When Bullies Become Adults: Understanding the Pain Behind the Punch
Singapore, 18 October 2025 – Bullying is often viewed simply as cruelty or power abuse. But as several reformed bullies now share, the roots of such behaviour can…
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The Spiritual Budget: Redefining Economic Justice in the MADANI Era
The Budget 2026 speech began not with numbers, but with prayer. “A budget is not merely a list of expenses,” Anwar Ibrahim said softly before the Dewan Rakyat,…
Made by Malaysia: A New Industrial Pride Movement
In a workshop at Universiti Sains Malaysia, a group of engineers are testing a portable dialysis machine. Not far away, another team is perfecting a prototype for an…
Beyond Handouts: The Political Economy of Targeted Subsidies
In a small fishing village on the east coast, a group of boat owners line up to renew their diesel cards. For years, they queued under the same…
Semiconductors, Sukuk and Sustainability: Malaysia’s Three S Strategy for Global Relevance
In a modest industrial park outside Penang, engineers are adjusting microscopes over chips no wider than a fingernail. A few hundred kilometres away in Labuan, financial officers are…
Why Silver Is Outpacing Gold: A Perfect Storm of Short Squeezes, Industrial Demand & Tight Supply
14 October 2025 – Silver has lately outshone gold, rallying sharply and hitting multi-decade highs. But its surge is not merely a parallel of gold’s ascent, it’s being…
Malaysia Holds Stakeholder Dialogue on Overhauling E-Commerce Laws, Proposes Extraterritorial Reach
Putrajaya – In a bid to modernize its digital trade landscape, Malaysia’s Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) convened an engagement session with approximately 300…
The East Rebalances: Sabah and Sarawak’s RM48 Billion Infrastructure Bet
At dawn in Sarawak, the first rays of light strike a half-finished bridge that will soon connect small river towns long separated by water. The hum of machines…
AI Nation 2030: How Budget 2026 Quietly Kick Starts Malaysia’s Intelligence Economy
In a computer lab at a public university, a group of students are training Malaysia’s first national language model to recognise everyday phrases in Bahasa Melayu. The scene…
First Alcohol, Now Beef? Malaysia Faces Calls to Broaden Food Ban at Official Events
Kuala Lumpur, 12 October 2025 — What begins as a ban on booze at official functions may be expanding in Malaysia’s unique religious tapestry. After a public outcry…