The real threat to Malaysia is not dead communists but racial and religious extremists and corruption.

KUALA Lumpur's inaugural Rain Rave Water Music Festival has done more than soak revellers in Bukit Bintang. It has washed away a familiar Malaysian trait: our instinct to fear the new.

By scaling down Tuanku's Silver Jubilee and Sukma 2026, the Sultan of Selangor champions discipline and humility in the face of economic uncertainty.

WITH the world gripped by the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, and its ripple effects on oil prices, trade routes, inflation and global security, the last thing Malaysia needs is domestic political distractions.

KUALA LUMPUR: Democracy is noisy, but social media is noisier. By almost any measure, one would think Malaysia is in perpetual crisis and even perceived to be a failed state if social media were the only lens through which we see the country.

THERE was something deeply unsettling about how quietly the 123rd birthday of the nation's Bapa Kemerdekaan passed recently.

SELANGOR Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah gets many complaint letters and e-mails from the rakyat and patiently reads them all before sending them to the relevant parties for follow-up action.

THE signs were already there even before campaigning for the 17th Sabah state elections entered its final lap.

When Minister Nga Kor Ming calls a press conference, he should expect all kinds of questions.

KUALA LUMPUR: It's never easy dealing with US President Donald Trump, as his unpredictability and mood swings are legendary.

IT'S commendable that efforts are being made to protect our children from the harmful influences of social media.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, as with the rest of Asean members, walks a delicate path as the regional bloc has chosen to play a neutral role by not taking sides in geopolitical rivalry.