KUALA LUMPUR: Democracy is noisy, but social media is noisier. By almost any measure, one would think Malaysia is in perpetual crisis and even perceived to be a failed state if social media were the only lens through which we see the country.

How Ramadan should stir a transformation for the better in the faithful.

FOR some teams, there are eight games left to glory. For others, there are nine games left to salvage something from the season. This is week 29, and for comparison, at this stage last year, Liverpool had accumulated 70 points, while Arsenal currently have 67 points in the 2025-2026 season.​

Free shipping from China to Malaysia is often seen as a threat to local online sellers. But this view misses the bigger picture. What appears on e-commerce platforms as a simple "free delivery" label is actually the result of deep changes in regional digital trade.

International relations cannot be seen through a purely religious lens, says the writer.

I am glad the whole CNY celebration is over.

While the US continues to engage in more violent conflict abroad, China routinely plans for better quality growth and development.

The new Perikatan Nasional chief is seen as a professional with a softer tone, but he is likely to be overshadowed by the ulama of PAS, who will actually run the show.

When voters are anxious about their livelihoods, do broader geopolitical narratives fade?

TODAY, on International Women's Day, it is good to note that Malaysia has made significant progress in advancing women's equality since the country's independence in 1957.

SCROLLING through my phone on the hotel bed first thing in the morning, I was shocked—and inevitably perturbed—by headlines on missiles dashing above the Middle East sky, as the United States and Israel joined hands to strike Iran.

Internal turbulence among its MPs and serious allegations against two top leaders in Penang is pushing the Prime Minister's party into a crisis of perception.