How the Consumer Credit Commission will protect Malaysians from unfair lending practices

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 -- The Consumer Credit Bill 2025, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at regulating Malaysia's rapidly growing credit services industry, gained passage in the Dewan Rakyat in J... Read More

Thanks to social media, enforcement agencies have turned raids, inspections into entertainment - but, is this right?

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Malaysia's enforcement agencies are racking up millions of views on social media such asTikTok and Instagram, transforming serious operations like raids and roadblocks into vir... Read More

World Bank survey: Firms think women are key to performance, but still sees raising children as barrier to hiring

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 -- Many Malaysian firms believe hiring more women significantly boosts productivity and makes their companies more attractive to talent. Despite this recognition, few are willin... Read More

Two-tier healthcare or public lifeline? Unpacking the debate over Rakan KKM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- The Ministry of Health's (MOH) plan to launch its "Rakan KKM" programme has ignited a fierce public debate. On one side, detractors warn it would create a two-tiered healthca... Read More

Is public transport meant to turn a profit? Five countries show it's not that simple

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's administration said at the launch of the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 that public transport will be the backbone of all future develop... Read More

Selangor MB: Putra Heights blast caused by soil subsidence, pipe shifted 15.9cm

SHAH ALAM, June 30 -- The Putra Heights gas pipe explosion was caused by soil subsidence that happened over 25 years since it was laid in 2000, resulting in the pipe shifting by 15.9cm. The matter wa... Read More

Citing 'systemic neglect', rights groups demand Domestic Workers Bill after murder of Sabah housekeeper by MasterChef finalist

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 -- A coalition of rights groups have urged the government to expedite tabling the Domestic Workers Bill, following up on repeated calls to institute legal safeguards as migrant l... Read More

Who is Hakim Danish, the 17-year-old Terengganu boy making waves in MotoGP racing?

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 -- Malaysia's motorcycle racing scene has a new star: 17-year-old Muhammad Hakim Danish Ramli. Early Sunday morning in Aragon, Spain, the young rider delivered a nail-biting per... Read More

Two-thirds of Malaysian universities drop in CWUR's Global 2000 rankings amid funding challenges

[EMBARGO JUNE 2, June 1 -- Nine Malaysian universities, led by Universiti Malaya (UM), featured in the 2025 edition of the Center for World University Rankings' (CWUR) Global 2000 list, but two-thirds... Read More

As Malaysia assumes chairmanship this year, what is the Asean Summit and why does it matter?

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Malaysia is again hosting the pivotal Asean Summit this year, leading as chairman amid global volatility fuelled by populist trade policies and the reemergence of protectionism... Read More