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THERE is a saying that we should always read the small print but most of us unfortunately don’t, although there may be hidden complexities that could haunt us later on if we are not cautious. In this case, the controversy […] Continue Reading

IT was already almost midnight when the Negri Sembilan palace sent a text message to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Haji Ismail Lasim that his entire executive council line-up had been sacked with immediate effect. The simple WhatsApp message was followed […] Continue Reading

Source: AI-generated image. IF you are a regular traveller at Japanese airports, you would notice that Japanese airline staff and ground crew bow to their waiting customers before opening check-in counters. They step out from behind the counters and line […] Continue Reading

MALAYSIA has a curious contradiction when it comes to gambling. On the one hand, the government licenses and regulates legal number forecast operators (NFOs) such as Sports Toto Bhd and Magnum Bhd. These companies operate within a legal framework, pay […] Continue Reading

PAS has frequently found itself at the centre of controversy because of statements made by some of its leaders, particularly on issues involving race, religion and gender. The Islamist party strangely wonders why it is unable to win over non-Muslim […] Continue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR: One common question raised by many Malaysians on social media following allegations that Israelis had participated in the Network School in Johor Bahru is how they could have entered the country. There have also been angry comments that […] Continue Reading

BUKIT Bintang is Malaysia’s shop window to the world. Every day, thousands of tourists and locals stroll through its bustling streets, malls, restaurants and entertainment outlets. It is where Kuala Lumpur showcases itself as a modern, vibrant and welcoming city. […] Continue Reading

Rosyam Nor (right) plays the scheming politician who gets his comeuppance in the recently concluded ‘Jiwa Seorang Pentaksub’. Photo: Handout Finally, after almost two months of keeping myself free at 10pm from Monday to Thursday, TV3’s drama series Jiwa Seorang […] Continue Reading

FINALLY, there’s some sense of rationality. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has announced, rightly, that the Home Ministry is in the midst of revoking the ban on the memoir of Shamsiah Fakeh, a former communist. It is hard […] Continue Reading

KUALA Lumpur’s inaugural Rain Rave Water Music Festival has done more than soak revellers in Bukit Bintang. It has washed away a familiar Malaysian trait: our instinct to fear the new. Nothing will get done if there is always negativity, […] Continue Reading