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Explainer: What Malaysia's proposed filial law could mean for families

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 -- The government recently announced that it is considering introducing a new law that would legally obligate children to care for their ageing parents. Deputy Prime Minister Dat... Read More


China's quiet urgency for peace in West Asia - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- China may project confidence through military modernization, technological breakthroughs and resilient export performance. Yet beneath this image of strategic steadiness lies ... Read More


On final day as MACC chief, Azam Baki rules out politics and business in next chapter

PUTRAJAYA, May 12 -- Outgoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has officially ruled out a career in politics or the private sector, vowing instead to de... Read More


Anwar orders all ministries to retarget aid and protect vulnerable Malaysians from rising costs

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has issued a direct order to all ministries to realign their initiatives and assistance programmes, ensuring that government resources a... Read More


'No sabotage, please': Azam Baki tells MACC to show absolute loyalty to successor

PUTRAJAYA, May 12 -- Outgoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has issued a stern reminder to his officers to extend their full, unwavering support to h... Read More


Founding was only half the story: Descendant says Yap Ah Loy's true legacy was rebuilding KL after war

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 -- Yap Ah Loy is widely remembered as the man who founded modern Kuala Lumpur, but according to his fifth-generation great-grandson Glenn Yap, that story only tells half the truth... Read More


Asean between raw politics and AI-enabled warfare in West Asia - Phar Kim Beng and Luthfy Hamzah

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- The world that Asean once mastered through balance, ambiguity and consensus is beginning to fracture under the combined weight of geopolitical rivalry and artificial intelligen... Read More


Why science diplomacy finally needs its own map - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- The phrase "science diplomacy" conjured a romantic image: a polar bear standing next to a Russian and an American scientist in front of a research vessel, a testament to Cold W... Read More


The silent strength behind every child's success - Zuraini Md Ali and Nor Hayati Hussain

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- In every stage of our lives, there is one figure whose love often goes unnoticed because it is given so naturally and unconditionally: a mother. From the moment a child is born... Read More


The MV Hondius viral outbreak warrants preparedness, not panic - Rafidah Lani

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- Recent international headlines have been dominated by the tragic hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean. The outbreak has claimed t... Read More