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Singapore PMO: Opposition leader post to stay empty amid WP standoff

SINGAPORE, Jan. 22 -- The office of Singapore's Leader of the Opposition (LO) will remain vacant after the Workers' Party (WP) said it was "unable to accept" Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's invitation ... Read More


Home Ministry: Malaysia's online fraud surge drains RM2.77b in 2025, the highest in three years

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Malaysia recorded its highest losses from financial scams in three years, with some RM2.77 billion wiped out in 2025 alone, the Home Ministry told Parliament in a written repl... Read More


Muhyiddin draws line on Perikatan's future leader, saying chair must come from coalition chiefs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said the next Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman should come from among the coalition's party leaders, a stance that has placed re... Read More


Restaurant Daawat in Bukit Bintang is a taste of Kerala in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, with an awesome fish 'pollichathu'

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Last year, a friend took me to try a Keralan sadya for the first time. We had the meal as part of Onam, the annual harvest festival that is a significant part of Keralan cult... Read More


The overlooked goldmine in our used batteries - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- We've all heard the urgent call to ramp up electric vehicle (EV) production and build vast grids of energy storage. We also hear how the surge in EV ownership will disrupt the... Read More


Jackie Chan's cinematic way of reaching out to his kids

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- My Shakespeare's a little rusty, but if I recall correctly in Hamlet the prince staged a play to "catch the conscience of the King." The protagonist used art to draw out some... Read More


Required campus history classes: Skip propaganda, facilitate exchanges

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- A peculiar advantage from my fairly disadvantageous career trajectory is that I still deal with interns. They do not enjoy dealing with a relic. The low perceived value of th... Read More


With or without the use of force: EU is not off the hook on Greenland yet - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- Greenland's government has issued civil-preparedness guidelines advising households how to cope for five days amid possible power outages and disruptions to water, food, medic... Read More


Gen Z: Difficult to adapt, or is the world changing too fast? - Syarifah Maisarah Syed Alwi

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- In recent years, complaints have continuously been made about the younger generation, especially Generation Z or Gen Z, who are regarded as struggling with adapting, whether a... Read More


US keen to revive English Teaching Assistants programme in Malaysia, says envoy

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 22 -- The United States has expressed interest in reviving its English Teaching Assistants (ETA) programme in Malaysia, describing it as a key initiative that strengthened people-t... Read More