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It is an open secret that Datuk Seri Azmin Ali is on a comeback bid for the Bersatu leadership but he will have to take on the equally ambitious Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.

SURPRISED by that towering skyscraper emerging in your neighbourhood?

It was a startling revelation – big tobacco lobbyists had met MPs before the anti-smoking act was passed. Whether or not they determined how the vote went, it’s still a huge conflict of interest.

COMMON sense has finally ­­prevailed — the government has decided that hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games does not make sense for Malaysia, no thanks to the astronomical costs and a tight timeline.Already Victoria, which won the bid to host the Games, withdrew last year citing escalating costs which may reach up to A$7bil (RM21.7bil).

Answers to these five questions about child abuse will help us better understand the issue.

HERE’S a hypothetical guide to getting atrocious legislation through Parliament.

WHAT’s up with PAS? Has it developed a Jekyll and Hyde personality? I ask because the party’s actions of late have been rather contradictory.

ASK any football fan, especially Arsenal’s, what ‘’Spursy’’ means. They will tell you it means ‘’to have success in reach but to ultimately throw it away’’ and this weekend, that is what Tottenham Hotspur did as the fight for fourth continues.

I WOULD like to share two blessings that Penang has to offer which even some Penangites might not be aware of.

THE Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive infrastructure and economic development project aimed at enhancing global connectivity.

ON Wednesday, March 13, the Education Ministry issued a directive for school canteens to remain open during Ramadan, particularly in schools that have non-Muslim students.

The Academy Awards, like the movies it celebrated and honoured, never failed to awe and surprise. The 96th ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last week at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles was no different.