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Be prepared to face high water
MALAYSIA has entered the monsoon transition phase, which will last until the end of November.
Budget 2023: Expansionary but still responsible
ONCE again, it’s the largest ever budget in Malaysia’s history: At RM372.3bil, Budget 2023 surpasses Budget 2022, which previously held that distinction with RM332.1bil.
Check before you forward!
IF someone had been visiting Malaysia for the first time in the last two or three weeks, we wouldn’t blame them for thinking Malaysia is the kidnap capital of the world.
The elephant in our midst
IT’S like a movie. Leonard Glenn Francis, aka Fat Leonard, staged a dramatic escape from house arrest in the United States and made a bid to reach Russia earlier this month before he was recaptured in Venezuela on Wednesday.
Rule of law must reign supreme
THERE has been a lot of talk on social media recently about decisions our judges have been making in important court cases, with debates getting heated and – a particularly Malaysian habit online – viciously personal and racial.
Act against those who undermine integrity of our judicial system
DAYS before the High Court is set to deliver its judgment on Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s solar hybrid graft trial, a perception game was being played out to cast doubt on the judiciary’s integrity.
Come together, right now, for Malaysia
ON Wednesday, it will be 65 years since we gained our independence from the British colonists.
Online hate, real-world damage
ON Aug 6, a mother of three took her own life in her Subang Jaya home in Selangor after being cyberbullied on social media. The 44-year-old reportedly received a barrage of hateful comments about her appearance and handbag collection when she uploaded some videos on TikTok.
Bold steps needed to end illegal racing
THE move to impose heavier penalties on mat rempit, with a RM10,000 fine, jail time and higher insurance to curb this road menace, is something all thinking Malaysians would surely welcome.
GEG, a move in the right direction
THE good news is that the long-awaited Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill, also known as the “Generational End Game” (GEG), was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat last Wednesday.
Let’s take a moment to celebrate
THE passing of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill by the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday was a milestone in what has been more than a two-decade-long push by women’s rights groups for a law that protects victims of harassment and gives them a channel to report violations they’ve experienced.
