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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced on January 20, 2026 that children can start preschool at age five, and primary school at age six from 2027. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Malaysia lowers preschool entry to five, Standard One to six from 2027

Penang Public Works Department (JKR) said the road closure will remain in effect until Jan 25 as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of road users. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Bayan Lepas sinkhole in Penang prompts temporary closure of Jalan Kenyalang 1 side lane

A three-member bench of the Court of Appeal, chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Hashim Hamzah, alongside Justices Datuk Azman Abdullah and K. Muniandy set aside the RM5 million previously awarded by the High Court.— Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Court of Appeal cuts Altantuya family’s RM5m damages award to RM1.38m

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek likened the new assessments to no-pressure exams that aim to make learning easier for students. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 4 h ago

From Year 4 to Form 3, starting Oct 2026: Malaysia’s new assessment aims to make learning easier

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced on January 20, 2026 the introduction of a new standardised assessment of Year 4 students in five core subjects starting this year. — File picture by Azneal Ishak

Malaysia / 5 h ago

New assessment for Year 4 students from 2026; tests to cover four subjects

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech at the launch of the National Education Blueprint 2026-2035 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, January 20, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 3 h ago

PM: All Malaysian university students must study Constitution, local history starting this year

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government has expanded its free initiative to cover tertiary education for students with disabilities and those from low-income households. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

College, university and polytechnic now free for low-income and disabled students, says PM

Senior federal counsel representing the government in its appeal over its being held vicariously liable for the murder, had argued that the quantum of damages awarded by the High Court to Shaariibuu Setev, who is Altantuya’s father representing the next of kin, was excessive. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Altantuya family to learn today if RM5m damages award in suit against government stands

Brooklyn Beckham, 26, has shut the door on reconciling with his parents, British celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham, whom he accuses of trying to ruin his life with US wife Nicola Peltz Beckham. — Screencapture via Instagram @brooklynpeltzbeckham

Showbiz / 10 h ago

Brooklyn Beckham airs family rift, says it’s game over with mum and dad

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the payments would cover 3.7 million households and 1.3 million elderly individuals without spouses, with each recipient receiving between RM100 and RM500, depending on their eligibility. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Anwar says Phase 1 Rahmah Cash Aid payments begin, with payouts between RM100 and RM500

Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Control Centre (PGO) said it received an emergency call regarding the incident at 8.55 pm and dispatched nine personnel and one fire engine from the Pudu Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Trailer lorry crash on SPE kills two after they fall from elevated expressway

Since his birth in October 1973, Gopal Muniandy has been living in Malaysia as a stateless person and wants to be recognised as a Malaysian. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Abandoned as a child, Kedah man aged 52 back in court for Malaysian citizenship appeal; five adoptees also await their fates

Sabah pork noodles or ‘sang nyuk mee’ at SK Pork Noodles. — Picture by CK Lim

Eat-drink / 11 h ago

At SK Pork Noodles in Kota Damansara, Sabah ‘sang nyuk mee’ is a magnificent bowl of fresh meat, offal and broth

Europe is facing an increasingly hostile Donald Trump administration after it took a strong position against what is seen as Washington’s attempt to annex Greenland. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Anwar says Malaysia backs Denmark, EU on US Greenland invasion plan

Mongolian Shaariibuu Setev, whose daughter Altantuya was murdered in 2006, said he has been waiting for an apology from the Malaysian government all the years, after the Court of Appeal absolve the Malaysian government of liability and reduce the damages awarded to the family from RM5 million to RM1.38 million on January 20, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Shaariibuu Setev

Malaysia / 4 h ago

‘One word’: Altantuya’s father waits for truth and apology for closure after 20 years

What You Think

5 h ago

The energy-edible oil nexus is more complex than it appears — Ahmad Ibrahim

The author argues that global edible oil prices are influenced more by supply, trade, and agricultural factors than by crude oil prices, suggesting the energy–edible oil link is often overstated. — Unsplash pic

JANUARY 20 — One commodity market analysis presented a compelling narrative about the direct relationship between global edible oil prices and energy markets, particularly crude oil. While this connection exists, the analysis may have failed to account for the multifaceted nature of edible oil pricing dynamics.Crude oil prices represent just one...

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A worker adjusts European Union and US flags at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. — Reuters pic

What You Think / 6 h ago

EU has a bazooka that can’t be used — Phar Kim Beng

The authors argue that the Gig Workers Bill 2025 embeds Responsible Business Conduct principles into law by protecting gig workers while preserving labour flexibility. — Unsplash pic

What You Think / 1d ago

The Gig Workers Bill 2025 reshapes Malaysia’s labour law — Nurhidayah Abdullah and Muhammad Aiman Mohd Ismail

This photograph taken on March 6, 2025 shows the member nation flags including the US (centre) and British flags and the Nato Star sculpture, on display in the Cour d'Honneur of the The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) headquarters, in Brussels. — AFP pic

What You Think / 1d ago

Trans-Atlantic relations will rupture from use of the trade bazooka — Phar Kim Beng

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Despite proposals from the Indian Law Commission in the early 1990s, the Indian Parliament did not act until the turn of the new millennium to reform the law on arrest when Section 41 of the Indian Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) in its present form came to be enacted. — iStock pic

1d ago

Isn’t it time to reform the law on arrest? — Hafiz Hassan

The author says disagreement is not a crime, adding that arrests over speech risk undermining Malaysia’s democratic culture. — Unsplash pic

2d ago

Disagree with the views, yes. Arrest, no. — Khoo Ying Hooi

The author says Asean and Indo-Pacific nations focus on stability and strategic clarity amid growing European political anxieties over the Arctic. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.

2d ago

Indo-Pacific and Asean discourse must not be hijacked by European Union’s insecurities — Phar Kim Beng

The gateway into Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), was designed by the late Japanese architect Dr Kisho Kurokawa, one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. — Picture courtesy of Malaysia Airports

2d ago

KLIA, our grand welcome to the world — Zuraini Md Ali and Michael Patrice Sebastien Gibert

Freedom of speech in Malaysia has limits: the law draws the line where words risk promoting hostility. — Unsplash pic

2d ago

Speak your mind, but mind your words — Hafiz Hassan

To arrest a journalist for a question, however poorly framed, is to chill press freedom itself. — Reuters pic

17 Jan 2026

Statement on the arrest of journalist Rex Tan — PEN Malaysia

Trump’s attempt signals an effort by an elected executive to discipline, intimidate, or delegitimise an independent central bank. — Reuters pic

17 Jan 2026

Understanding an important but late comer to central banking in the United States — Phar Kim Beng PhD

The author argues that María Corina Machado’s decision to gift her Nobel medal to Donald Trump exposes how the Nobel Peace Prize has drifted from moral gravitas to geopolitical theatre — a symbol now so diluted that it can be repurposed as a prop in power politics rather than a testament to peace. — AFP pic

17 Jan 2026

When soft power became slapstick: The Nobel medal that became a prop — Che Ran

In Singapore, where DPA has also been legislated, DPA cannot similarly apply to an individual. — Pexels pic

17 Jan 2026

DPA: Hold your fire! — Hafiz Hassan

Children arrive at SRJK (C) Sam Tet in Ipoh to start school on October 27, 2017. — Picture by Farhan Najib

16 Jan 2026

When diversity in schools becomes normal, not news — Ng Kor Sim

A moneychanger holds stacks of Indonesian rupiah notes in Jakarta on August 29, 2013. — Reuters pic

16 Jan 2026

Nothing to fear, even with a weakening rupiah — Phar Kim Beng

16 Jan 2026

Petronas’ move is mandated by the Federal Constitution — Hafiz Hassan

Chief Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh speaks during a press conference following the Opening of the Legal Year 2026 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur on January 12, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

15 Jan 2026

For a purposeful reform in the next decade, the judiciary must make the Judicial Blueprint happen — Hafiz Hassan

BYD electric cars for export wait for loading onto a ship at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, China on April 18, 2024. — AFP pic

15 Jan 2026

The shifting sands of global power — Ahmad Ibrahim

Books are on display at a bookstore in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir on August 7, 2025. — Reuters pic

15 Jan 2026

The cover is not the book — Ng Kwan Hoong

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