SINCE the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), academic and policy discussions have shifted from a primary focus on hard infrastructure and trade facilitation towards the initiative's "people-to-people" dimension.

Some years ago, in this very column, I wrote that Umno needed to get its groove back. That observation was not made casually. It came from watching, at close range, how a party that once anchored the nation had gradually lost its rhythm, its confidence and its sense of direction.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, and a complex interaction of biological, anatomical, and behavioural factors shapes its transmission dynamics.

With more countries beating a path towards dialogue with the grouping, perhaps this is the time to expand cooperation – especially in the face of one country's unilateral actions that threaten the rest of the world.

MALAYSIA is generally not a country that worries about going hungry.

At a time when anyone with a phone can publish 'news', unverified and often racially-tinged information are common. Being responsible when reporting news has become crucial.

There's a noisy alarm clock around that is determined to save its home by making sure no one inside ever gets a moment's sleep.

A proposal to postpone the Melaka and Johor state elections by invoking emergency rule suggests that Pakatan is fearful of ending up with more "eggs".