It's Just Politics

Thailand’s colourful elections

A who's who in our neighbour's general elections – whose results, some say, will be controlled by 'hidden hands'.

Focus

When parents won’t put their phones down

Growing screen dependence among older adults is impacting health, reshaping family interactions, and raising questions about healthy ageing in a digital world.

Nation

M’sia, India ties enter next level

SERI KEMBANGAN: India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system is set to enter the Malaysian market as Malaysia and India deepen their longstanding economic ties, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced.

Badminton

Kenneth urges women’s team to push beyond limits

PETALING JAYA: The national women shuttlers were dealt a harsh lesson in the Asia Team Championships after bowing out in the quarter-finals on Friday.

Badminton

Mixed outing leaves Roy King-Arif with work to do for Thomas Cup spot

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi still have work to do in their quest to claim a spot in the Thomas Cup Finals after a mixed showing in the Asia Team Championships.

Other Sports

Olympics-Figure-skating-Once a child prodigy, Canada's Gogolev makes memorable Games debut

MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Stephen Gogolev ‌made a memorable Olympic debut with a third-place finish in the men's short programme of the Milano Cortina team event — ‌a moment that once felt far from guaranteed during years of injuries after a major growth spurt.

Star Biz7

The festive cash tsunami

Even as the lunar calendar turns toward the Year of the Fire Horse this February, Malaysia's shopping malls have already undergone a transformation that is more than just aesthetic.

Focus

Finding screen-life balance for seniors

As screen use rises among seniors, experts say the real challenge is not whether to use digital tools, but how to use them well.

Badminton

Wei Xiang gains priceless experience after brave fight against Ginting

PETALING JAYA: Young shuttler Kong Wei Xiang believes the experience gained playing against Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in the Asia Team Championships will prove invaluable.

Focus

Inside the blind box economy: Why we can’t stop unboxing

Once a childhood ritual, blind boxes have become a multi-billion-dollar industry built on anticipation and nostalgia, but will we keep buying into the thrill?

Badminton

Hock Kin urges BAM to fix programme that has failed to produce next Chong Wei

PETALING JAYA: Could the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) benefit from placing greater trust in local coaches?

Behind The Headlines

Alliance faultlines emerge

A reckless trade war collapses, a strategic alliance erodes from within and a century-old order struggles to retain a semblance of meaning and purpose.

On The Beat

Livestock must go where the land is

Land in Selangor is both scarce and expensive, so having less productive livestock farming there needs a rethink. Instead, farms could be moved to the Bornean states where vast tracts are available.

Focus

'My crazy friend': The crown of Epstein's circle

The world's Royals who stayed close to Epstein.

Badminton

Ni Kadek stands tall as Indonesia bow out to South Korea

PETALING JAYA: Indonesia may have fallen 1-3 to South Korea in the women's team semi-finals at the Asia Team Championships, but teenager Ni Kadek Dhinda emerged as a bright spark in defeat.

Star Biz7

Building adaptation –the way forward

Urban renewal has garnered much attention and debate of late on the Malaysian built environment. Currently, urban renewal projects are focusing primarily on old dilapidated high-rise strata properties in urban areas. While the nation is relatively young, the majority of high-rise buildings are still relatively new and of low building age.

Golf

Build a better swing sequence

THE golf swing is an athletic motion built on the body's ability to coil and uncoil while the club travels on a circular arc.

World

Su Yiming earns China's 1st medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air (updated)

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty.

World

Germany's Langenhan leads men's singles luge at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with two track records

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Max Langenhan topped the men's singles luge standings after setting two track records from as many runs at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games here on Saturday.

Other Sports

Olympics-Biathlon-Dad's the word as fathers get set for Winter Games biathlon battle

ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌While Scandinavia is famous for its hands-on "latte pappas", Olympic biathletes Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Sebastian ‌Samuelsson say the demands of their sport leave little room for cafe mornings ‌and playground duty, forcing them to put family life on hold when the Games begin.