The United States has quietly lowered its so-called "reciprocal tariffs" for a select group of countries. But as rates drop, the real cost may be rising—in market concessions, policy shifts, or even access to strategic resources.

AS economic certainties are breaking apart at the seams by fragmentation, digital disruption and rising protectionism, the tabling of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) under the Madani government could not have come at a more critical juncture. Where once there was predictability and stability, bolstered by robust competition, the global landscape is now dominated by intense strategic rivalry and geo-economic uncertainty.

Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (Masa) continues to play its role as a leading policy research institute by supporting the production of high-impact research that contributes towards the country's socioeconomic development.

How Malaysia can react to the new ICJ decision on the climate crisis

ARMADA has studied the essence of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement on July 23 and finds an inconsistency in the government's policy regarding targeted subsidies and not wanting to benefit the "super-rich".

LONG before fibre optic cables stitched the planet together, the waters of the Malacca Strait were humming with life.

THE Western media's reaction to the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro was nothing short of predictable.

I remember when I was a child taking art classes, our teacher would always ask us to draw the national flag during the National Day month.

IT BEGAN, again, with a tweet. Donald Trump, from his digital podium, declared that Iran and Israel had "come to him" asking for peace, promising a future of "LOVE, PEACE AND PROSPERITY."

Public participation is critical to ensure fair and equitable urban renewal outcomes.

THE question is not whether the United States (US) will enter the Iran–Israel conflict full scale. It already has, even before the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites just hours ago. Satellite intelligence, drone coordination, aerial refuelling — all of it was already in motion, long before the bombs fell, as openly acknowledged by the US Department of Defense itself.

ST PETERSBURG (XINHUA): The 19th General Assembly of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) kicked off in St Petersburg on Thursday (June 19).