Reuters pic
What You Think / 12 Apr 2025

Trump’s imposition of tariffs, vide declaration of emergency, has taken disrespect to, and misuse of, the law to a new level — Hafiz Hassan

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said Miti and its agencies, together with other entities like Bank Negara, are still quantifying the full potential impact of the US tariffs. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
What You Think / 12 Apr 2025

Two wrongs do not make a right — Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz

US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
What You Think / 11 Apr 2025

The art of the self-inflicted wound: Donald Trump and the death rattle of empire — Che Ran

The proposed Waste-to-Energy plant will operate within a closed and engineered combustion environment that adheres strictly to thermodynamic laws and international best practices. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

A response to claims regarding the proposed Batu Arang Waste-to-Energy Plant — KDEB Waste Management

Arthur Phillip High School with surrounding community and infrastructure. — From A. Swinburn (2017)
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

Vertical schools in Malaysia: A beneficial or risky move? — Sofea Azahar

It can now be said that you should uphold the law of the land where you live, pray, play and plant (your durians). — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

Uphold the law of the land where you live, pray, play and plant (your durians) — Hafiz Hassan

We do have time for everything, including reading books. — Unsplash pic
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

My Ramadan lesson — Nahrizul Adib Kadri  

The environmental and societal consequences of reliance on fossil fuels further underline the urgency of advancing energy jurisprudence. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

Energy jurisprudence is driving the sustainability agenda forward — Siti Aisyah Nabilah Suwardi and Mohd Istajib Mokhtar

‘Adolescence’, the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influences young people are exposed to online. — Picture via Facebook/Netflix
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ was great but the commentary in its wake around boys and violence left me wanting — Keertan Ayamany

Bezalel Smotrich gestures at a handing over ceremony after he took office as the new Israeli Finance Minister in Jerusalem January 1, 2023. — Reuters pic
What You Think / 10 Apr 2025

A famine made by men: Gaza, Smotrich, and the sin of starving a people — Che Ran

Trump sees international trade like I see my supermarket receipts — a depressing list of how much I’ve spent, and how little they’ve spent back on me. — Reuters pic
What You Think / 09 Apr 2025

Tariffs at the till: My personal trade war with the supermarket (and Donald Trump) — Che Ran

According to the author, the implementation of AI in human resources (HR) and from the perspective of job seekers remain limited especially in Malaysia. — Unsplash pic
What You Think / 09 Apr 2025

AI in recruitment: Boosting efficiency, but at what cost to empathy? — Noor Ismawati Jaafar

Retaliatory tariffs often seem like the logical and reciprocal step. But in reality, such actions tend to hurt the domestic economy more than they help. — Reuters pic
What You Think / 08 Apr 2025

Trade calm, not war: Why Malaysia’s no-tariff move makes sense — Ahmad Faiz Yazid 

Excavation work in the vicinity of a gas installation must be carried out under the supervision of the relevant competent person. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 08 Apr 2025

Excavation work in vicinity of gas installation must comply with regulations — Hafiz Hassan

In the Putra Heights incident, the fire was brought under control when the gas valves were shut and the remaining leaked gas burned out. What if the fire were fuelled by an inexhaustible supply of fuel, such as millions of tons of coal deposits? — Bernama pic
What You Think / 06 Apr 2025

Batu Arang incinerator dangers: Potentially more disastrous than the Putra Heights fire — William Leong Jee Keen

The US national debt has ballooned due to tax cuts, increased spending, and economic crises. — Unsplash pic
What You Think / 05 Apr 2025

Dilemma of the US economy, lessons for the world — Ahmad Ibrahim