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We must build a healthier relationship with food

WE love our food in this country – and we can have it 24 hours a day thanks to ubiquitous open-all-day-and-night mamak restaurants and fast food outlets.

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A united Asean can weather any geopolitical storm

REGIONAL cohesion has never been more critical in an era defined by intensifying geopolitical rivalry, supply chain fragmentation and shifting economic alliances.

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Teach digital ethics with digital literacy

WHAT do we do with a 16-year-old teen who used AI-assisted deepfake technology to allegedly generate lewd pictures of his classmates that he sold online?

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The time to prepare for the next disaster is now

WHEN catastrophe strikes, it doesn't check borders or timetables. It comes swiftly, sometimes in multiples.

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Buy now, pay later schemes need to be regulated

IT'S almost like getting free stuff – and therein lies the danger of "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) schemes.

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We cannot leave half our population on the sidelines

YESTERDAY was International Women's Day, so it's nice to be able to say that Malaysia has made significant progress in advancing women's rights over the years.

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Do you know where your child is right now?

IT'S a troubling statistic: There was a 36% increase in the number of missing person cases involving children under 18 last year compared with 2023.

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Rein in youth credit spending to curb debt

MALAYSIA is facing a growing financial crisis among its younger generation that is fuelled by easy access to credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes.

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Elevating English proficiency not a zero-sum game

MALAYSIA’S ambition to become a high-income nation hinges significantly on its ability to compete globally, particularly in subject matters concerning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and artificial intelligence.A crucial – and often debated – factor in achieving this lies in our national proficiency in English.

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Senior Citizens Bill languishing too long

MALAYSIA is going grey – quickly. And, worryingly, we don’t have a good track record in caring for our ageing citizens.

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Multiculturalism is our strength

AS far as we know, the concept of the “open house” is unique to Malaysia.

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Have a safe festive season, Malaysia

MALAYSIA is set to go on the move as Chinese New Year begins on Wednesday and everyone gets on the road to head for family reunions, open house visits and holidays.

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