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Malaysia’s intellectual crisis | FMT
From Syerleena Abdul Rashid When a university professor claims that the ancient Malays could fly or that Romans learned shipbuilding…
Bertam rep moots rural, B40-focused rebates to ease quit rent burden
Bertam assemblyman Reezal Merican Naina Merican called for more engagement between the authorities and local residents before the new rates…
BN being realistic, analysts say after decision on Sabah seats
BN’s decision not to contest every state seat in Sabah has been seen as a strategy to concentrate its efforts…
AGC says Shafie could be held in contempt of court over Zara remarks
The Attorney-General’s Chambers said Warisan president Shafie Apdal’s recent statement on the Zara Qairina Mahathir case could disrupt the smooth…
Santiago accuses ‘misguided’ Ramanan of ignoring non-Malay anger
Charles Santiago said R Ramanan had misdiagnosed the real issue at hand when saying that the government’s Madani vision had…
Fulfil MA63 before talking of fresh pact, says Sarawak minister
East Malaysian leaders Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Jeffrey Kitingan both brushed off a proposal for a renegotiation of the…
Malaysia Athletics’ task force farce
Task force farce. Empty words. Fading patience. Malaysia Athletics (MA) said it would “look into” the long-unpaid RM5,000 cash prizes…
RON95 at RM1.99 per litre from Sept 30
The government had capped RON95 petrol at RM2.05 a litre since February 2021. PETALING JAYA: The price of RON95 petrol…
Try the ‘bodek’ way to beat the Trump tariff trap
Malaysia now faces a US reciprocal tariff of 19%. Thankfully, some goods are exempted – gloves and semiconductors among them.…
More ambitious, but PAS still lacks a plan on non-Malay votes
At the PAS general assembly last week, party members called for the party to lead Perikatan Nasional into the next…
Don’t use Zara case for political gain, say lawyers for 4 students
The inquest into the death of schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir is being held at the coroner’s court in Kota Kinabalu.…
Western powers recognise Palestinian state, drawing Israeli fury
Britain, Australia, Canada, and Portugal recognised Palestine in a historic policy shift, with France expected to follow from the UN…
Super Typhoon Ragasa ploughs towards Philippines, Taiwan
Super Typhoon Ragasa unleashed punishing winds and intense rainfall as it moved east, heading toward an eventual collision with southern…
Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia after defence pact
Pakistani military personnel stand beside a Ghauri nuclear-capable missile during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad. (AFP pic) RIYADH:…
Venezuela’s Maduro says he wants dialogue with US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro points to a map of the Americas during a press conference in Caracas. (AP pic) CARACAS:…
Kelantan police chief misunderstood rape law, says MP
Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah said it would be a legal and humanitarian failure to punish underage girls involved in cases…
Canada, Australia, UK announce recognition of Palestine
The UN and several nations hope that this recognition will pave the way for a sovereign Palestinian state. (EPA Images…
Kelantan cop says to also charge underage girls in consensual sex
Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said he would raise his proposal with the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Kelantan Islamic religious department and…
Raise hotel allowance for civil servants, Cuepacs urges govt
Cuepacs president Adnan Mat said the N1 to N4 pay grades should be abolished, with N5 becoming the new starting…
Highways congested as school term holidays end
The Malaysian Highway Authority reported congestion on several major highways with heavier volume of traffic. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic…
Sabah has highest number of mosques, says Hajiji
Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor, who opened the new Abu Hassan Ar-Raudhah surau in Tuaran, said there were now 69…
Modern tech can prevent road cave-ins, says expert
A key stretch of Jalan Burma in George Town has been closed after part of the road collapsed because of…
Claim of ‘phantom members’ leads to minor storm at Selangor Gerakan
Selangor Gerakan chief Henry Teoh said he accepted party president Dominic Lau’s explanation and said he hoped state leaders would…
Free tuition for Sabahans at state-owned varsities in the works
Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor with some of the participants of the Sabah Undergraduates Convention in Penampang today. (Bernama pic)…
Repairs to Penang sinkhole to take 5 days, says IWK
Penang Island City Council has advised motorists to avoid the area around Komtar as traffic diversions are in place along…
Takiyuddin, Samsuri apologised over PAS ‘loose cannons’, says Lau
Gerakan president Dominic Lau said he has accepted the apology offered by PAS leaders on behalf of the two delegates. PETALING JAYA:…
Govt well-received but ‘Madani’ lost on public, says J-Kom
J-Kom director-general Ismail Yusop said the department now acted as the government’s voice as a whole, and not just a…
Hold 11 state polls, GE16 concurrently, says Loke
The current term for the federal government ends in December 2027, after which a general election must be called within…
Fairness demands respecting MA63, senator tells ex-EC man
Senator Nelson W Angang said former EC official Wan Ahmad Wan Omar’s argument that the number of voters in each…