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A LARGE part of my past 15 years at StarMetro involved pacifying disgruntled residents engaged in land-use or public infrastructure disputes, and sitting through heated town halls and local council meetings.

Metro News

Fruity fun in store

A CAFE in a vanilla greenhouse. Glamping facilities offering overnight stays. A garden of rare fruit trees.

Nation

Travellers long for the return of overnight trains

PETALING JAYA: Remember the popular overnight train services in the past that provided comforting journeys from north to south?

Nation

Mystery COD parcel scams making the rounds 

JOHOR BARU: When a parcel arrived at his house, Robert thought it was something his children had purchased online.

Nation

MACC moves in on TH

PUTRAJAYA: A team of eight anti-graft officers have been deployed to the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) headquarters to begin investigations into the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the pilgrimage fund.

Nation

‘All play a part in defending national sovereignty’

KUALA LUMPUR: Defending national sovereignty is a shared responsibility that does not rest solely with security forces, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Nation

PM: Cherish our freedom

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Malaysians, especially the younger generation, to never take the country's freedom, peace and prosperity for granted, saying they were secured through the sacrifices of the nation's security forces.

Nation

Sultan Nazrin graces Warriors’ Day celebration

IPOH: The state-level Warriors' Day celebration turned sombre as Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah looked on while a powerful pantomime recreated one of Malaysia's darkest security incidents.

Metro News

Long-term water security boost for mainland Penang

Mainland Penang is set to enjoy greater water security with Bank Rakyat financing RM167mil, or 80%, of construction costs for the Sungai Kerian water treatment plant (WTP).

Letters

Freeing children from the digital spending trap  

From ZHANG ZIYIand DR MOHD ISTAJIB MOKHTAR, Department of Science and Technology Studies Faculty of Science Universiti Malaya.

Nation

Watchdog not enough to stop bird thief

A THIEF who fled after being startled by a watchdog returned about 90 minutes later to steal a pet bird from a cage hanging outside a house.

Metro News

Preventive measures ongoing to mitigate rockfall in Ampang

ON-GROUND inspections and mitigation efforts are being intensified in Taman Bukit Permai, Ampang in Selangor, following a minor rockfall incident earlier this week.

Insight

Land sale holds key to YNH’s recovery

YNH Property Bhd's decision to defer RM34.4mil in coupon payments on its perpetual securities has put the spotlight firmly back on its balance sheet.

Insight

Building the PETRONAS of data

Every time we subscribe to an artificial intelligence (AI) tool or digital service, we may unknowingly be buying back our own data.

Nation

Finding Malaysia, one road at a time

PETALING JAYA: As a Malaysian diplomat in the United States, Datuk Ilango Karuppannan used to take in the sights driving around the vast country in his 4WD.

Star Biz7

Data centres next door: At what cost?

In Section 51a of Petaling Jaya, minutes away from mature residential areas, stands an Australian-owned RM2.8bil data centre (DC) that was just switched on two months ago.

Short Position

Northeast founders seek buyout order

Friends appear to have become foes at Northeast Group Bhd.

Short Position

The water sector’s long-awaited upcycle 

After years of underinvestment, the local water sector may finally be entering a long-awaited investment cycle.

Nation

Bridge to Pulau Jerejak to be finished in 2029

GEORGE TOWN: A RM500mil bridge from Penang island to Pulau Jerejak is coming under a private-sector project that will provide the island with its first permanent road connection.

Nation

Sunny start likely for voters

PORT DICKSON: Clear skies are expected as voters in Negri Sembilan head to the polling stations today.