A LIVELY debate has sprung up on both sides of the political aisle around the appointment of Nurul Izzah Anwar as her father’s, that is, the Prime Minister’s, economic advisor.

It is hoped that everyone in this country will come to appreciate the significance of these invaluable attributes, and learn to respect one another’s differences.

For General Election 15 (GE15) projections, EMIR Research based its estimates on public data, elections history and EMIR Research’s own data and models using a multi-technique approach.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is free to form his opinion on whether he is confident or not in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

AN article by Jeremy Clarkson, a veteran journalist and broadcaster with British tabloid The Sun, is full of rage.

CERTAIN quarters are calling out Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, telling him to "stop behaving like the Opposition leader", likely triggered by Anwar's probing of the potential squandering of billions worth of funds, allegedly associated with the previous government.

Malaysia’s newly-elected unity government has placed lowering the cost of living as one of its main priorities, which, among other things, implies the dire necessity to focus on urgently strengthening national food security. After all, the food items have been topping the list eating up the monthly budget of the B60 category recently.

Those who claim to uphold Malay supremacy and extremist religious ideologies are now challenged when the very symbol they claim to defend —The Malay Rulers — have urged the new government to instill a "spirit of togetherness" among Malaysians.

IN FEBRUARY 2019, then prime minister-in-waiting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched an initiative called the Digital Native Agenda (DNA23), which was to be a key component of his administration

All three main coalitions say they can get two-thirds majority, but analysts beg to differ.

Although food security received considerable emphasis in Budget 2023, it made no specific mention of connecting youth with agriculture.

FOR a multi-racial country like Malaysia and in a healthy democracy, an election manifesto of political parties serves as an indicator of commitment made by party to voters. It helps the people to make informed choices about which party to vote, whom to vote for and whom not to.