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RM60,000 versus RM500,000: Penang chief minister says still weighing DAP's call for equal funding law

GEORGE TOWN, Sept. 12 -- The Penang government is unlikely to table a proposed law guaranteeing equal constituency development funds (CDF) at the coming state legislative assembly sitting, due to time... Read More


Germany, Sweden and Malaysia: When the political centre begins to tilt right - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 12 -- The rise of the far right in Germany and Sweden cannot simply be explained as a sudden outbreak of xenophobia. Nor should it be reduced to Vladimir Putin, the war in Ukraine... Read More


Kon Yeow orders excos to clear unfinished Penang2030 projects before he steps down as chief minister

GEORGE TOWN, Sept. 12 -- Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has ordered all state executive councillors to identify Penang2030 initiatives under their portfolios that have not been started or complet... Read More


Come set up shop in KL, Anwar says to Ethiopia after decades apart

NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended an invitation to Ethiopia to establish an Embassy in Kuala Lumpur during his bilateral meeting with his counterpart, Prime Minis... Read More


From prompting to thinking: Redefining academic integrity in the era of AI - Nor Farah Hanis Zainun

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 12 -- Every semester, academics face an increasingly familiar reality: students are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini as part of their academic wo... Read More


A spring in Umno's step: Three things we learnt from its 2026 general assembly

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- Umno's annual general assembly ended yesterday with a sense of optimism rarely seen at the party's recent assemblies, as delegates filled the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur ... Read More


Independent men's singles shuttler Aidil Sholeh stuns China's fifth seed to reach Vietnam Open semi-finals

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- Independent men's singles shuttler Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin moved into the Vietnam Open semi-finals after upsetting China's fifth seed Dong Tianyao in Ho Chi Minh City yester... Read More


Lee Zii Jia's coach Liew Daren hit by online backlash after Vietnam Open upset

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- Lee Zii Jia's coach Liew Daren has faced a wave of online criticism after the Malaysian shuttler suffered a shock early exit from the Vietnam Open. The backlash came after Z... Read More


Singapore court freezes up to US$499m in Radiant World assets, caps founder's spending at £4,000 a week

SINGAPORE, Sept. 12 -- A Singapore court has frozen up to US$499.2 million (RM2.04 billion) in assets linked to iron ore trader Radiant World, while its founder Pinkesh Nahar has been restricted to &#... Read More


Justice delayed must still be justice delivered - Syed Mohammed Idid

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 12 -- The Malaysian Bar President Anand Raj's statement on the circumstances surrounding my father, Dato' Syed Ahmad Idid, struck me not merely as a son, but as a communications pr... Read More