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From violin to rural medicine, 10 things Malaysians may have forgotten about Dr Hasmah

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 28 -- It is easy to remember Tun Dr Hasmah Mohamad Ali through the people and institutions around her: as the wife of Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister, as a former First L... Read More


Bandar Utama school stabbing: Family plans civil suit as mother asks if tragedy could have been prevented

KEPONG, Sept. 25 -- More than 11 months after her daughter was fatally stabbed at school, Wong Lee Ping is still asking a question she cannot put behind her: could the tragedy have been prevented? Th... Read More


If inflation is falling, why do Malaysians still feel food prices biting hard?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- Malaysia's inflation rate is slowing, yet the cost of a meal or a basket of groceries can still feel high for households. If inflation is falling, why do a plate of nasi lem... Read More


Malaysia's OPR stays at 2.75pc: What does it mean for your loans, savings and spendings

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 17 -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has kept its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent, maintaining the rate for a seventh consecutive meeting. At 2.75 per cent, the OPR is no... Read More


Malaysia's AI Nation plan by 2030 - how the government is preparing its people

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14 -- On a daily basis we wake up to check our mobile phones for the quickest route to work using a navigation application, then perhaps proceed to clear out filtered spam emails. ... Read More


Malaysia wants to be an AI nation by 2030 - what does that mean for Malaysians?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming part of everyday life, from how people search for information and communicate to how businesses serve their customers. ... Read More


Malaysia's data centre boom: How it affects jobs, electricity and water

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 10 -- Streaming a video, making an online payment, shopping online or using an AI-powered service involves data being stored and processed somewhere. Much of that happens in data ... Read More


Anwar warns ministries against blank cheque approach while Malaysia grapples with subsidy burden

PUTRAJAYA, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned against the unsustainable trajectory of public spending, stressing that the government cannot indefinitely expand allocations w... Read More


Malaysia's chip ambitions: From assembly hub to semiconductor powerhouse

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- Semiconductors are behind much of the technology people use every day, from smartphones and cars to bank cards, air-conditioners and the data centres powering artificial intel... Read More


BUDI95 fuel quota back to 300 litres: How will this affect motorists?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 3 -- Five months after reducing the monthly subsidised RON95 quota from 300 litres to 200 litres, the government has restored the higher limit. The basic monthly eligibility limit... Read More