BY PHAR KIM BENG Malaysia has no shortage of ideas for becoming a more prosperous, technologically advanced and globally competitive nation. We speak confidently about artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing, the digital economy, renewable energy, the blue economy and becoming a high-income nation. Every government unveils another blueprint, another master plan or another ambitious roadmap. Yet…
Kelibat beberapa pemimpin Pakatan Harapan (PH) Negeri Sembilan dilihat memasuki kediaman rasmi Menteri Besar pagi ini, mencetuskan spekulasi mengenai perkembangan politik di negeri itu. Difahamkan, kehadiran mereka adalah bagi menghadiri satu mesyuarat khas, sekali gus menimbulkan tanda tanya sama ada pembubaran DUN bakal menjadi agenda utama. Mesyuarat berkenaan diadakan selepas pengumuman pembubaran DUN Johor, dengan…
By MASZSYUHADA MASZRI The American story is defined by the slow, often painful expansion of the “we” in “We, the People.” From the 13th Amendment’s abolition of slavery to the 19th’s guarantee of women’s suffrage, the American constitutional history is a record of marginalized groups — indigenous peoples and people of colour — fighting to…
By DR SHAHNOR BASRI The meeting in Jakarta between Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, and Indonesia’s President, Prabowo Subianto, could not have come at a more consequential moment. As tensions between Israel, Iran and the United States edge closer to a wider regional war, their high-level engagement signals more than routine bilateral diplomacy—it reflects the…
By LOKMAN ADAM The opposition is at it again, recycling the same script with different actors. This time, Victor Chin is being paraded as the moral champion. But strip away the noise, and the story looks all too familiar. What is the similarity between Albert Tei and Victor Chin? Both allegedly gave bribes, and when…
Oleh NASAIE ISMAIL Kelmarin adalah detik gelap buat Israel apabila lokasi yang dianggap paling selamat di tanah jajahan tersebut tembus begitu mudah dengan peluru berpandu Iran iaitu di Dimona dan Arad yang mana salah satu daripadanya adalah lokasi terletaknya loji nuklear Israel. Pada hari yang sama juga, media Barat memberitakan dua peluru berpandu Iran telah…
By ROBERT KIYOSAKI I’ve Been Saying This For 8-9 Days Now! Most people laughed. They said: “Robert, Iran is finished. Israel destroyed 80% of their air defenses. It’s over.” I said: Iran is not trying to WIN the war. Iran is trying to make winning TOO EXPENSIVE. Those are two completely different games. And most…
Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Umno’s latest general assembly was theatrical, not transformative. The banners were bright, the chants familiar, and the speeches polished — but the performance could not hide the rot. This was not a party plotting a comeback; it was a party rehearsing its own eulogy. Malaysia has moved on. Umno has not….
Dec 30 2025 has become Bersatu’s resignation announcement day from the opposition alliance – Perikatan Nasional. The resignation are all effective from Jan 1 2026. PN chairman Tan Sri Mahiaddin Yassin got the ball rolling first thing in the morning and that was followed suit by diligently by second and third tier leaders. With Bersatu…
The cabinet reshuffle announced a short while ago saw Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim containing dissent from the Rafizi camp, appeasing the Indian voters while picking the best brains for key ministries. He also responded to the calls for the Federal Territories to be represented by a minister who represented a constituency in the…
