THERE has been a lot of analysis about the Johor state election. Much of it has focused on the intense contest between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan, with leaders from both coalitions trading barbs on the campaign trail.

The king of fruits has arrived in abundance, and with it comes temptations. And if you are diabetic, it's also a time to lie, even to yourself.

While football remains anyone's game, Johor's election seems headed firmly in one party's way – and that has implications far beyond the state.

Businesses run by illegal immigrants pose a real problem, one that requires real action to solve, not just talk. 

Shattered myths and soft power legacies, amidst a crumbling empire.

FOR generations, Malaysians have lived alongside our country's diverse wildlife, but the boundaries separating our worlds are rapidly dissolving.

Umno pressed the panic button just days into the campaign but every single party is facing pressure in an election where voters seem to have made up their minds.

DO you hate waiting around? Well, that makes two of us.

THE two events that have gripped Malaysians these past few weeks are the World Cup and the Johor polls.

THE war of words in Johor is near fever pitch even though the election campaign has only just officially begun.

NEXT year, in the month of July, I will have spent 40 years of my life as an academic.

ACROSS 17 days of action in Canada, Mexico and the United States, 72 games were played in group stage, and 215 goals were scored.