Thailand

Tough fight to decide nation’s fate

Thais vote tomorrow in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.

Metro News

Pasir Gudang’s growth roadmap

Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG) has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap featuring major infrastructure overhauls and high-value investment targets to transform the industrial hub into a "smart, sustainable, and investor-ready" metropolis.

Cambodia

Historical evidence sought from France on border row

PRIME Minis­ter Hun Manet has asked France to provide historical documents to help resolve an enduring border dispute with Thailand that twice spilled over into armed conflict last year, Cambodia's foreign ministry said.

Letters

Rethinking cash aid and a path to resilience

FROM GALVIN LEE KUAN SIAN Lecturer & programme coordinator Diploma in Business School of Diploma & Professional Studies Taylor's College

Letters

Strong enforcement vital to curb smuggling of waste

FROM MOHIDEEN ABDUL KADER President Consumers' Association of Penang MEENAKSHI RAMAN President Sahabat Alam Malaysia

Metro News

No application received for development on Ukay Perdana slope, MPAJ reiterates

AMPANG Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) has again dismissed claims that a development project is in the works on a slope in Taman Sering Ukay in Ukay Perdana, Selangor.

Metro News

Praise for open data on KL’s gazetted green spaces

Two community groups in Kuala Lumpur have welcomed the move to make gazetted green space data accessible to the public.

Nation

Help for 42 Perak temples to resolve land status issues

FORTY-TWO temples in Perak that have received notices from district land offices will be assisted in finding amicable solutions, Makkal Osai reported, citing state exco member Datuk A. Sivanesan.

Metro News

RM275.33mil for new Sibu prison, can take in 1,000

A new prison in Sibu, Sarawak, will be built to replace the existing facility, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said.

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.

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.

Swimming

Hoe Yean stays on track amid coaching transition

KUALA LUMPUR: Khiew Hoe Yean may still be waiting to find out who his next coach will be, but the national swimmer is not standing still.

China

Crackdown on insurance fraud 

Authorities launched a new countrywide crackdown on medical insurance fraud in mental health institutions this week, after local media reported some hospitals were offering free services to compete for patients in Hubei province.

Nation

Malaysia faces twin shortage of organs and transplant surgeons

PETALING JAYA: More than 10,000 Malaysians are on the waiting list for kidney transplants, but organs are scarce.

Nation

Legal Malaysians living in fear in Minnesota

PETALING JAYA: For Sarah Ng, a 30-year-old Malaysian professional living in southern Minneapolis, a major city in the state of Minnesota, for the past decade, her daily routine was simple: driving to work and back home. 

Nation

Cable car works ruled out in Penang Hill bushfire

GEORGE TOWN: The 8ha bushfire along Penang island's hill range could not have been caused by existing work on the cable car project as the alignment of the cable car is at least 500m from the site of the fire.

Insight

The slow climb out of PN17

Practice Note 17, otherwise known as PN17, is part of Bursa Malaysia's Listing Requirements for the Main Market.

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.

Why Not?

Curious tempest over temples

I USED to love the view from my house when I first moved in. There was a huge mining pond with smooth waves running over it, a soothing sight at any time of the day.

Nation

Paul Yong’s bid to review rape conviction rejected

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has dismissed a leave application by former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong, who sought to review the Federal Court's decision that affirmed his conviction and sentence for raping his domestic helper.