Nation

For Sakinah, distance makes marriage stronger

ACTRESS Sharifah Sakinah says being in a long-distance marriage presents challenges but has ultimately strengthened their relationship, Kosmo! reported.

Squash

Path clear for Sivasangari to reach quarters in Chicago

PETALING JAYA: The road is clear for national squash player S. Sivasangari (pic) to reach the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open after pulling off a superb opening round victory in Chicago.

Motorsport

Keep the motor running

PETALING JAYA: Former MotoGP rider Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah and Qabil Irfan Azlan won the top honours at the 2025 Aeon Credit Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM) Awards Night in Bukit Kiara on Thursday.

Star Biz7

Creating designs that resonate

Clients often approach Antonius Richard, founder of Jakarta-based architecture studio RAD+ar, to design "sustainable" establishments.

Star Biz7

A question of adequate coverage

The government's base medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan, covering hospitalisation, surgery, medicines and select critical illnesses, has faced criticism from health experts who argue that the priority should be strengthening the public healthcare sector, as around 80% of Malaysians lack medical insurance.

Nation

Finding joy in simpler celebrations

PETALING JAYA: As rising costs reshape festive habits, some celebrants are placing greater emphasis on quality food and family time rather than lavish decorations.

Nation

Toll discounts, price caps for CNY

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to provide highway toll discounts and implement price controls on selected food items in conjunction with the Chinese New Year period, government spokesperson Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said.

Star Biz7

Painful trade-offs

As Malaysia grapples with rising medical inflation and intensifying debate over insurance reform, policymakers are increasingly looking outwards for answers.

Nation

Proposal offers a ray of hope

PETALING JAYA: Cancer survivor Cheryl Eng, 57, has spent the past few years calculating the cost of illness and ageing – and coming up short.

Short Position

Credibility is Malaysia’s 2026 test

The ringgit has strengthened about 17% since early 2024, foreign investors poured US$6.5bil into local currency bonds in 2025, and the benchmark equity index is up 12% year-on-year, hitting levels last seen in 2018.

Nation

HRD Corp suspends three officials

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resource Development Corp (HRD Corp) has suspended three of its top management following adverse reports from three ­bodies.

Nation

AKPS chief ready for tough challenges in reforming border security

PETALING JAYA: Tasked with cleaning up Malaysia's porous entry points and years of entrenched corruption, Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain is under no illusion about the enormous job he has inherited.

Metro News

Mighty horses reign at malls

CHINESE New Year decorations have returned to malls across Klang Valley, filling atria and concourses with lanterns, sculptural centrepieces and seasonal motifs.

Star Biz7

Swatch turns Monet into wearable art

On the Bund in Shanghai, inside a stately heritage building crowned with a red-tiled roof and anchored by a watch boutique at street level, Carlo Giordanetti (pic) is imagining a big bang.

Other Sports

Olympics-Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo burn dual flames for Winter Games

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - ‌With the lighting of the two cauldrons — one in Milan and one ‌in Cortina d'Ampezzo — the Winter Olympics got under way, marking the first ‌time in history that the Games have begun with dual host-city flames. 

World

2nd LD Writethru: Dow tops 50,000 in snapback of U.S. stock markets

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 points for the first time on Friday as sentiment improved and investors bought after corrections in previous sessions.

World

Commentary: A new chapter for Olympic Movement

MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- As the Olympic flame was lit against the backdrop of the Alps, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened not only a celebration of winter sports, but also a new chapter for the Olympic Movement itself.

Football

Soccer-Rights groups issue Florida travel alert ahead of World Cup, citing detention risks

Feb 6 (Reuters) - A coalition ‌of civil and human rights organizations on Friday issued a statewide travel alert for Florida ‌ahead of this year's World Cup soccer tournament.

Other Sports

Olympics-Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni light Games cauldron in Milan

MILAN, ‌Feb ‌6 (Reuters) - Former ‌Olympic champions Alberto ‍Tomba and ‍Deborah ‌Compagnoni lit ‍the ​cauldron in ⁠Milan on ‌Friday at the ⁠culmination ‍of ‍the opening ‌ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

World

Urgent: Olympic cauldrons lit as Milan-Cortina 2026 opens

MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic cauldrons were lit simultaneously in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as the 2026 Winter Games opened on Friday.