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Annapuranee Jenkins Case: Search For Justice To Look At Possible Kidnapping, Wrongful Detention

Greg Jenkins, the son of Australian Annapuranee Jenkins whose remains were found almost three years later after the grandmother first disappeared while enroute to visiting her own mother, has vowed to continue to seek justice after securing a minor breakthrough

2026-08-09 05:21:13 0 Comment 4057 view

Malaysia's Greatest National Development Challenge: PAS’s Ideological Extremism Must Never Reach Putrajaya

For decades, Malaysia’s national stability has rested on a delicate constitutional equilibrium: a multi-ethnic social contract, a secular federal framework anchored by Islam as the religion of the Federation, and the constitutional guardianship of the Malay Rulers

2026-08-09 05:13:10 0 Comment 4458 view

Strategic Blindness In Washington: While America Eyes The Middle East, China Claims Southeast Asia

Washington’s enduring obsession with the Middle East has crossed from tactical stubbornness into severe strategic malpractice

2026-08-04 05:13:01 0 Comment 9876 view

How China Uses TikTok To Empower Malaysian Islamists And Outmaneuver The US

The systemic vulnerability of democratic electoral frameworks to digital manipulation has re-emerged at the centre of international security debates

2026-08-04 02:43:17 0 Comment 15683 view

Western China International Communication Organisation And CASR Malaysia Establish "Bridging News Kuala Lumpur Station"

The Western China International Communication Organisation (WCICO) and the Center for Advanced Studies and Research (CASR) Malaysia have established the Bridging News Kuala Lumpur Station

2026-08-02 08:44:11 0 Comment 7979 view

Beyond Europe: How NATO Will Shape Asia’s Security Order

The Ankara NATO Summit was presented and seen as a meeting about Europe

2026-08-02 08:38:11 0 Comment 8041 view

How Compromise And Quietism Are Steering DAP Toward Electoral Wipeout

The political capital accumulated by the Democratic Action Party across back-to-back electoral high-water marks in 2018 and 2022 was not a blank cheque for institutional capitulation

2026-08-02 08:00:35 0 Comment 8269 view

Perhilitan, International Syndicates Nexus: Losing Malaysia’s Wildlife

The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) under the National Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) gives an impression that it is operating at an optimum level while international syndicates continue to smuggle out Malaysia’s wildlife

2026-07-31 08:14:50 0 Comment 9964 view

ASEAN: Strategic Center Of Gravity In US–China Rivalry

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Manila this week— attending the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum — highlights a crucial geopolitical reality

2026-07-25 14:32:40 0 Comment 14822 view

ProppyApp Unveils Trusted AI Vision As Sukuk Pre-Launch Highlights Future Growth Strategy

Malaysian technology company ProppyApp unveiled its vision for a Trusted AI Cloud Ecosystem during the Sukuk Pre-Launch for ProppyApp, highlighting how trusted artificial intelligence (AI), digital identity and secure digital infrastructure could support the company's long-term growth and contribute to Malaysia's digital economy

2026-07-25 14:21:17 0 Comment 33976 view

The Quiet Builder: Why Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Could Be Malaysia’s Next Prime Minister

In an era dominated by loud rhetoric, performative grandstanding, and political volatility, Malaysian politics has often felt like an endless cycle of headlines yielding little structural progress

2026-07-21 07:02:08 0 Comment 37295 view

MyBHA Concludes Successful Trade Mission To Bangkok, Strengthening Malaysia–Thailand Tourism, Hospitality And Business Cooperation

The Malaysia Budget & Business Hotel Association (MyBHA) has successfully concluded its Trade Mission to Bangkok, Thailand, held from 14th to 17th July 2026, marking another significant step in the Association's efforts to strengthen Malaysia's international tourism and hospitality cooperation

2026-07-21 06:54:53 0 Comment 17026 view

A Jolting Autopsy On Malaysia’s Recent Elections

As widely expected, Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional last weekend swept to a resounding victory in elections in the populous southern state of Johor across the strait from Singapore, taking 48 of 56 seats and leaving its rival, Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan coalition, with just eight, compounding the prime minister’s hopes to stay in power on the national level in general elections to be held before February 17, 2028

2026-07-18 10:58:58 0 Comment 11414 view

The Transshipment Trap: Why Non-State Enforcement Failures Threaten Malaysia’s Strategic Neutrality

As the global defense and tech sectors navigate the complex realities of fractured logistics, private networks and specific entities operating within Malaysia’s transport infrastructure have carved out a highly lucrative, yet dangerous role

2026-07-18 10:48:27 0 Comment 14073 view

Abolishing PTPTN Is A Good First Step - Now Reform Higher Education, Not Just Student Debt!

Pemuda Sosialis welcomes the Prime Minister's indication that the government is considering abolishing PTPTN

2026-07-18 10:42:19 0 Comment 10955 view

German Investors Hold Their Ground In Malaysia Despite Geopolitical Headwinds

German companies operating in Malaysia continue to demonstrate resilience in the face of an increasingly volatile global environment, according to the latest World Business Outlook Spring 2026 Survey conducted by the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC)

2026-07-18 04:49:32 0 Comment 9899 view

The Cost Of Compromise: How Anwar Ibrahim Is Steering Pakatan Harapan Toward A Structural Collapse

The political consensus that brought Malaysia’s Unity Government to power was built on a promise of structural reform, institutional integrity, and a departure from the identity-driven politics of the past

2026-07-12 09:23:37 0 Comment 29128 view

The High Watermark Of The Green Wave: Analysing PAS’s Johor Election Collapse

The resounding defeat of Perikatan Nasional in the July 2026 Johor state election, which saw a complete wipeout of the coalition as Barisan Nasional swept forty-eight out of fifty-six seats, signals a critical turning point for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party

2026-07-12 09:11:37 0 Comment 10772 view

A Rules-Based Maritime Order For The South China Sea

The South China Sea ruling remains one of the most important legal reference points in the region’s maritime security landscape

2026-07-12 09:07:27 0 Comment 17425 view

France Prepared To Seal Maritime Defence Partnership With Malaysia

France has positioned itself as a highly reliable and immediate strategic option for Malaysia’s maritime defence requirements following Putrajaya’s decision to halt all new military procurement from Norway

2026-07-10 02:44:17 0 Comment 21669 view