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MTEN Must Revive Original Spirit, Measured Objectives, Coordinated Execution

Malaysia is not facing another Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) but cost-of-living pressures, wage and productivity challenges, AI (artificial intelligence) disruption, geopolitical conflicts and competition for investment and talent could prove equally consequential over time

2026-10-05 06:30:32 0 Comment 10054 view

Malaysia-China PhD Candidates “Voices On The Research Journey” Academic Development Series

The Committee on Talent, Youth and Education and the PhD Candidate Development Centre of the Malaysia-China Trade & Economic Advancement Association jointly organised the inaugural session of the Malaysia-China PhD Candidates “Voices on the Research Journey” Academic Development Series, focusing on how PhD candidates can improve their chances of getting academic papers published

2026-10-05 03:46:16 0 Comment 13271 view

German Delegation Arrives In Malaysia To Strengthen Partnerships In Waste Management, Recycling And Circular Economy

The Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) is hosting a delegation of seven technology and solution providers from the German waste management and recycling sector to explore business opportunities in Malaysia from 28 September to 2 October 2026

2026-10-04 08:24:27 0 Comment 14348 view

Empowering Local Brands: How Dermavelle Wellness Unlocks New Growth For Malaysian Beauty Businesses

For Malaysian beauty entrepreneurs, aesthetic clinic operators, and wellness retailers, the path from a promising product concept to a commercially viable, shelf-ready brand has traditionally been fraught with operational complexity

2026-09-22 05:21:21 0 Comment 39325 view

Bombs And Heatwaves Test The Mekong

While some threats arrive suddenly in the region, others have been sitting in the ground, or building in the atmosphere, for decades

2026-09-08 05:27:02 0 Comment 15857 view

The Vanity Of Mediation: Why Lula Must Stop Pleasing Washington And Commit To BRICS

When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to the Brazilian presidency, his supporters anticipated a decisive return to a sovereign, multipolar foreign policy

2026-08-25 14:12:24 0 Comment 14260 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 26142 view

A Chinese Professor Who Came To Village Service In Rural Beijing

In late March, the hillsides around Dongshaoqu village in Beijing were blanketed with peach and apricot blossoms

2026-07-01 05:14:57 0 Comment 20727 view

CME Policy Paper Calls For Institutional Reform To Unlock Innovation And Socially Positive Externalities (ISPEs)

A new policy paper by the Center for Market Education (CME), in collaboration with Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, argues that innovation policy should move beyond subsidies, rankings, and administrative programmes, and instead focus on the institutional conditions that allow ideas to become marketable products

2026-07-01 05:08:37 0 Comment 15906 view

US Air Power’s Feet Of Clay

Despite the apparent success of the US Air Force during six weeks of intense operations over Iran which saw much of Iran’s high-end integrated air defense network suppressed or destroyed, the broader implications of the still-ongoing US-Iran War point toward emerging structural weaknesses in American airpower

2026-04-26 04:14:07 0 Comment 45449 view

Failure to Manage Race Relations Poses Major Socio-Developmental Challenges To U.S. Development

For decades, the United States has operated under a comforting myth: that the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice and that the civil-rights victories of the 1960s marked the final word on American race relations. But that belief was never fully true

2026-04-22 06:05:44 0 Comment 28184 view

When ideology Hijacks The Mind: The Peril Of Political Religion

As we read the news and watch the war in West Asia unfold, much goes through our hearts and spirits when contemplating the sheer cost to humanity – in lives and resources

2026-03-31 10:02:49 0 Comment 33806 view

Intellectual Property Experts Align AI, Trade And Finance Agenda

As governments across the Asia-Pacific tighten oversight of artificial intelligence, confront rising digital piracy and look for new ways to finance innovation, intellectual property (IP) policymakers have moved to place patent, trademark and copyright systems at the center of economic strategy

2026-03-12 01:50:43 0 Comment 35224 view

Big Brother Speaks In Algo-Talk Now

In the sprawling digital commons of the twenty-first century, language is changing at a pace unmatched in human history

2026-02-18 05:11:36 0 Comment 42741 view

Welcome To The 'EUSSR': Unpopular European Regimes Grasping For Power Crack Down On Dissent

Governing elites in Europe, in what increasingly appears to be the EUSSR (European Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) race to the bottom, have been growing ever more unpopular. Disapproval ratings are skyrocketing

2026-02-14 11:01:01 0 Comment 48364 view

Middle Powers Are Setting The Table So They Won't Be 'On The Menu'

The global order was already fragmenting before Donald Trump returned to the White House. But the upended “rules” of global economic and foreign policies have now reached a point of no return

2026-02-14 10:51:50 0 Comment 52574 view

Deeply Ingrained Mind-Set Of Dependence On US By Figures Like Rutte A Barrier To Europe's Strategic Autonomy

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have once again poured cold water on Europe's debate over "strategic autonomy."

2026-01-30 13:07:12 0 Comment 65480 view

US Pact Undercuts Malaysia’s Regional Partnerships, Neutrality while Delivering Little Reassurance

The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) is concerned about both the outcomes and process surrounding the recently signed Agreement Between the U.S. and Malaysia on Reciprocal Trade (ART)

2025-11-03 06:19:43 0 Comment 44087 view

‘Global perspective’ Key To Moving Humanity Forward In Space

Space exploration and the development of space technologies are “endeavours that require a global perspective,” which forces nations to work collaboratively according to Professor Brian Cox, the world-renowned astrophysicist who has been appointed UN Champion for Space

2025-10-31 02:28:36 0 Comment 41444 view

Climate Science And Early Warnings Key To Saving Lives

No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means making early-warning systems accessible to all, UN chief António Guterres said on Wednesday

2025-10-23 05:00:42 0 Comment 51359 view